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Plant hardiness zone 8A

ZIP codes in USDA plant hardiness zone 8A. Population, income, and housing from US5 published metrics.

Zone
8A
ZIP codes
2,951
Population
29,412,969
Median household income (avg.)
$68,961
Average home value
$232,019
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What is USDA zone 8A?

Zone 8A 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 2,951 indexable ZIP codes in this band, covering about 29,412,969 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 8A, 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 8A

ZIP City County State Population Income Home value
35406 Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa County AL 18,533 $118,736 $467,000
79714 Andrews Andrews County TX 18,518 $76,902 $188,200
38108 Memphis Shelby County TN 18,501 $35,435 $62,600
29307 Spartanburg Spartanburg County SC 18,497 $61,330 $207,800
71909 Hot Springs Village Garland County AR 18,427 $69,171 $255,600
72022 Bryant Saline County AR 18,350 $84,471 $221,200
27523 Apex Chatham County NC 18,330 $122,401 $585,900
28203 Charlotte Mecklenburg County NC 18,324 $103,860 $708,600
22302 Alexandria Alexandria city VA 18,277 $127,037 $630,600
29334 Duncan Spartanburg County SC 18,260 $76,595 $267,300
76207 Denton Denton County TX 18,252 $91,026 $361,400
35757 Huntsville Madison County AL 18,250 $105,517 $298,800
72058 Greenbrier Faulkner County AR 18,250 $80,406 $203,400
76266 Sanger Denton County TX 18,246 $95,603 $315,900
21613 Cambridge Dorchester County MD 18,167 $53,171 $279,700
38829 Booneville Prentiss County MS 18,036 $52,015 $121,800
30107 Ball Ground Cherokee County GA 18,035 $105,561 $364,300
30153 Rockmart Polk County GA 18,006 $55,704 $184,500
38901 Grenada Grenada County MS 17,887 $46,956 $139,400
71701 Camden Ouachita County AR 17,883 $52,153 $106,500
21201 Baltimore Baltimore city MD 17,819 $44,722 $221,900
30656 Monroe Walton County GA 17,798 $88,431 $307,200
27317 Randleman Randolph County NC 17,769 $57,266 $170,100
35120 Odenville St. Clair County AL 17,735 $80,279 $210,900
22305 Alexandria Alexandria city VA 17,721 $109,124 $817,200
35071 Gardendale Jefferson County AL 17,627 $80,745 $239,500
29379 Union Union County SC 17,580 $40,178 $103,000
35016 Arab Marshall County AL 17,435 $60,910 $192,900
29512 Bennettsville Marlboro County SC 17,408 $39,515 $79,200
36201 Anniston Calhoun County AL 17,406 $33,754 $75,900
79360 Seminole Gaines County TX 17,284 $85,360 $199,100
29306 Spartanburg Spartanburg County SC 17,270 $38,858 $159,100
35903 Ballplay Etowah County AL 17,180 $50,063 $170,000
35150 Sylacauga Talladega County AL 17,118 $41,328 $135,500
85607 Douglas Cochise County AZ 17,009 $40,576 $134,000
27856 Red Oak Nash County NC 17,001 $66,147 $181,100
27409 Greensboro Guilford County NC 16,927 $57,862 $189,200
38804 Tupelo Lee County MS 16,920 $63,837 $201,600
08204 Erma Cape May County NJ 16,890 $80,782 $399,200
28202 Charlotte Mecklenburg County NC 16,855 $101,711 $425,900
30707 Chickamauga Walker County GA 16,847 $71,538 $207,500
38112 Memphis Shelby County TN 16,798 $52,639 $206,900
38611 Byhalia Marshall County MS 16,751 $54,198 $206,500
35957 Boaz Marshall County AL 16,672 $53,859 $142,500
27244 Elon Alamance County NC 16,652 $70,982 $248,500
35976 Guntersville Marshall County AL 16,604 $72,579 $254,700
22303 Huntington Fairfax County VA 16,566 $103,822 $547,300
30620 Bethlehem Barrow County GA 16,564 $80,867 $294,100
30643 Reed Creek Hart County GA 16,520 $57,145 $225,900
29627 Belton Anderson County SC 16,518 $57,353 $154,200

Frequently asked questions

What does zone 8A mean?

Zone 8A 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 8A; 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.