Planting zones by state
Mississippi Planting Zones
Mississippi runs from zone 7b to zone 9a on the 2023 USDA map. Zone 8b is the most common, covering 58% of the state's ZIP codes. Gulfport is 9a, Jackson is 8b and Tupelo is 8a.
Zones across Mississippi
| Zone | Average coldest night | Share of Mississippi ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| 7b | 5 to 10°F | 4% |
| 8a | 10 to 15°F | 29% |
| 8b | 15 to 20°F | 58% |
| 9a | 20 to 25°F | 9% |
Planting zone for every city and town in Mississippi
Each Mississippi 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abbeville | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Aberdeen | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Ackerman | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Algoma | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Alligator | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Amory | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Anguilla | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Arcola | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Artesia | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Ashland | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Baldwyn | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Bassfield | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Batesville | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Bay Springs | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Bay St. Louis | 9a | 20 to 25°F |
| Beaumont | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Beauregard | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Belmont | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Belzoni | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Benoit | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Bentonia | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Beulah | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Big Creek | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Biloxi | 9a | 20 to 25°F |
| Blue Mountain | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Blue Springs | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Bolton | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Booneville | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Boyle | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Brandon | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Braxton | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Brookhaven | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Brooksville | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Bruce | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Bude | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Burnsville | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Byhalia | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Byram | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Caledonia | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Calhoun City | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Canton | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Carrollton | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Carthage | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Cary | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Centreville | 9a | 20 to 25°F |
| Charleston | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Chunky | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Clarksdale | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Cleveland | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Clinton | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Coahoma | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Coffeeville | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Coldwater | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Collins | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Columbia | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Columbus | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Como | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Corinth | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Courtland | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Crawford | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Crenshaw | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Crosby | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Crowder | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Cruger | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Crystal Springs | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| D'Iberville | 9a | 20 to 25°F |
| D'Lo | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| De Kalb | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Decatur | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Derma | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Diamondhead | 9a | 20 to 25°F |
| Doddsville | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Drew | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Duck Hill | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Dumas | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Duncan | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Durant | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Ecru | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Eden | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Edwards | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Ellisville | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Enterprise | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Ethel | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Eupora | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Falcon | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Falkner | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Farmington | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Fayette | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Flora | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Florence | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Flowood | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Forest | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| French Camp | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Friars Point | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Fulton | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Gattman | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Gautier | 9a | 20 to 25°F |
| Georgetown | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Glen | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Glendora | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Gloster | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Gluckstadt | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Golden | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Goodman | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Greenville | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Greenwood | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Grenada | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Gulfport | 9a | 20 to 25°F |
| Gunnison | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Guntown | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Hatley | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Hattiesburg | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Hazlehurst | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Heidelberg | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Hernando | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Hickory | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Hickory Flat | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Hollandale | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Holly Springs | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Horn Lake | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Houston | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Indianola | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Inverness | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Isola | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Itta Bena | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Iuka | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Jackson | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Jonestown | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Jumpertown | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Kilmichael | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Kosciusko | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Kossuth | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Lake | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Lambert | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Laurel | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Leakesville | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Learned | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Leland | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Lena | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Lexington | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Liberty | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Long Beach | 9a | 20 to 25°F |
| Louin | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Louise | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Louisville | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Lucedale | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Lula | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Lumberton | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Lyon | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Maben | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Macon | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Madison | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Magee | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Magnolia | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Mantachie | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Mantee | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Marietta | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Marion | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Marks | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Mathiston | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Mayersville | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| McComb | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| McCool | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| McLain | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Meadville | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Mendenhall | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Meridian | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Merigold | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Metcalfe | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Mize | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Monticello | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Montrose | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Moorhead | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Morgan City | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Morton | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Moss Point | 9a | 20 to 25°F |
| Mound Bayou | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Mount Olive | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Myrtle | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Natchez | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Nettleton | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| New Albany | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| New Augusta | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| New Hebron | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| New Houlka | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Newton | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| North Carrollton | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Noxapater | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Oakland | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Ocean Springs | 9a | 20 to 25°F |
| Okolona | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Olive Branch | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Osyka | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Oxford | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Pace | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Pachuta | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Paden | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Pascagoula | 9a | 20 to 25°F |
| Pass Christian | 9a | 20 to 25°F |
| Pearl | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Pelahatchie | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Petal | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Philadelphia | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Picayune | 9a | 20 to 25°F |
| Pickens | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Pittsboro | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Polkville | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Pontotoc | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Pope | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Poplarville | 9a | 20 to 25°F |
| Port Gibson | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Potts Camp | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Prentiss | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Puckett | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Purvis | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Quitman | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Raleigh | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Raymond | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Renova | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Richland | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Richton | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Ridgeland | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Rienzi | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Ripley | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Rolling Fork | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Rosedale | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Roxie | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Ruleville | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Sallis | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Saltillo | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Sandersville | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Sardis | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Satartia | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Schlater | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Scooba | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Sebastopol | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Seminary | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Senatobia | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Shannon | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Shaw | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Shelby | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Sherman | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Shubuta | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Shuqualak | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Sidon | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Silver City | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Silver Creek | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Slate Springs | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Sledge | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Smithville | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Snow Lake Shores | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Soso | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Southaven | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Starkville | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| State Line | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Stonewall | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Sturgis | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Summit | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Sumner | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Sumrall | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Sunflower | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Sylvarena | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Taylor | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Taylorsville | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Tchula | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Terry | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Thaxton | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Tillatoba | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Tishomingo | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Toccopola | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Tremont | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Tunica | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Tupelo | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Tutwiler | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Tylertown | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Union | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Utica | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Vaiden | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Vardaman | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Vicksburg | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Walls | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Walnut | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Walnut Grove | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Walthall | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Water Valley | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Waveland | 9a | 20 to 25°F |
| Waynesboro | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Webb | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Weir | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Wesson | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| West | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| West Point | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Wiggins | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Winona | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Winstonville | 8b | 15 to 20°F |
| Woodland | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Woodville | 9a | 20 to 25°F |
| Yazoo City | 8b | 15 to 20°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 Mississippi?
Mississippi spans zones 7b to 9a on the 2023 USDA map, and zone 8b is the most common. Look up your ZIP code for your exact zone.
What zone is Gulfport, MS?
Gulfport is zone 9a, where the coldest night of an average winter falls from 20 to 25°F. Plants rated hardy to zone 9 or colder should survive a typical winter there.
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