Plant hardiness zone 6B

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

Zone

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
17097	Wiconsico	Dauphin County	PA	738	$65,227	$80,800
67481	Sylvan Grove	Lincoln County	KS	738	$52,661	$115,500
15377	Wind Ridge	Washington County	PA	737	$69,875	$225,400
18234	Lattimer	Luzerne County	PA	737	$30,895	$221,200
49654	Leland	Leelanau County	MI	737	$119,107	$691,400
26691	Tioga	Nicholas County	WV	735	—	$155,800
62051	Hillsboro	Montgomery County	IL	735	$51,875	$99,600
83543	Nezperce	Lewis County	ID	735	$59,643	$186,400
25185	—	Fayette County	WV	734	—	—
84779	Virgin	Washington County	UT	734	$80,625	$466,300
65570	—	Texas County	MO	730	$31,355	$79,300
15949	Robinson	Indiana County	PA	727	$69,375	$75,200
62343	Hull	Pike County	IL	726	$59,508	$96,500
67844	Fowler	Meade County	KS	726	$55,417	$128,100
24736	Matoaka	Wyoming County	WV	724	$42,803	$38,000
63350	High Hill	Montgomery County	MO	723	$83,333	—
99157	Northport	Stevens County	WA	719	$44,969	$190,300
63373	Portage Des Sioux	St. Charles County	MO	717	$77,250	$206,500
66431	Harveyville	Wabaunsee County	KS	717	$75,238	$162,500
45654	—	Vinton County	OH	715	$54,240	$272,200
26576	Idamay	Marion County	WV	712	$97,180	$113,800
62425	Dundas	Richland County	IL	712	$100,469	$107,800
83325	Eden	Jerome County	ID	712	$65,694	$201,500
43002	Columbus	Franklin County	OH	711	$86,219	$299,700
73938	Forgan	Beaver County	OK	710	$72,560	$87,600
96058	Mount Hebron	Siskiyou County	CA	706	$46,196	$142,500
26320	—	Tyler County	WV	705	$65,813	$79,100
65322	Blackwater	Cooper County	MO	704	$72,500	$162,500
25164	—	Clay County	WV	697	$52,670	$123,900
63654	—	Reynolds County	MO	697	$31,406	$188,800
62842	Jeffersonville	Wayne County	IL	696	$62,500	$110,100
18351	Portland	Northampton County	PA	695	$71,667	$258,600
17832	Marion Heights	Northumberland County	PA	694	$41,250	$88,000
26617	—	Nicholas County	WV	694	$55,938	$116,700
63626	—	Washington County	MO	694	$80,129	$118,200
10914	—	Orange County	NY	691	—	$440,500
15920	Armagh	Indiana County	PA	691	$73,750	$185,100
63631	Caledonia	Washington County	MO	687	$72,344	$138,100
25243	—	Roane County	WV	686	$39,219	$112,500
10988	Unionville	Orange County	NY	684	$104,615	$319,600
26410	Newburg	Preston County	WV	684	$49,583	$112,800
47016	Cedar Grove	Franklin County	IN	683	$66,533	$222,700
67552	Lewis	Edwards County	KS	683	$52,500	$58,700
24924	Marlinton	Pocahontas County	WV	682	$45,192	$157,200
15620	Bradenville	Westmoreland County	PA	681	$55,938	$133,200
45674	Rio Grande	Gallia County	OH	681	$28,594	$183,900
26377	Jacksonburg	Wetzel County	WV	678	$50,779	$116,300
63381	Truxton	Warren County	MO	678	$109,231	$193,300
66079	Rantoul	Franklin County	KS	678	$53,482	$201,700
67557	Macksville	Stafford County	KS	678	$55,263	$97,500

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.