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Plant hardiness zone 8A

ZIP codes in USDA plant hardiness zone 8A. Population, income, and housing from US5 published metrics.

Zone
8A
ZIP codes
2,951
Population
29,412,969
Median household income (avg.)
$68,961
Average home value
$232,019
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What is USDA zone 8A?

Zone 8A 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 2,951 indexable ZIP codes in this band, covering about 29,412,969 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 8A, 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 8A

ZIP City County State Population Income Home value
72335 Forrest City St. Francis County AR 16,514 $39,045 $92,700
35214 Birmingham Jefferson County AL 16,495 $55,478 $149,600
27525 Franklinton Franklin County NC 16,485 $68,847 $258,300
72364 Marion Crittenden County AR 16,434 $76,118 $206,400
30360 Dunwoody DeKalb County GA 16,428 $83,239 $398,500
29078 Lugoff Kershaw County SC 16,370 $66,657 $183,100
29631 Clemson Pickens County SC 16,363 $50,217 $361,500
38139 Germantown Shelby County TN 16,298 $174,052 $540,600
27408 Greensboro Guilford County NC 16,229 $89,524 $331,000
35121 Oneonta Blount County AL 16,207 $57,607 $168,800
20024 Washington District of Columbia DC 16,197 $102,623 $497,100
88021 La Union Doña Ana County NM 16,102 $49,345 $151,400
29657 Liberty Pickens County SC 16,072 $56,949 $170,900
29388 Woodruff Spartanburg County SC 16,020 $77,197 $216,700
27504 Benson Johnston County NC 15,999 $68,376 $217,400
28164 Lowesville Gaston County NC 15,991 $82,661 $268,800
72830 Clarksville Johnson County AR 15,962 $41,768 $150,000
38063 Ripley Lauderdale County TN 15,947 $48,578 $137,600
71602 Pine Bluff Jefferson County AR 15,922 $54,936 $135,800
38672 Southaven DeSoto County MS 15,899 $110,665 $290,600
29369 Roebuck Spartanburg County SC 15,782 $82,002 $233,700
76088 Garner Parker County TX 15,748 $107,431 $374,900
38019 Covington Tipton County TN 15,747 $59,957 $195,400
76301 Wichita Falls Wichita County TX 15,727 $41,828 $71,900
98045 North Bend King County WA 15,705 $161,897 $845,700
28387 Southern Pines Moore County NC 15,643 $73,587 $366,600
38652 New Albany Union County MS 15,540 $54,321 $162,400
19971 Rehoboth Beach Sussex County DE 15,528 $103,301 $561,300
29070 Fairview Crossroads Lexington County SC 15,528 $64,833 $188,400
35057 Good Hope Cullman County AL 15,514 $77,054 $191,300
79549 Snyder Scurry County TX 15,505 $59,559 $108,500
29630 Central Pickens County SC 15,497 $53,879 $220,300
30354 Atlanta Fulton County GA 15,487 $53,932 $229,600
35094 Leeds Jefferson County AL 15,333 $74,340 $222,200
27358 Summerfield Guilford County NC 15,283 $128,843 $410,000
27370 Trinity Randolph County NC 15,223 $70,893 $172,600
35816 Huntsville Madison County AL 15,172 $38,947 $114,100
29662 Mauldin Greenville County SC 15,115 $80,594 $229,600
30635 Elberton Elbert County GA 15,107 $45,368 $117,900
29323 Chesnee Spartanburg County SC 15,087 $59,753 $187,700
35045 Clanton Chilton County AL 15,078 $62,078 $164,100
97524 Eagle Point Jackson County OR 15,072 $81,944 $421,400
35206 Birmingham Jefferson County AL 15,031 $39,051 $122,500
28365 Mount Olive Duplin County NC 15,008 $52,333 $119,000
38606 Batesville Panola County MS 14,970 $55,333 $147,500
37341 Harrison Hamilton County TN 14,966 $93,114 $264,300
27214 Greensboro Guilford County NC 14,929 $78,482 $298,200
71801 Hope Hempstead County AR 14,907 $47,723 $98,200
30317 Atlanta DeKalb County GA 14,798 $105,190 $510,600
39773 West Point Clay County MS 14,771 $38,914 $128,300

Frequently asked questions

What does zone 8A mean?

Zone 8A 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 8A; 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.