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Plant hardiness zone 6B

ZIP codes in USDA plant hardiness zone 6B. Population, income, and housing from US5 published metrics.

Zone
6B
ZIP codes
4,820
Population
38,252,118
Median household income (avg.)
$75,963
Average home value
$237,519
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What is USDA zone 6B?

Zone 6B 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 4,820 indexable ZIP codes in this band, covering about 38,252,118 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 6B, 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 6B

ZIP City County State Population Income Home value
16508 Erie Erie County PA 15,156 $52,361 $121,800
66207 Overland Park Johnson County KS 15,149 $121,381 $400,600
65265 Mexico Audrain County MO 15,131 $54,387 $127,500
26330 Bridgeport Harrison County WV 15,130 $86,843 $260,900
48072 Berkley Oakland County MI 15,084 $113,103 $289,200
12524 Brinckerhoff Dutchess County NY 15,079 $95,713 $373,000
02917 Greenville Providence County RI 15,068 $106,772 $416,100
06119 West Hartford Hartford County CT 15,011 $105,522 $361,700
01118 Springfield Hampden County MA 15,009 $80,906 $243,800
45432 Beavercreek Greene County OH 14,988 $83,323 $181,900
45377 Vandalia Montgomery County OH 14,972 $82,617 $191,700
01746 — Middlesex County MA 14,964 $154,684 $620,500
02911 Providence Providence County RI 14,963 $85,803 $319,300
48030 Hazel Park Oakland County MI 14,945 $62,878 $141,200
07882 Brass Castle Warren County NJ 14,918 $100,852 $333,800
19530 Kutztown Berks County PA 14,896 $74,138 $265,000
43021 Galena Delaware County OH 14,855 $160,120 $524,800
02339 — Plymouth County MA 14,800 $174,821 $706,200
64117 Kansas City Clay County MO 14,800 $59,219 $173,500
41094 Walton Boone County KY 14,798 $91,678 $264,500
48202 Detroit Wayne County MI 14,792 $36,536 $193,700
43125 Groveport Franklin County OH 14,765 $82,376 $233,200
10941 Scotchtown Orange County NY 14,761 $95,938 $325,700
63069 Wildwood Franklin County MO 14,760 $74,063 $271,200
48025 Beverly Hills Oakland County MI 14,755 $177,126 $514,500
15214 Pittsburgh Allegheny County PA 14,751 $59,979 $173,500
14613 Rochester Monroe County NY 14,740 $33,370 $108,200
07828 Budd Lake Morris County NJ 14,723 $96,989 $433,200
16648 Hollidaysburg Blair County PA 14,722 $76,149 $215,300
06084 Crystal Lake Tolland County CT 14,685 $135,688 $332,300
99006 Deer Park Spokane County WA 14,666 $65,375 $366,600
45002 Blue Jay Hamilton County OH 14,647 $84,597 $281,000
01835 Haverhill Essex County MA 14,637 $108,275 $431,400
45220 Cincinnati Hamilton County OH 14,636 $51,404 $385,200
65020 Camdenton Camden County MO 14,635 $57,243 $243,900
18510 Scranton Lackawanna County PA 14,629 $52,500 $178,000
48026 Fraser Macomb County MI 14,604 $61,118 $193,600
17870 Selinsgrove Snyder County PA 14,538 $71,921 $230,300
64057 Independence Jackson County MO 14,509 $71,441 $235,700
49660 Manistee Manistee County MI 14,501 $62,211 $170,500
01730 Burlington Middlesex County MA 14,478 $158,286 $878,200
15668 Murrysville Westmoreland County PA 14,477 $121,743 $315,000
87015 Edgewood Santa Fe County NM 14,476 $72,681 $263,200
64701 Harrisonville Cass County MO 14,462 $73,270 $234,200
65583 Waynesville Pulaski County MO 14,462 $78,763 $209,400
07480 Macopin Passaic County NJ 14,440 $114,056 $362,200
44044 Grafton Lorain County OH 14,422 $86,582 $231,200
02333 — Plymouth County MA 14,420 $128,679 $474,000
06795 Watertown Litchfield County CT 14,409 $102,800 $331,200
89460 Gardnerville Ranchos Douglas County NV 14,389 $91,778 $485,700

Frequently asked questions

What does zone 6B mean?

Zone 6B 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 6B; 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.