Planting zones by state
North Dakota Planting Zones
North Dakota runs from zone 3b to zone 4b on the 2023 USDA map. Zone 4a is the most common, covering 78% of the state's ZIP codes. Fargo is 4a, Bismarck is 4a and Minot is 4a.
Zones across North Dakota
| Zone | Average coldest night | Share of North Dakota ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| 3b | −35 to −30°F | 13% |
| 4a | −30 to −25°F | 78% |
| 4b | −25 to −20°F | 9% |
Planting zone for every city and town in North Dakota
Each North Dakota 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abercrombie | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Adams | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Alamo | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Alexander | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Alice | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Almont | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Alsen | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Ambrose | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Amenia | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Amidon | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Anamoose | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Aneta | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Antler | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Ardoch | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Argusville | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Arnegard | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Arthur | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Ashley | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Ayr | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Balfour | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Balta | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Barney | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Bathgate | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Beach | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Belfield | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Benedict | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Bergen | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Berlin | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Berthold | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Beulah | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Binford | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Bisbee | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Bismarck | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Bottineau | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Bowbells | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Bowdon | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Bowman | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Braddock | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Briarwood | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Brinsmade | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Brocket | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Buchanan | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Bucyrus | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Buffalo | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Burlington | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Butte | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Buxton | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Calio | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Calvin | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Cando | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Canton City (Hensel) | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Carpio | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Carrington | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Carson | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Casselton | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Cathay | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Cavalier | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Cayuga | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Center | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Christine | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Cleveland | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Clifford | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Cogswell | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Coleharbor | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Colfax | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Columbus | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Conway | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Cooperstown | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Courtenay | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Crary | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Crosby | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Crystal | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Davenport | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Dawson | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Dazey | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Deering | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Des Lacs | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Devils Lake | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Dickey | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Dickinson | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Dodge | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Donnybrook | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Douglas | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Drake | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Drayton | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Dunn Center | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Dunseith | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Dwight | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Edgeley | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Edinburg | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Edmore | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Egeland | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Elgin | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Ellendale | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Elliott | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Emerado | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Enderlin | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Epping | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Esmond | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Fairdale | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Fairmount | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Fargo | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Fessenden | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Fingal | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Finley | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Flasher | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Flaxton | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Forbes | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Fordville | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Forest River | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Forman | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Fort Ransom | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Fort Yates | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Fortuna | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Fredonia | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Frontier | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Fullerton | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Gackle | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Galesburg | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Gardena | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Gardner | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Garrison | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Gascoyne | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Gilby | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Gladstone | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Glen Ullin | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Glenburn | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Glenfield | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Golden Valley | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Golva | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Goodrich | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Grace City | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Grafton | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Grandin | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Grano | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Granville | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Great Bend | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Grenora | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Gwinner | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Hague | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Halliday | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Hamberg | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Hamilton | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Hampden | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Hankinson | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Hannaford | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Hannah | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Hansboro | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Harvey | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Harwood | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Hatton | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Havana | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Haynes | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Hazelton | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Hazen | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Hebron | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Hettinger | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Hillsboro | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Hoople | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Hope | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Horace | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Hunter | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Hurdsfield | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Inkster | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Jamestown | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Jud | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Karlsruhe | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Kathryn | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Kenmare | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Kensal | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Kief | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Killdeer | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Kindred | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Knox | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Kramer | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Kulm | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Lakota | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| LaMoure | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Landa | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Langdon | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Lankin | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Lansford | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Larimore | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Lawton | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Leal | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Leeds | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Lehr | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Leith | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Leonard | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Lidgerwood | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Lignite | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Lincoln | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Linton | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Lisbon | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Litchville | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Loma | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Loraine | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Ludden | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Luverne | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Maddock | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Makoti | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Mandan | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Mantador | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Manvel | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Mapleton | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Marion | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Marmarth | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Martin | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Max | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Maxbass | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Mayville | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| McClusky | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| McHenry | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| McVille | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Medina | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Medora | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Mercer | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Michigan City | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Milnor | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Milton | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Minnewaukan | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Minot | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Minto | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Mohall | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Monango | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Montpelier | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Mooreton | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Mott | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Mountain | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Munich | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Mylo | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Napoleon | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Neche | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Nekoma | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| New England | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| New Leipzig | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| New Rockford | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| New Salem | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| New Town | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Newburg | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Niagara | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Nome | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Noonan | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| North River | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Northwood | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Oakes | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Oberon | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Oriska | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Osnabrock | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Overly | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Oxbow | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Page | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Palermo | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Park River | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Parshall | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Pekin | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Pembina | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Perth | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Petersburg | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Pettibone | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Pick City | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Pillsbury | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Pingree | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Pisek | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Plaza | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Portal | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Portland | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Powers Lake | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Prairie Rose | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Ray | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Reeder | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Regan | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Regent | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Reile's Acres | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Reynolds | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Rhame | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Richardton | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Riverdale | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Robinson | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Rocklake | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Rogers | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Rolette | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Rolla | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Ross | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Rugby | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Ruso | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Rutland | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Ryder | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Sanborn | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Sarles | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Sawyer | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Scranton | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Selfridge | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Sentinel Butte | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Sharon | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Sheldon | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Sherwood | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Sheyenne | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Sibley | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Solen | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Souris | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| South Heart | 4b | −25 to −20°F |
| Spiritwood Lake | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Springbrook | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| St. John | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| St. Thomas | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Stanley | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Stanton | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Starkweather | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Steele | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Strasburg | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Streeter | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Surrey | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Sykeston | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Tappen | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Taylor | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Thompson | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Tioga | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Tolley | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Tolna | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Tower City | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Towner | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Turtle Lake | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Tuttle | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Underwood | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Upham | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Valley City | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Velva | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Venturia | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Verona | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Voltaire | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Wahpeton | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Walcott | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Wales | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Walhalla | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Warwick | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Washburn | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Watford City | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| West Fargo | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Westhope | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| White Earth | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Wildrose | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Williston | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Willow City | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Wilton | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Wimbledon | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Wing | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Wishek | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Wolford | 3b | −35 to −30°F |
| Woodworth | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Wyndmere | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| York | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Zap | 4a | −30 to −25°F |
| Zeeland | 4a | −30 to −25°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 North Dakota?
North Dakota spans zones 3b to 4b on the 2023 USDA map, and zone 4a is the most common. Look up your ZIP code for your exact zone.
What zone is Fargo, ND?
Fargo is zone 4a, where the coldest night of an average winter falls from −30 to −25°F. Plants rated hardy to zone 4 or colder should survive a typical winter there.
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