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Plant hardiness zone 6B

ZIP codes in USDA plant hardiness zone 6B. Population, income, and housing from US5 published metrics.

Zone
6B
ZIP codes
4,820
Population
38,252,118
Median household income (avg.)
$75,963
Average home value
$237,519
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What is USDA zone 6B?

Zone 6B 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 4,820 indexable ZIP codes in this band, covering about 38,252,118 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 6B, 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 6B

ZIP City County State Population Income Home value
01867 Reading Middlesex County MA 25,474 $163,407 $741,100
83843 Moscow Latah County ID 25,372 $59,907 $354,100
02126 Boston Suffolk County MA 25,313 $67,206 $515,000
64081 Lee's Summit Jackson County MO 25,293 $103,490 $333,400
06514 New Haven New Haven County CT 25,291 $85,227 $250,300
06114 Hartford Hartford County CT 25,283 $47,905 $228,300
43227 Columbus Franklin County OH 25,282 $45,314 $134,300
47591 Vincennes Knox County IN 25,191 $57,862 $140,800
49686 Traverse City Grand Traverse County MI 25,181 $71,198 $295,500
16510 Erie Erie County PA 25,152 $64,938 $158,700
15090 Franklin Park Allegheny County PA 25,110 $155,879 $455,800
02026 Dedham Norfolk County MA 25,109 $124,375 $630,400
47203 Columbus Bartholomew County IN 25,106 $73,595 $234,300
44011 Avon Lorain County OH 25,082 $126,618 $377,100
44136 Strongsville Cuyahoga County OH 25,068 $93,713 $271,300
66223 Overland Park Johnson County KS 25,050 $113,707 $402,500
06877 Ridgefield Fairfield County CT 25,029 $168,991 $799,400
15210 Pittsburgh Allegheny County PA 25,017 $50,845 $91,800
02144 Somerville Middlesex County MA 25,009 $140,591 $987,000
66216 Shawnee Johnson County KS 24,955 $109,714 $324,900
45102 Amelia Clermont County OH 24,838 $76,015 $218,500
66221 Overland Park Johnson County KS 24,835 $198,030 $670,500
64138 Kansas City Jackson County MO 24,830 $54,619 $164,900
48076 Southfield Oakland County MI 24,817 $85,171 $251,300
14043 Depew Erie County NY 24,799 $73,373 $192,800
44708 Canton Stark County OH 24,761 $60,159 $164,500
44663 New Philadelphia Tuscarawas County OH 24,732 $62,383 $177,100
44106 Cleveland Cuyahoga County OH 24,704 $42,869 $241,600
45236 Kenwood Hamilton County OH 24,648 $81,990 $218,900
46214 Indianapolis city (balance) Marion County IN 24,645 $58,863 $180,200
43606 Toledo Lucas County OH 24,630 $60,308 $165,600
14618 Brighton Monroe County NY 24,621 $122,647 $301,300
48192 Wyandotte Wayne County MI 24,593 $67,846 $159,700
67501 Hutchinson Reno County KS 24,589 $50,069 $86,300
48238 Detroit Wayne County MI 24,569 $30,286 $58,700
06473 North Haven New Haven County CT 24,527 $127,370 $359,800
06451 Meriden New Haven County CT 24,522 $68,081 $223,400
48067 Royal Oak Oakland County MI 24,496 $107,355 $309,200
48093 Warren Macomb County MI 24,485 $66,420 $197,100
48134 Flat Rock Wayne County MI 24,472 $88,821 $252,500
64114 Kansas City Jackson County MO 24,464 $77,643 $257,400
02021 — Norfolk County MA 24,459 $128,341 $665,500
43605 Toledo Lucas County OH 24,432 $36,389 $46,000
44310 Akron Summit County OH 24,420 $38,912 $91,400
41091 Union Boone County KY 24,371 $134,621 $364,300
02346 Middleborough Center Plymouth County MA 24,360 $91,914 $426,800
14228 University at Buffalo Erie County NY 24,345 $72,426 $246,100
44143 Highland Heights Cuyahoga County OH 24,337 $75,853 $252,200
84720 Cedar City Iron County UT 24,323 $63,742 $357,400
43113 Circleville Pickaway County OH 24,314 $63,715 $217,500

Frequently asked questions

What does zone 6B mean?

Zone 6B 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 6B; 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.