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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
54636 Holmen La Crosse County WI 16,784 $91,156 $290,600
54166 Shawano Shawano County WI 16,761 $64,643 $169,700
82414 Cody Park County WY 16,381 $74,069 $421,100
50036 Boone Boone County IA 16,318 $74,107 $172,900
53532 Windsor Dane County WI 16,286 $110,050 $355,700
55306 Burnsville Dakota County MN 16,191 $98,012 $366,300
05478 St. Albans Franklin County VT 16,016 $70,752 $297,900
55438 Bloomington Hennepin County MN 15,847 $103,488 $406,200
53818 Platteville Grant County WI 15,843 $55,615 $214,200
56258 Marshall Lyon County MN 15,843 $70,640 $210,100
59912 Columbia Falls Flathead County MT 15,745 $73,515 $438,000
13669 Ogdensburg St. Lawrence County NY 15,615 $66,488 $101,800
55107 St. Paul Ramsey County MN 15,533 $78,125 $259,900
53715 Madison Dane County WI 15,499 $37,598 $436,100
55391 Orono Hennepin County MN 15,469 $170,115 $795,600
55108 St. Paul Ramsey County MN 15,339 $84,583 $365,400
56003 North Mankato Nicollet County MN 15,319 $80,587 $260,800
56187 Worthington Nobles County MN 15,225 $63,637 $193,900
54981 Waupaca Waupaca County WI 15,064 $76,821 $204,100
68776 South Sioux City Dakota County NE 15,034 $68,686 $161,100
82930 Evanston Summit County UT 14,836 $79,292 $257,800
53566 Monroe Green County WI 14,772 $71,801 $203,700
12801 Glens Falls Warren County NY 14,689 $70,019 $196,000
53901 Portage Columbia County WI 14,654 $72,244 $214,300
59937 Whitefish Flathead County MT 14,653 $75,512 $654,800
55077 Inver Grove Heights Dakota County MN 14,585 $108,314 $496,800
55436 Edina Hennepin County MN 14,573 $132,487 $595,500
53959 Reedsburg Sauk County WI 14,391 $76,313 $240,500
55413 Minneapolis Hennepin County MN 14,328 $84,252 $354,200
54961 New London Waupaca County WI 14,310 $71,337 $196,600
54603 La Crosse La Crosse County WI 14,181 $49,693 $175,500
55344 Eden Prairie Hennepin County MN 14,180 $89,590 $351,600
13603 Fort Drum Jefferson County NY 13,973 $64,028 —
49721 Cheboygan Cheboygan County MI 13,937 $60,840 $170,000
53963 Waupun Fond du Lac County WI 13,927 $73,945 $182,900
55103 St. Paul Ramsey County MN 13,892 $47,872 $240,400
52003 Dubuque Dubuque County IA 13,735 $96,714 $261,500
55435 Edina Hennepin County MN 13,698 $75,829 $340,600
12839 Hudson Falls Washington County NY 13,618 $70,006 $161,300
55445 Brooklyn Park Hennepin County MN 13,538 $103,227 $311,000
59047 Pray Park County MT 13,491 $70,176 $420,000
82520 Boulder Flats Fremont County WY 13,385 $75,000 $318,300
05468 Milton Chittenden County VT 13,347 $112,122 $340,800
50588 Storm Lake Buena Vista County IA 13,346 $65,475 $178,800
55442 Plymouth Hennepin County MN 13,197 $121,714 $439,200
55042 Lake Elmo Washington County MN 13,156 $154,779 $594,000
48625 Harrison Clare County MI 12,939 $45,156 $95,900
57069 Vermillion Clay County SD 12,937 $54,720 $225,800
51031 Le Mars Plymouth County IA 12,785 $74,978 $208,900
50677 Waverly Bremer County IA 12,655 $82,950 $221,600

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.