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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
48240 Detroit Wayne County MI 17,097 $57,970 $120,700
49431 Ludington Mason County MI 17,027 $63,313 $218,600
45202 Cincinnati Hamilton County OH 17,022 $87,930 $444,000
64110 Kansas City Jackson County MO 17,019 $59,710 $238,200
02351 Abington Plymouth County MA 17,008 $119,787 $516,300
43215 Columbus Franklin County OH 16,999 $74,469 $508,300
01850 Lowell Middlesex County MA 16,983 $67,581 $367,200
64111 Kansas City Jackson County MO 16,974 $61,802 $269,500
48033 Southfield Oakland County MI 16,900 $55,599 $195,100
66442 Fort Riley Riley County KS 16,876 $46,403 $222,100
01520 — Worcester County MA 16,864 $147,582 $444,300
06483 — New Haven County CT 16,799 $103,682 $344,900
65270 Moberly Randolph County MO 16,762 $47,354 $143,300
41031 Cynthiana Harrison County KY 16,748 $62,052 $193,900
16201 West Hills Armstrong County PA 16,734 $70,949 $166,600
26104 Parkersburg Wood County WV 16,729 $51,695 $164,600
43528 Holland Lucas County OH 16,702 $92,188 $246,500
15025 Jefferson Hills Allegheny County PA 16,659 $82,917 $234,600
15147 Plum Allegheny County PA 16,605 $64,532 $135,800
45419 Oakwood Montgomery County OH 16,583 $85,876 $237,700
06029 Crystal Lake Tolland County CT 16,571 $125,216 $352,300
84014 Centerville Davis County UT 16,571 $118,045 $491,600
44022 Hunting Valley Cuyahoga County OH 16,559 $152,213 $469,800
62249 Highland Madison County IL 16,550 $88,986 $220,000
97850 La Grande Union County OR 16,545 $62,411 $264,700
44706 Canton Stark County OH 16,485 $55,474 $132,200
48193 Riverview Wayne County MI 16,485 $72,894 $205,400
48206 Detroit Wayne County MI 16,447 $43,702 $102,300
63601 Park Hills St. Francois County MO 16,434 $56,798 $114,400
14305 Niagara Falls Niagara County NY 16,433 $49,588 $109,200
43950 St. Clairsville Belmont County OH 16,422 $73,135 $212,500
18640 Pittston Luzerne County PA 16,418 $57,358 $135,200
18707 Mountain Top Luzerne County PA 16,418 $105,281 $277,500
45640 Jackson Jackson County OH 16,360 $62,813 $165,800
48225 Harper Woods Wayne County MI 16,328 $59,248 $140,800
46228 Indianapolis city (balance) Marion County IN 16,324 $95,574 $241,400
18706 Laurel Run Luzerne County PA 16,318 $57,546 $121,900
44030 Conneaut Ashtabula County OH 16,317 $57,264 $136,300
60601 Chicago Cook County IL 16,292 $127,323 $495,400
02420 Lexington Middlesex County MA 16,287 $233,068 $1,148,100
01028 Springfield Hampden County MA 16,283 $100,997 $344,100
15904 Belmont Cambria County PA 16,283 $65,122 $172,200
41048 Francisville Boone County KY 16,262 $129,354 $306,800
14564 Victor Ontario County NY 16,257 $111,293 $337,800
17801 Snydertown Northumberland County PA 16,229 $57,341 $140,800
02090 Norwood Norfolk County MA 16,213 $205,000 $985,800
66226 Shawnee Johnson County KS 16,189 $167,988 $386,600
02452 Waltham Middlesex County MA 16,173 $112,902 $779,900
48082 St. Clair Shores Macomb County MI 16,164 $76,372 $200,600
66067 Ottawa Franklin County KS 16,146 $70,653 $175,600

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.