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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
69101 North Platte Lincoln County NE 27,572 $61,833 $183,100
12306 Rotterdam Schenectady County NY 27,569 $80,583 $212,700
50263 Waukee Dallas County IA 27,560 $107,864 $332,500
80919 Colorado Springs El Paso County CO 27,539 $116,316 $570,200
82901 Rock Springs Sweetwater County WY 27,471 $74,107 $238,800
12302 East Glenville Schenectady County NY 27,470 $94,156 $240,700
04901 Waterville Kennebec County ME 27,431 $54,122 $188,800
12010 Amsterdam Montgomery County NY 27,339 $60,013 $161,500
54952 Harrison Calumet County WI 27,127 $67,280 $190,000
52804 Davenport Scott County IA 27,023 $64,450 $148,400
60431 Joliet Will County IL 26,789 $114,098 $275,100
61109 Rockford Winnebago County IL 26,714 $61,702 $124,900
53072 Pewaukee Waukesha County WI 26,652 $97,434 $424,300
53189 Waukesha Waukesha County WI 26,607 $114,555 $372,600
53144 Somers Kenosha County WI 26,539 $71,111 $248,200
60175 Campton Hills Kane County IL 26,528 $173,564 $476,100
04330 Augusta Kennebec County ME 26,517 $55,158 $197,600
60013 Cary McHenry County IL 26,503 $115,833 $291,000
53213 Wauwatosa Milwaukee County WI 26,293 $94,144 $311,200
53150 Muskego Waukesha County WI 26,142 $113,125 $390,500
83404 Idaho Falls Bonneville County ID 26,103 $79,211 $355,200
52732 Clinton Clinton County IA 26,004 $58,380 $118,700
68803 Grand Island Hall County NE 25,620 $70,040 $224,100
54911 Appleton Outagamie County WI 25,598 $66,747 $199,100
53406 Mount Pleasant Racine County WI 25,564 $78,427 $262,000
53225 Milwaukee Milwaukee County WI 25,277 $54,433 $174,500
80921 Colorado Springs El Paso County CO 25,207 $143,996 $647,600
53705 Madison Dane County WI 25,045 $82,315 $446,500
03431 Keene Cheshire County NH 25,035 $78,196 $233,900
60585 Plainfield Will County IL 24,948 $151,202 $416,400
80439 Evergreen Clear Creek County CO 24,877 $152,156 $838,000
83442 Rigby Jefferson County ID 24,829 $84,328 $376,800
04005 Biddeford York County ME 24,698 $71,268 $351,700
53222 Milwaukee Milwaukee County WI 24,400 $73,523 $202,100
60124 Elgin Kane County IL 24,400 $135,350 $403,300
60002 Antioch Lake County IL 24,396 $109,047 $287,800
50131 Johnston Polk County IA 24,388 $103,316 $347,100
54913 Appleton Outagamie County WI 24,366 $103,149 $365,400
04210 Auburn Androscoggin County ME 24,294 $66,552 $254,600
80528 Fort Collins Larimer County CO 24,233 $122,133 $654,200
60172 Roselle DuPage County IL 24,231 $109,322 $323,000
60177 South Elgin Kane County IL 24,030 $123,700 $296,200
61350 Ottawa LaSalle County IL 23,999 $77,562 $157,100
53545 Janesville Rock County WI 23,937 $70,730 $204,000
60051 Johnsburg McHenry County IL 23,931 $104,227 $268,000
50320 Des Moines Polk County IA 23,903 $83,710 $207,700
60108 Bloomingdale DuPage County IL 23,434 $99,868 $367,400
80908 Black Forest El Paso County CO 23,358 $136,117 $673,900
61244 East Moline Rock Island County IL 23,288 $66,827 $140,600
60502 Aurora DuPage County IL 23,242 $150,421 $389,100

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.