Planting zones by state
New Jersey Planting Zones
New Jersey runs from zone 6b to zone 8a on the 2023 USDA map. Zone 7a is the most common, covering 47% of the state's ZIP codes. Atlantic City is 8a and Newark is 7b.
Zones across New Jersey
| Zone | Average coldest night | Share of New Jersey ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| 6b | −5 to 0°F | 11% |
| 7a | 0 to 5°F | 47% |
| 7b | 5 to 10°F | 40% |
| 8a | 10 to 15°F | 2% |
Planting zone for every city and town in New Jersey
Each New Jersey 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Absecon | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Allendale | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Allenhurst | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Allentown | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Alpha | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Alpine | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Andover | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Asbury Park | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Atlantic City | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Atlantic Highlands | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Audubon | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Audubon Park | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Avalon | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Avon-by-the-Sea | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Barnegat Light | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Barrington | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Bay Head | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Bayonne | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Beach Haven | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Beachwood | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Bellmawr | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Belmar | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Belvidere | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Bergenfield | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Berlin | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Bernardsville | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Beverly | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Bloomingdale | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Bloomsbury | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Bogota | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Boonton | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Bordentown | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Bound Brook | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Bradley Beach | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Branchville | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Bridgeton | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Brielle | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Brigantine | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Brooklawn | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Buena | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Burlington | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Butler | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Caldwell | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Califon | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Camden | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Cape May | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Cape May Point | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Carlstadt | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Carteret | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Chatham | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Chesilhurst | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Chester | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Clayton | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Clementon | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Cliffside Park | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Clifton | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Clinton | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Closter | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Collingswood | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Corbin City | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Cresskill | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Deal | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Demarest | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Dover | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Dumont | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Dunellen | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| East Newark | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| East Orange | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| East Rutherford | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Eatontown | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Edgewater | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Egg Harbor City | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Elizabeth | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Elmer | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Elmwood Park | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Emerson | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Englewood | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Englewood Cliffs | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Englishtown | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Essex Fells | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Estell Manor | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Fair Haven | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Fair Lawn | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Fairview | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Fanwood | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Far Hills | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Farmingdale | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Fieldsboro | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Flemington | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Florham Park | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Folsom | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Fort Lee | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Franklin | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Franklin Lakes | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Freehold | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Frenchtown | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Garfield | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Garwood | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Gibbsboro | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Glassboro | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Glen Gardner | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Glen Ridge | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Glen Rock | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Gloucester City | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Guttenberg | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Hackensack | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Hackettstown | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Haddon Heights | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Haddonfield | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Haledon | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Hamburg | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Hammonton | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Hampton | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Harrington Park | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Harrison | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Harvey Cedars | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Hasbrouck Heights | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Haworth | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Hawthorne | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Helmetta | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Hi-Nella | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| High Bridge | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Highland Park | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Highlands | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Hightstown | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Hillsdale | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Ho-Ho-Kus | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Hoboken | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Hopatcong | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Hopewell | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Interlaken | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Island Heights | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Jamesburg | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Jersey City | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Keansburg | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Kearny | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Kenilworth | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Keyport | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Kinnelon | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Lake Como | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Lakehurst | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Lambertville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Laurel Springs | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Lavallette | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Lawnside | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Lebanon | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Leonia | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Lincoln Park | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Linden | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Lindenwold | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Linwood | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Little Ferry | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Little Silver | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Loch Arbour | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Lodi | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Long Branch | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Longport | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Madison | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Magnolia | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Manasquan | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Mantoloking | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Manville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Margate City | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Matawan | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Maywood | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Medford Lakes | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Mendham | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Merchantville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Metuchen | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Middlesex | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Midland Park | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Milford | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Millstone | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Milltown | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Millville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Monmouth Beach | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Montvale | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Moonachie | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Morris Plains | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Morristown | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Mount Arlington | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Mount Ephraim | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Mountain Lakes | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Mountainside | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| National Park | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Neptune City | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Netcong | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| New Brunswick | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| New Milford | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| New Providence | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Newark | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Newfield | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Newton | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| North Arlington | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| North Caldwell | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| North Haledon | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| North Plainfield | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| North Wildwood | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Northfield | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Northvale | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Norwood | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Oakland | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Oaklyn | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Ocean City | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Ocean Gate | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Oceanport | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Ogdensburg | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Old Tappan | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Oradell | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Palisades Park | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Palmyra | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Paramus | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Park Ridge | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Passaic | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Paterson | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Paulsboro | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Peapack and Gladstone | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Pemberton | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Pennington | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Penns Grove | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Perth Amboy | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Phillipsburg | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Pine Beach | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Pine Hill | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Pitman | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Plainfield | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Pleasantville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Point Pleasant | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Point Pleasant Beach | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Pompton Lakes | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Port Republic | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Princeton | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Prospect Park | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Rahway | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Ramsey | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Raritan | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Red Bank | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Ridgefield | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Ridgefield Park | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Ridgewood | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Ringwood | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| River Edge | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Riverdale | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Riverton | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Rockaway | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Rockleigh | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Rocky Hill | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Roosevelt | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Roseland | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Roselle | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Roselle Park | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Rumson | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Runnemede | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Rutherford | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Saddle River | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Salem | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Sayreville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Sea Bright | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Sea Girt | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Sea Isle City | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Seaside Heights | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Seaside Park | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Secaucus | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Shiloh | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Ship Bottom | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Shrewsbury | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Somerdale | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Somers Point | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Somerville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| South Amboy | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| South Bound Brook | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| South Plainfield | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| South River | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| South Toms River | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Spotswood | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Spring Lake | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Spring Lake Heights | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Stanhope | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Stockton | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Stone Harbor | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Stratford | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Summit | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Surf City | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Sussex | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Swedesboro | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Tavistock | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Tenafly | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Teterboro | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Tinton Falls | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Totowa | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Tuckerton | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Union Beach | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Union City | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Upper Saddle River | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Ventnor City | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Victory Gardens | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Vineland | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Waldwick | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Wallington | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Wanaque | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Washington | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Watchung | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Wenonah | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| West Cape May | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| West Long Branch | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| West New York | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| West Wildwood | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Westfield | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Westville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Westwood | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Wharton | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Wildwood | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Wildwood Crest | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Wood-Ridge | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Woodbine | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Woodbury | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Woodbury Heights | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Woodcliff Lake | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Woodland Park | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Woodlynne | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Woodstown | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Wrightstown | 7b | 5 to 10°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 New Jersey?
New Jersey spans zones 6b to 8a on the 2023 USDA map, and zone 7a is the most common. Look up your ZIP code for your exact zone.
What zone is Atlantic City, NJ?
Atlantic City is zone 8a, where the coldest night of an average winter falls from 10 to 15°F. Plants rated hardy to zone 8 or colder should survive a typical winter there.
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