Zone
5A
Plant hardiness zone 5A
ZIP codes in USDA plant hardiness zone 5A. Population, income, and housing from US5 published metrics.
ZIP codes
2,317
Population
9,286,677
Median household income (avg.)
$74,070
Average home value
$224,046
What is USDA zone 5A?
Zone 5A 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 2,317 indexable ZIP codes in this band, covering about 9,286,677 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 5A, 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 5A
| ZIP | City | County | State | Population | Income | Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51342 | Graettinger | Palo Alto County | IA | 1,349 | $77,708 | $101,500 |
| 50122 | Hubbard | Hardin County | IA | 1,348 | $83,810 | $110,100 |
| 52035 | Colesburg | Clayton County | IA | 1,345 | $59,702 | $131,900 |
| 12937 | Fort Covington | Franklin County | NY | 1,340 | $49,265 | $103,300 |
| 54407 | Amherst Junction | Portage County | WI | 1,338 | $95,682 | $306,500 |
| 52049 | Garnavillo | Clayton County | IA | 1,336 | $68,750 | $167,800 |
| 52777 | Wheatland | Clinton County | IA | 1,335 | $47,250 | $142,600 |
| 49679 | — | Osceola County | MI | 1,332 | $59,313 | $168,300 |
| 83213 | Arco | Butte County | ID | 1,328 | $36,184 | $113,800 |
| 05075 | — | Orange County | VT | 1,326 | $104,250 | $386,700 |
| 61070 | Rock City | Stephenson County | IL | 1,325 | $83,542 | $173,000 |
| 03886 | — | Carroll County | NH | 1,322 | $77,955 | $360,900 |
| 83251 | Lost River | Custer County | ID | 1,322 | $55,938 | $327,200 |
| 52141 | Elgin | Fayette County | IA | 1,321 | $69,250 | $96,400 |
| 04969 | — | Penobscot County | ME | 1,319 | $60,625 | $188,000 |
| 82832 | Story | Sheridan County | WY | 1,319 | $91,045 | $908,500 |
| 52351 | Walford | Benton County | IA | 1,318 | $116,477 | $274,500 |
| 05769 | — | Addison County | VT | 1,308 | $92,500 | $347,800 |
| 49893 | — | Menominee County | MI | 1,307 | $63,438 | $176,700 |
| 04450 | — | Penobscot County | ME | 1,306 | $77,917 | $155,300 |
| 53577 | Plain | Sauk County | WI | 1,305 | $88,750 | $247,800 |
| 56181 | Welcome | Martin County | MN | 1,303 | $59,821 | $99,700 |
| 05038 | Chelsea | Orange County | VT | 1,301 | $65,057 | $229,900 |
| 50645 | Ionia | Chickasaw County | IA | 1,301 | $61,563 | $113,000 |
| 04088 | — | Oxford County | ME | 1,300 | $65,000 | $242,700 |
| 56183 | Westbrook | Cottonwood County | MN | 1,300 | $49,779 | $124,100 |
| 05455 | — | Franklin County | VT | 1,296 | $112,712 | $322,400 |
| 52315 | Newhall | Benton County | IA | 1,296 | $75,833 | $178,400 |
| 54932 | — | Fond du Lac County | WI | 1,295 | $108,977 | $255,900 |
| 53804 | Bloomington | Grant County | WI | 1,294 | $73,958 | $163,600 |
| 82514 | Fort Washakie | Fremont County | WY | 1,294 | $31,797 | $94,500 |
| 49719 | — | Mackinac County | MI | 1,292 | $69,931 | $219,300 |
| 04051 | — | Oxford County | ME | 1,291 | $72,308 | $265,300 |
| 53943 | Loganville | Sauk County | WI | 1,291 | $71,154 | $230,600 |
| 57059 | Scotland | Bon Homme County | SD | 1,291 | $61,406 | $132,800 |
| 03777 | — | Grafton County | NH | 1,289 | $85,938 | $261,700 |
| 49821 | Daggett | Menominee County | MI | 1,279 | $59,265 | $145,100 |
| 53587 | Wiota | Lafayette County | WI | 1,278 | $78,594 | $165,300 |
| 51358 | Ruthven | Palo Alto County | IA | 1,277 | $70,921 | $146,900 |
| 52032 | Bernard | Dubuque County | IA | 1,277 | $83,625 | $260,300 |
| 53924 | Cazenovia | Richland County | WI | 1,277 | $69,063 | $208,900 |
| 57761 | New Underwood | Meade County | SD | 1,274 | $101,042 | $263,800 |
| 05739 | Danby | Rutland County | VT | 1,268 | $62,344 | $260,800 |
| 05734 | — | Addison County | VT | 1,267 | $74,643 | $326,600 |
| 83444 | Roberts | Jefferson County | ID | 1,267 | $83,333 | $180,500 |
| 05474 | — | Grand Isle County | VT | 1,264 | $103,672 | $404,100 |
| 51245 | Primghar | O'Brien County | IA | 1,264 | $78,958 | $139,500 |
| 56115 | Balaton | Lyon County | MN | 1,262 | $67,177 | $191,900 |
| 05682 | Worcester | Washington County | VT | 1,257 | $80,625 | $254,200 |
| 50249 | Stratford | Hamilton County | IA | 1,256 | $54,167 | $109,400 |
Frequently asked questions
What does zone 5A mean?
Zone 5A 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 5A; 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.