Planting zones by state
Kentucky Planting Zones
Kentucky runs from zone 6b to zone 7b on the 2023 USDA map. Zone 7a is the most common, covering 78% of the state's ZIP codes. Louisville is 7a and Bowling Green is 7a.
Zones across Kentucky
| Zone | Average coldest night | Share of Kentucky ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| 6b | −5 to 0°F | 20% |
| 7a | 0 to 5°F | 78% |
| 7b | 5 to 10°F | 2% |
Planting zone for every city and town in Kentucky
Each Kentucky town uses the ZIP code at its center. Big towns can cross into the next half-zone, so look up your own ZIP if you're near a line.
| City | Zone | Average coldest night |
|---|---|---|
| Adairville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Albany | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Alexandria | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Allen | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Anchorage | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Arlington | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Ashland | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Auburn | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Audubon Park | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Augusta | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Bancroft | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Barbourmeade | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Barbourville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Bardstown | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Bardwell | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Barlow | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Beattyville | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Beaver Dam | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Bedford | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Beechwood Village | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Bellefonte | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Bellemeade | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Bellevue | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Bellewood | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Benton | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Berea | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Berry | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Blaine | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Blandville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Bloomfield | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Blue Ridge Manor | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Bonnieville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Booneville | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Bowling Green | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Bradfordsville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Brandenburg | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Bremen | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Briarwood | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Brodhead | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Broeck Pointe | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Bromley | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Brooksville | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Brownsboro Farm | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Brownsboro Village | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Brownsville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Buckhorn | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Burgin | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Burkesville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Burnside | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Butler | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Cadiz | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Calhoun | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| California | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Calvert City | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Camargo | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Cambridge | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Campbellsburg | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Campbellsville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Campton | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Caneyville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Carlisle | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Carrollton | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Carrsville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Catlettsburg | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Cave City | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Centertown | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Central City | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Clarkson | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Clay | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Clay City | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Clinton | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Cloverport | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Coal Run Village | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Cold Spring | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Coldstream | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Columbia | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Columbus | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Concord | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Corbin | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Corinth | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Corydon | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Covington | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Crab Orchard | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Creekside | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Crescent Springs | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Crestview | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Crestview Hills | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Crestwood | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Crittenden | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Crofton | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Crossgate | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Cumberland | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Cynthiana | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Danville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Dawson Springs | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Dayton | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Dixon | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Douglass Hills | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Dover | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Drakesboro | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Druid Hills | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Dry Ridge | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Earlington | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Eddyville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Edgewood | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Edmonton | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Ekron | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Elizabethtown | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Elkhorn City | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Elkton | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Elsmere | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Eminence | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Erlanger | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Eubank | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Ewing | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Fairfield | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Fairview | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Falmouth | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Ferguson | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Fincastle | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Flatwoods | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Fleming-Neon | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Flemingsburg | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Florence | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Fordsville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Forest Hills | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Fort Mitchell | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Fort Thomas | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Fort Wright | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Fountain Run | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Fox Chase | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Frankfort | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Franklin | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Fredonia | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Frenchburg | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Fulton | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Gamaliel | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Georgetown | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Germantown | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Ghent | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Glasgow | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Glencoe | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Glenview | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Glenview Hills | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Glenview Manor | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Goose Creek | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Goshen | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Grand Rivers | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Gratz | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Graymoor-Devondale | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Grayson | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Green Spring | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Greensburg | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Greenup | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Greenville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Guthrie | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Hanson | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Hardin | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Hardinsburg | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Harlan | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Harrodsburg | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Hartford | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Hawesville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Hazard | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Hazel | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Hebron Estates | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Henderson | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Heritage Creek | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Hickman | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Hickory Hill | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Highland Heights | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Hills and Dales | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Hillview | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Hindman | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Hodgenville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Hollow Creek | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Hollyvilla | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Hopkinsville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Horse Cave | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Houston Acres | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Hunters Hollow | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Hurstbourne | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Hurstbourne Acres | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Hustonville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Hyden | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Independence | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Indian Hills | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Inez | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Irvine | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Irvington | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Island | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Jackson | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Jamestown | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Jeffersontown | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Jeffersonville | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Jenkins | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Junction City | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Keene | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Kenton Vale | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Kevil | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Kingsley | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Kuttawa | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| La Center | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| La Grange | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| LaFayette | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Lakeside Park | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Lakeview Heights | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Lancaster | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Langdon Place | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Lawrenceburg | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Lebanon | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Lebanon Junction | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Leitchfield | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Lewisburg | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Lewisport | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Lexington-Fayette | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Liberty | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Lincolnshire | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Livermore | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Livingston | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| London | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Loretto | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Louisa | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Louisville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Louisville/Jefferson County | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Loyall | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Ludlow | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Lyndon | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Lynnview | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Mackville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Madisonville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Manchester | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Manor Creek | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Marion | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Martin | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Maryhill Estates | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Mayfield | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Maysville | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| McHenry | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| McKee | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Meadow Vale | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Meadowbrook Farm | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Meadowview Estates | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Melbourne | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Mentor | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Middlesborough | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Middletown | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Midway | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Millersburg | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Milton | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Mockingbird Valley | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Monterey | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Monticello | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Moorland | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Morehead | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Morganfield | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Morgantown | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Mortons Gap | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Mount Olivet | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Mount Sterling | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Mount Vernon | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Mount Washington | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Muldraugh | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Munfordville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Murray | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Murray Hill | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Nebo | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| New Castle | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| New Haven | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Newport | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Nicholasville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Norbourne Estates | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| North Middletown | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Northfield | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Nortonville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Norwood | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Oak Grove | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Oakland | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Old Brownsboro Place | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Olive Hill | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Orchard Grass Hills | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Owensboro | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Owenton | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Owingsville | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Paducah | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Paintsville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Paris | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Park City | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Park Hills | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Parkway Village | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Pembroke | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Perryville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Pewee Valley | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Pikeville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Pineville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Pioneer Village | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Pippa Passes | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Plantation | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Pleasureville | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Plum Springs | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Poplar Hills | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Powderly | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Prestonsburg | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Prestonville | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Princeton | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Prospect | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Providence | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Raceland | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Radcliff | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Ravenna | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Raywick | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Richlawn | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Richmond | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| River Bluff | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Riverwood | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Robards | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Rochester | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Rockport | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Rolling Fields | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Rolling Hills | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Russell | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Russell Springs | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Russellville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Ryland Heights | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Sacramento | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Sadieville | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Salem | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Salt Lick | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Salyersville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Sanders | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Sandy Hook | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Sardis | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Science Hill | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Scottsville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Sebree | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Seneca Gardens | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Sharpsburg | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Shelbyville | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Shepherdsville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Shively | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Silver Grove | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Simpsonville | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Slaughters | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Smithfield | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Smithland | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Smiths Grove | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Somerset | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Sonora | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| South Carrollton | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| South Park View | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| South Shore | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Southgate | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Sparta | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Spring Mill | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Spring Valley | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Springfield | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| St. Charles | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| St. Mary | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| St. Matthews | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| St. Regis Park | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Stamping Ground | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Stanford | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Stanton | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Strathmoor Manor | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Strathmoor Village | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Sturgis | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Sycamore | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Taylor Mill | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Taylorsville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Ten Broeck | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Thornhill | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Tompkinsville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Trenton | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Union | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Uniontown | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Upton | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Vanceburg | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Versailles | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Vicco | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Villa Hills | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Vine Grove | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Walton | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Warfield | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Warsaw | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Watterson Park | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Waverly | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Wayland | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Wellington | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| West Buechel | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| West Liberty | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| West Point | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Westwood | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Wheatcroft | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Wheelwright | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| White Plains | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Whitesburg | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Whitesville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Wickliffe | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Wilder | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Wildwood | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Williamsburg | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Williamstown | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Willisburg | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Wilmore | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Winchester | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Windy Hills | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Wingo | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Woodburn | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Woodbury | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Woodland Hills | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Woodlawn | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Woodlawn Park | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Worthington | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Worthington Hills | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Worthville | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Wurtland | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; ZIP code table from the PRISM Group, Oregon State University (accessed Oct 2026). This list is our own summary, not the official USDA map. See how we calculate.
Frequently asked questions
What planting zone is Kentucky?
Kentucky spans zones 6b to 7b on the 2023 USDA map, and zone 7a is the most common. Look up your ZIP code for your exact zone.
What zone is Louisville, KY?
Louisville is zone 7a, where the coldest night of an average winter falls from 0 to 5°F. Plants rated hardy to zone 7 or colder should survive a typical winter there.
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