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Plant hardiness zone 5A

ZIP codes in USDA plant hardiness zone 5A. Population, income, and housing from US5 published metrics.

Zone
5A
ZIP codes
2,317
Population
9,286,677
Median household income (avg.)
$74,070
Average home value
$224,046
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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
05070 — Orange County VT 488 $124,671 $407,100
04481 — Piscataquis County ME 487 $71,450 $191,500
51441 Deloit Crawford County IA 487 $53,125 $97,400
05748 — Addison County VT 485 $72,336 $186,600
51036 Maurice Sioux County IA 483 $111,563 $242,200
49965 — Houghton County MI 482 $77,604 $222,900
56155 Lismore Nobles County MN 482 $59,375 $105,400
56127 Dunnell Martin County MN 478 — $105,700
59837 Maxville Granite County MT 478 $49,375 $342,400
68722 Anoka Boyd County NE 478 $57,857 $70,000
82944 Robertson Uinta County WY 476 — —
51365 Wallingford Emmet County IA 475 $81,071 $115,300
69346 Harrison Sioux County NE 475 $59,167 $95,000
48619 — Oscoda County MI 474 $46,198 $125,000
48705 — Alcona County MI 474 $55,625 $133,400
50217 Paton Greene County IA 474 $63,417 $151,400
51431 Arthur Ida County IA 473 $54,333 $83,300
49886 — Menominee County MI 472 $72,083 $123,700
51453 Lohrville Calhoun County IA 472 $66,250 $55,700
50524 Clare Webster County IA 471 $89,063 $200,000
50539 Fenton Kossuth County IA 470 $64,271 $71,100
51049 Quimby Cherokee County IA 469 $52,625 $102,700
52140 — Allamakee County IA 469 $89,722 $216,700
50681 Westgate Fayette County IA 467 $69,688 $138,500
59740 McAllister Madison County MT 467 $46,811 $629,600
51048 Pierson Woodbury County IA 465 $80,000 $105,400
53526 Cobb Iowa County WI 465 $76,042 $176,300
12923 — Clinton County NY 463 $50,000 $107,300
83244 — Butte County ID 463 — $238,700
57544 Kennebec Lyman County SD 461 $71,875 $144,300
50206 New Providence Hardin County IA 460 $105,526 $115,900
05744 Pittsford Rutland County VT 459 $70,750 $146,600
54967 Poy Sippi Waushara County WI 458 $49,566 $183,700
52321 Onslow Jones County IA 456 $71,250 $121,400
50451 Lakota Kossuth County IA 455 $72,500 $53,400
59028 Fishtail Stillwater County MT 455 $76,250 $519,100
56132 The Lakes Lyon County MN 454 $71,875 $294,600
56263 Milroy Redwood County MN 452 $73,750 $162,000
49871 Palmer Marquette County MI 448 $60,625 $75,600
50653 Marble Rock Floyd County IA 448 $65,313 $150,900
69345 Harrisburg Banner County NE 448 $75,938 $136,100
56123 The Lakes Murray County MN 447 $61,875 $109,000
52309 Monmouth Jackson County IA 446 $64,500 $159,000
56060 Lewisville Watonwan County MN 446 $74,688 $87,200
05152 — Bennington County VT 445 $122,857 $444,400
82838 Parkman Sheridan County WY 442 $64,186 $553,900
84086 Woodruff Rich County UT 442 $71,250 $168,400
51019 Danbury Woodbury County IA 441 $66,250 $88,000
50039 Bouton Dallas County IA 440 $84,531 —
05442 — Lamoille County VT 439 $83,750 $234,400

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.