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Plant hardiness zone 5B

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

Zone
5B
ZIP codes
2,697
Population
14,963,040
Median household income (avg.)
$78,158
Average home value
$236,370
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What is USDA zone 5B?

Zone 5B 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 2,697 indexable ZIP codes in this band, covering about 14,963,040 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 5B, 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 5B

ZIP City County State Population Income Home value
01266 — Berkshire County MA 919 $98,828 $481,600
68814 Ansley Custer County NE 919 $71,076 $98,500
61572 Yates City Knox County IL 916 $68,229 $95,100
13796 Laurens Otsego County NY 915 $63,750 $144,400
18417 — Wayne County PA 914 $58,365 $222,000
69163 Stapleton Logan County NE 914 $71,648 $122,000
04949 — Waldo County ME 913 $59,464 $223,900
13028 Constantia Oswego County NY 913 $88,906 $149,200
03260 — Merrimack County NH 908 $116,375 $297,000
01253 — Berkshire County MA 903 $108,068 $339,200
54212 — Door County WI 903 $91,250 $481,100
52760 Moscow Muscatine County IA 902 $98,036 $162,500
50149 Lorimor Madison County IA 900 $68,295 $143,900
63548 Lancaster Schuyler County MO 896 $53,015 $152,900
05352 Stamford Bennington County VT 895 $82,000 $279,300
80815 Flagler Kit Carson County CO 895 $45,250 $207,100
54210 Ellison Bay Door County WI 893 $80,833 $356,100
69034 Indianola Red Willow County NE 893 $56,696 $110,200
12434 — Delaware County NY 892 $48,558 $167,500
52235 Hills Johnson County IA 892 $81,875 $217,800
80809 Cascade-Chipita Park El Paso County CO 892 $81,210 $496,000
52552 Drakesville Davis County IA 891 $61,705 $201,900
14855 — Steuben County NY 890 $71,458 $114,200
60072 Ringwood McHenry County IL 888 $153,542 $390,200
69123 Brady Lincoln County NE 888 $78,523 $172,600
13334 — Madison County NY 887 $50,875 $133,800
61526 — Peoria County IL 887 $118,750 $270,300
51639 Farragut Fremont County IA 884 $91,250 $136,800
69151 Maxwell Lincoln County NE 884 $85,833 $212,300
13355 — Madison County NY 883 $70,250 $180,500
63545 Green City Sullivan County MO 882 $38,036 $107,300
80819 Cascade-Chipita Park El Paso County CO 882 $104,911 $429,700
54232 St. Nazianz Manitowoc County WI 881 $56,875 $128,400
68843 Hampton Hamilton County NE 875 $88,036 $225,000
68790 Winside Wayne County NE 872 $66,422 $189,100
82054 Carpenter Laramie County WY 871 $44,861 $555,000
12863 — Saratoga County NY 870 $92,536 $312,300
61015 — Ogle County IL 870 $105,536 $209,400
80741 Merino Logan County CO 870 $80,139 $304,900
05355 Wardsboro Windham County VT 868 $76,406 $278,800
61257 Joslin Rock Island County IL 866 $62,000 $116,300
68313 Beaver Crossing Seward County NE 866 $98,750 $181,000
52739 Conesville Louisa County IA 864 $82,885 $100,000
50123 Humeston Wayne County IA 863 $63,750 $106,800
01378 — Franklin County MA 861 $95,000 $301,400
50153 Lynnville Jasper County IA 855 $71,136 $155,600
03284 — Sullivan County NH 854 $111,563 $312,300
05153 Proctorsville Windsor County VT 851 $80,313 $293,100
52585 Richland Keokuk County IA 849 $73,194 $124,600
16942 — Tioga County PA 847 $50,982 $132,700

Frequently asked questions

What does zone 5B mean?

Zone 5B 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 5B; 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.