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Plant hardiness zone 5B

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

Zone
5B
ZIP codes
2,697
Population
14,963,040
Median household income (avg.)
$78,158
Average home value
$236,370
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What is USDA zone 5B?

Zone 5B 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 2,697 indexable ZIP codes in this band, covering about 14,963,040 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 5B, 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 5B

ZIP City County State Population Income Home value
60020 Fox Lake Lake County IL 10,846 $71,028 $215,700
61356 Princeton Bureau County IL 10,739 $63,952 $146,800
69341 Gering Scotts Bluff County NE 10,721 $70,142 $169,600
61462 Monmouth Warren County IL 10,640 $62,190 $100,900
49696 — Grand Traverse County MI 10,570 $96,138 $289,300
13078 De Witt Onondaga County NY 10,564 $114,657 $279,200
81632 Edwards Eagle County CO 10,527 $92,304 $734,300
61354 Peru LaSalle County IL 10,366 $69,382 $160,100
81637 Gypsum Garfield County CO 10,344 $108,556 $549,800
61301 LaSalle LaSalle County IL 10,312 $59,260 $117,800
49931 Houghton Houghton County MI 10,229 $47,279 $221,200
60915 Bradley Kankakee County IL 10,217 $55,773 $143,100
50314 Des Moines Polk County IA 10,203 $38,511 $146,700
05408 Burlington Chittenden County VT 10,199 $98,656 $369,400
01475 Winchendon Worcester County MA 10,194 $85,638 $294,900
46341 Hebron Porter County IN 10,169 $99,444 $248,900
13357 Ilion Herkimer County NY 10,073 $62,500 $105,200
61264 Milan Rock Island County IL 10,056 $78,285 $147,700
53037 Jackson Washington County WI 10,024 $95,602 $312,000
53549 Jefferson Jefferson County WI 9,901 $78,058 $247,200
52748 Eldridge Scott County IA 9,890 $103,600 $312,400
48617 Clare Clare County MI 9,729 $56,601 $154,500
68467 York York County NE 9,688 $68,927 $180,800
50035 Bondurant Polk County IA 9,668 $126,915 $297,100
60083 Old Mill Creek Lake County IL 9,655 $111,912 $286,400
04086 Topsham Sagadahoc County ME 9,644 $82,356 $327,700
13350 Herkimer Herkimer County NY 9,641 $62,548 $136,400
53182 Yorkville Racine County WI 9,592 $93,175 $305,700
81201 Maysville Chaffee County CO 9,561 $70,850 $631,700
50003 Adel Dallas County IA 9,536 $104,643 $380,800
13037 Chittenango Madison County NY 9,519 $79,191 $211,000
53551 Lake Mills Jefferson County WI 9,485 $89,841 $322,700
53536 Evansville Rock County WI 9,449 $83,944 $274,600
52802 Davenport Scott County IA 9,392 $50,850 $84,400
53168 Salem Lakes Kenosha County WI 9,381 $104,712 $289,500
80543 Milliken Weld County CO 9,342 $95,056 $403,600
59911 Bigfork Lake County MT 9,316 $81,846 $608,000
48750 Au Sable Iosco County MI 9,281 $42,260 $110,500
60416 Coal City Grundy County IL 9,277 $71,865 $222,900
50309 Des Moines Polk County IA 9,199 $57,974 $286,900
50273 Winterset Madison County IA 9,123 $80,018 $216,100
14895 Stannards Allegany County NY 9,117 $59,063 $93,800
60081 Spring Grove McHenry County IL 9,117 $116,278 $332,800
13036 Central Square Oswego County NY 9,079 $87,610 $173,900
52353 Washington Washington County IA 9,072 $63,232 $155,700
03276 Tilton Northfield Merrimack County NH 9,046 $79,270 $245,500
68434 Seward Seward County NE 9,032 $78,064 $259,900
04915 Belfast Waldo County ME 9,030 $59,083 $261,900
49329 Howard City Montcalm County MI 9,030 $71,585 $190,900
05156 Springfield Windsor County VT 9,028 $64,292 $182,100

Frequently asked questions

What does zone 5B mean?

Zone 5B 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 5B; 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.