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Plant hardiness zone 5A

ZIP codes in USDA plant hardiness zone 5A. Population, income, and housing from US5 published metrics.

Zone
5A
ZIP codes
2,317
Population
9,286,677
Median household income (avg.)
$74,070
Average home value
$224,046
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What is USDA zone 5A?

Zone 5A is a USDA / PRISM plant hardiness band based on average annual extreme minimum winter temperature. Growers use it to compare winter-cold exposure across regions — it is a climate label, not a planting prescription.

US5 lists 2,317 indexable ZIP codes in this band, covering about 9,286,677 combined ZIP-area residents. The table below is sorted by population; use pagination to browse the full published set.

How to use this zone page

Scan communities inside zone 5A, then open any ZIP for full demographics, climate normals, schools, and nearby amenities. Zone membership comes from the USDA hardiness summary joined to published ZIP profiles.

ZIPs in zone 5A

ZIP City County State Population Income Home value
59843 Helmville Powell County MT 271 $79,342 $298,200
03215 — Grafton County NH 269 $103,333 $376,800
50611 Bristow Butler County IA 269 $80,938 $77,500
53935 Friesland Columbia County WI 269 $76,818 $147,200
53939 Kingston Green Lake County WI 269 $63,750 $130,800
52207 Baldwin Jackson County IA 268 $47,917 $45,800
82833 Big Horn Sheridan County WY 268 — $678,700
56091 Waldorf Waseca County MN 267 $57,500 $151,300
69333 — Grant County NE 267 $68,594 —
59710 Alder Madison County MT 265 $47,589 $532,300
56162 Ormsby Martin County MN 263 $83,125 $95,600
83272 St. Charles Bear Lake County ID 263 $59,135 $237,500
50531 Dolliver Emmet County IA 260 $105,375 $128,100
50571 Palmer Pocahontas County IA 260 $70,893 $52,300
13846 — Delaware County NY 259 $29,609 $215,400
51545 River Sioux Harrison County IA 258 $67,083 $81,300
83223 Bloomington Bear Lake County ID 257 $81,667 $361,700
53812 Kieler Grant County WI 256 $84,375 $194,500
80622 — Weld County CO 256 $133,707 —
68785 Waterbury Dixon County NE 254 $95,833 $202,300
54152 Nichols Outagamie County WI 253 $61,500 $146,900
56173 Steen Rock County MN 253 $57,083 $165,600
50431 Coulter Franklin County IA 251 $58,125 $82,000
57361 Marty Charles Mix County SD 250 $20,417 —
57529 Dallas Tripp County SD 250 $81,750 $278,400
50223 Pilot Mound Boone County IA 248 $41,705 $86,300
50515 Ayrshire Palo Alto County IA 248 $60,179 $26,700
82210 Chugwater Platte County WY 248 $65,964 $216,700
52257 Luzerne Benton County IA 247 $104,750 —
54980 Waukau Winnebago County WI 247 — $164,500
57538 Herrick Gregory County SD 247 $45,500 —
50051 Clemons Marshall County IA 245 $58,043 —
57521 Corn Creek Mellette County SD 245 $50,521 $37,100
52048 Garber Clayton County IA 243 $64,375 $81,500
80476 Silver Plume Clear Creek County CO 243 — $555,300
04451 — Aroostook County ME 240 $29,402 $61,800
04490 — Washington County ME 240 $47,656 $116,700
50594 Vincent Webster County IA 240 $65,962 $183,300
59061 — Stillwater County MT 240 $83,333 $329,200
68717 Belden Cedar County NE 238 $64,213 $111,600
03259 — Carroll County NH 237 $82,024 $372,100
50673 Stout Grundy County IA 236 $87,500 $120,800
82945 Superior Sweetwater County WY 236 $66,667 —
82620 Alcova Natrona County WY 235 — $425,600
56089 Twin Lakes Freeborn County MN 233 $55,333 —
68728 Concord Dixon County NE 232 $92,083 $160,000
57040 Lesterville Yankton County SD 231 $90,865 $116,700
04408 — Hancock County ME 230 $65,625 $202,200
12924 — Clinton County NY 230 — —
52056 Luxemburg Dubuque County IA 230 $77,292 $168,300

Frequently asked questions

What does zone 5A mean?

Zone 5A is a USDA plant hardiness band based on average annual extreme minimum winter temperature. It helps compare winter-cold exposure across places; it is not a planting prescription.

Why is the table sorted by population?

Population ordering surfaces larger communities first. The zone total counts all published ZIPs in band 5A; page through the table to browse beyond the first page.

Is a hardiness zone the same as a climate normal?

Hardiness zones summarize winter extreme cold. ZIP pages on US5 also show precipitation, snow, and FEMA risk context separately.