Planting zones by state
New York Planting Zones
New York runs from zone 4a to zone 7b on the 2023 USDA map. Zone 6a is the most common, covering 23% of the state's ZIP codes. Albany is 6a and Buffalo is 6b.
Zones across New York
| Zone | Average coldest night | Share of New York ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| 4a | −30 to −25°F | 1% |
| 4b | −25 to −20°F | 5% |
| 5a | −20 to −15°F | 7% |
| 5b | −15 to −10°F | 20% |
| 6a | −10 to −5°F | 23% |
| 6b | −5 to 0°F | 15% |
| 7a | 0 to 5°F | 5% |
| 7b | 5 to 10°F | 23% |
Planting zone for every city and town in New York
Each New York 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adams | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Addison | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Afton | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Airmont | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Akron | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Albany | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Albion | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Alden | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Alexander | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Alexandria Bay | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Alfred | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Allegany | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Almond | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Altamont | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Ames | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Amityville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Amsterdam | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Andover | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Angelica | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Angola | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Antwerp | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Arcade | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Ardsley | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Argyle | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Arkport | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Asharoken | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Athens | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Atlantic Beach | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Attica | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Auburn | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Aurora | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Avoca | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Avon | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Babylon | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Bainbridge | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Baldwinsville | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Ballston Spa | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Barker | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Batavia | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Bath | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Baxter Estates | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Bayville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Beacon | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Belle Terre | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Bellerose | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Bellport | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Belmont | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Bemus Point | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Bergen | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Binghamton | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Black River | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Blasdell | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Bloomfield | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Bloomingburg | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Bolivar | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Boonville | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Brewster | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Briarcliff Manor | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Brightwaters | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Broadalbin | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Brockport | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Brocton | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Bronxville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Brookville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Brownville | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Brushton | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Buchanan | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Buffalo | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Burdett | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Burke | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Caledonia | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Cambridge | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Camden | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Camillus | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Canajoharie | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Canandaigua | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Canaseraga | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Canastota | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Candor | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Canisteo | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Canton | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Cape Vincent | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Carthage | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Cassadaga | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Castile | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Castleton-on-Hudson | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Castorland | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Cato | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Catskill | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Cattaraugus | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Cayuga | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Cayuga Heights | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Cazenovia | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Cedarhurst | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Celoron | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Central Square | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Centre Island | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Champlain | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Chateaugay | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Chatham | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Chaumont | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Cherry Valley | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Chester | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Chestnut Ridge | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Chittenango | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Churchville | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Clayton | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Clayville | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Cleveland | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Clifton Springs | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Clinton | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Clyde | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Cobleskill | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Cohocton | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Cohoes | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Cold Brook | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Cold Spring | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Colonie | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Constableville | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Cooperstown | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Copenhagen | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Corfu | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Corinth | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Corning | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Cornwall-on-Hudson | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Cortland | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Cove Neck | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Coxsackie | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Croghan | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Croton-on-Hudson | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Cuba | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Dannemora | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Dansville | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Deferiet | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Delanson | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Delevan | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Delhi | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Depew | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Deposit | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Dering Harbor | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| DeRuyter | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Dexter | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Dobbs Ferry | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Dolgeville | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Dresden | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Dryden | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Dundee | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Dunkirk | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Earlville | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| East Aurora | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| East Hampton | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| East Hills | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| East Nassau | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| East Rochester | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| East Rockaway | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| East Syracuse | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| East Williston | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Elba | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Elbridge | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Ellenville | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Ellicottville | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Ellisburg | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Elmira | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Elmira Heights | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Elmsford | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Endicott | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Esperance | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Evans Mills | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Fabius | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Fair Haven | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Fairport | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Falconer | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Farmingdale | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Farnham | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Fayetteville | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Fishkill | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Fleischmanns | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Floral Park | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Florida | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Flower Hill | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Fonda | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Fort Ann | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Fort Edward | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Fort Johnson | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Fort Plain | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Frankfort | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Franklin | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Franklinville | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Fredonia | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Freeport | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Freeville | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Fulton | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Fultonville | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Gainesville | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Galway | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Garden City | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Geneseo | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Geneva | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Gilbertsville | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Glen Cove | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Glen Park | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Glens Falls | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Gloversville | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Goshen | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Gouverneur | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Gowanda | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Grand View-on-Hudson | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Granville | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Great Neck | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Great Neck Estates | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Great Neck Plaza | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Green Island | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Greene | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Greenport | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Greenwich | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Greenwood Lake | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Groton | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Hagaman | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Hamburg | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Hamilton | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Hammond | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Hammondsport | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Hancock | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Hannibal | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Harriman | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Harrison | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Hastings-on-Hudson | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Haverstraw | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Head of the Harbor | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Hempstead | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Herkimer | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Heuvelton | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Hewlett Bay Park | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Hewlett Harbor | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Hewlett Neck | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Highland Falls | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Hillburn | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Hilton | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Hobart | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Holland Patent | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Holley | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Homer | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Honeoye Falls | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Hoosick Falls | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Hornell | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Horseheads | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Hudson | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Hudson Falls | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Hunter | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Huntington Bay | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Ilion | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Interlaken | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Irvington | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Island Park | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Islandia | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Ithaca | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Jamestown | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Jeffersonville | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Johnson City | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Johnstown | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Jordan | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Kaser | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Kenmore | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Kensington | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Kinderhook | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Kings Point | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Kingston | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Kiryas Joel | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Lackawanna | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Lacona | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Lake George | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Lake Grove | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Lake Placid | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Lake Success | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Lakewood | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Lancaster | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Lansing | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Larchmont | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Lattingtown | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Laurel Hollow | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Laurens | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Lawrence | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Le Roy | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Leicester | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Lewiston | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Liberty | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Lima | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Lindenhurst | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Lisle | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Little Falls | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Little Valley | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Liverpool | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Livonia | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Lloyd Harbor | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Lockport | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Lodi | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Long Beach | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Lowville | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Lynbrook | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Lyndonville | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Lyons Falls | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Madison | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Malone | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Malverne | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Mamaroneck | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Manchester | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Manlius | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Mannsville | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Manorhaven | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Marathon | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Marcellus | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Margaretville | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Massapequa Park | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Massena | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Matinecock | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Maybrook | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Mayfield | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Mayville | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| McGraw | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Mechanicville | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Medina | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Menands | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Meridian | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Mexico | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Middleburgh | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Middleport | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Middletown | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Middleville | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Milford | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Mill Neck | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Millbrook | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Millerton | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Millport | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Mineola | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Minoa | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Mohawk | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Monroe | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Montebello | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Montgomery | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Monticello | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Montour Falls | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Moravia | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Morris | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Morrisville | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Mount Kisco | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Mount Morris | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Mount Vernon | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Munnsville | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Munsey Park | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Muttontown | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Naples | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Nassau | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Nelliston | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Nelsonville | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| New Berlin | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| New Hartford | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| New Hempstead | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| New Hyde Park | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| New Paltz | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| New Rochelle | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| New Square | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| New York | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| New York Mills | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Newark | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Newark Valley | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Newburgh | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Newport | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Niagara Falls | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Nichols | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Nissequogue | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| North Collins | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| North Haven | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| North Hills | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| North Hornell | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| North Syracuse | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| North Tonawanda | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Northport | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Northville | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Norwich | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Norwood | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Nunda | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Nyack | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Oakfield | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Odessa | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Ogdensburg | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Old Brookville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Old Field | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Old Westbury | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Olean | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Oneida | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Oneida Castle | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Oneonta | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Orchard Park | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Oriskany | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Oriskany Falls | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Ossining | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Oswego | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Otego | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Otisville | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Ovid | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Owego | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Oxford | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Oyster Bay Cove | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Painted Post | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Palatine Bridge | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Palmyra | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Panama | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Parish | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Patchogue | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Pawling | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Peekskill | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Pelham | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Pelham Manor | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Penn Yan | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Phelps | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Philadelphia | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Philmont | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Phoenix | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Piermont | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Pittsford | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Plandome | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Plandome Heights | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Plandome Manor | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Plattsburgh | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Pleasantville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Poland | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Pomona | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Poquott | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Port Byron | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Port Chester | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Port Dickinson | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Port Jefferson | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Port Jervis | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Port Leyden | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Port Washington North | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Portville | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Potsdam | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Poughkeepsie | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Pulaski | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Quogue | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Ravena | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Red Creek | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Red Hook | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Remsen | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Rensselaer | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Rensselaer Falls | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Rhinebeck | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Richburg | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Richfield Springs | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Richmondville | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Richville | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Riverside | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Rochester | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Rockville Centre | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Rome | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Roslyn | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Roslyn Estates | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Roslyn Harbor | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Round Lake | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Rouses Point | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Rushville | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Russell Gardens | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Rye | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Rye Brook | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Sackets Harbor | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Saddle Rock | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Sag Harbor | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Sagaponack | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Salamanca | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Sands Point | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Sandy Creek | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Saranac Lake | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Saratoga Springs | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Saugerties | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Savona | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Scarsdale | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Schaghticoke | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Schenectady | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Schoharie | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Schuylerville | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Scotia | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Scottsville | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Sea Cliff | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Sharon Springs | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Sherburne | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Sherman | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Sherrill | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Shoreham | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Shortsville | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Sidney | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Silver Creek | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Silver Springs | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Sinclairville | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Skaneateles | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Sleepy Hollow | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Sloan | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Sloatsburg | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Smyrna | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Sodus | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Sodus Point | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Solvay | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| South Blooming Grove | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| South Corning | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| South Dayton | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| South Floral Park | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| South Glens Falls | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Southampton | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Speculator | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Spencer | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Spencerport | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Spring Valley | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Springville | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| St. Johnsville | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Stamford | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Stewart Manor | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Stillwater | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Suffern | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Sylvan Beach | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Syracuse | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Tannersville | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Tarrytown | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Theresa | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Thomaston | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Tivoli | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Tonawanda | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Troy | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Trumansburg | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Tuckahoe | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Tully | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Tupper Lake | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Turin | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Tuxedo | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Tuxedo Park | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Unadilla | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Union Springs | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Unionville | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Upper Brookville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Upper Nyack | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Utica | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Valatie | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Valley Falls | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Valley Stream | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Vernon | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Victor | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Victory | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Village of the Branch | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Voorheesville | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Waddington | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Walden | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Walton | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Wappingers Falls | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Warsaw | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Warwick | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Washingtonville | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Waterford | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Waterloo | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Watertown | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Waterville | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Watervliet | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Watkins Glen | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Waverly | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Wayland | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Webster | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Weedsport | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Wellsburg | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Wellsville | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Wesley Hills | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| West Carthage | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| West Hampton Dunes | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| West Haverstraw | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| West Winfield | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Westbury | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Westfield | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Westhampton Beach | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| White Plains | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Whitehall | 5a | −20 to −15°F |
| Whitesboro | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Whitney Point | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Williamsville | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Williston Park | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Wilson | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Windsor | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Wolcott | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Woodbury | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Woodridge | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Woodsburgh | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Wurtsboro | 6b | −5 to 0°F |
| Wyoming | 6a | −10 to −5°F |
| Yonkers | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Yorkville | 5b | −15 to −10°F |
| Youngstown | 6b | −5 to 0°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 York?
New York spans zones 4a to 7b on the 2023 USDA map, and zone 6a is the most common. Look up your ZIP code for your exact zone.
What zone is Albany, NY?
Albany is zone 6a, where the coldest night of an average winter falls from −10 to −5°F. Plants rated hardy to zone 6 or colder should survive a typical winter there.
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