Planting zones by state
Tennessee Planting Zones
Tennessee runs from zone 6b to zone 8a on the 2023 USDA map. Zone 7b is the most common, covering 70% of the state's ZIP codes. Memphis is 8a and Knoxville is 7b.
Zones across Tennessee
| Zone | Average coldest night | Share of Tennessee ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| 6b | −5 to 0°F | under 1% |
| 7a | 0 to 5°F | 14% |
| 7b | 5 to 10°F | 70% |
| 8a | 10 to 15°F | 16% |
Planting zone for every city and town in Tennessee
Each Tennessee 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 | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Adamsville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Alamo | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Alcoa | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Alexandria | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Algood | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Allardt | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Altamont | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Ardmore | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Arlington | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Ashland City | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Athens | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Atoka | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Atwood | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Auburntown | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Baileyton | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Baneberry | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Bartlett | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Baxter | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Bean Station | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Beersheba Springs | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Bell Buckle | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Belle Meade | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Bells | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Benton | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Berry Hill | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Bethel Springs | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Big Sandy | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Blaine | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Bluff City | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Bolivar | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Braden | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Bradford | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Brentwood | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Brighton | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Bristol | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Brownsville | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Bruceton | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Bulls Gap | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Burlison | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Burns | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Byrdstown | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Calhoun | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Camden | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Carthage | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Caryville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Cedar Hill | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Celina | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Centertown | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Centerville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Chapel Hill | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Charleston | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Charlotte | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Chattanooga | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Church Hill | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Clarksburg | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Clarksville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Cleveland | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Clifton | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Clinton | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Coalmont | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Collegedale | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Collierville | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Collinwood | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Columbia | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Coopertown | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Copperhill | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Cornersville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Cottage Grove | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Covington | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Cowan | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Crab Orchard | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Cross Plains | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Crossville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Crump | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Cumberland City | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Cumberland Gap | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Dandridge | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Dayton | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Decatur | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Decaturville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Decherd | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Dickson | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Dover | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Dowelltown | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Doyle | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Dresden | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Ducktown | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Dunlap | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Dyer | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Dyersburg | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Eagleville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| East Ridge | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Eastview | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Elizabethton | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Elkton | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Englewood | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Enville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Erin | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Erwin | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Estill Springs | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Ethridge | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Etowah | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Fairview | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Farragut | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Fayetteville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Finger | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Forest Hills | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Franklin | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Friendship | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Friendsville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Gadsden | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Gainesboro | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Gallatin | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Gallaway | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Garland | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Gates | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Gatlinburg | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Germantown | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Gibson | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Gilt Edge | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Gleason | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Goodlettsville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Gordonsville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Grand Junction | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Graysville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Greenback | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Greenbrier | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Greeneville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Greenfield | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Gruetli-Laager | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Guys | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Halls | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Harriman | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Harrogate | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Hartsville/Trousdale County | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Henderson | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Hendersonville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Henning | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Henry | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Hickory Valley | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Hohenwald | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Hollow Rock | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Hornbeak | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Hornsby | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Humboldt | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Huntingdon | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Huntland | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Huntsville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Jacksboro | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Jackson | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Jamestown | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Jasper | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Jefferson City | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Jellico | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Johnson City | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Jonesborough | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Kenton | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Kimball | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Kingsport | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Kingston | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Kingston Springs | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Knoxville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| La Follette | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| La Vergne | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Lafayette | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Lakeland | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Lakesite | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Lawrenceburg | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Lebanon | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Lenoir City | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Lewisburg | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Lexington | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Liberty | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Linden | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Livingston | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Lobelville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Lookout Mountain | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Loretto | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Loudon | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Louisville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Luttrell | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Lynchburg, Moore County metropolitan government | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Lynnville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Madisonville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Manchester | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Martin | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Maryville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Mason | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Maury City | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Maynardville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| McEwen | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| McKenzie | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| McLemoresville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| McMinnville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Medina | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Medon | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Memphis | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Michie | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Middleton | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Milan | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Milledgeville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Millersville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Millington | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Minor Hill | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Mitchellville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Monteagle | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Monterey | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Morrison | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Morristown | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Moscow | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Mosheim | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Mount Carmel | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Mount Juliet | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Mount Pleasant | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Mountain City | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Munford | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Murfreesboro | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Nashville-Davidson | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| New Hope | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| New Johnsonville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| New Market | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| New Tazewell | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Newbern | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Newport | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Niota | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Nolensville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Normandy | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Norris | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Oak Hill | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Oak Ridge | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Oakdale | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Oakland | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Obion | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Oliver Springs | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Oneida | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Orlinda | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Orme | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Palmer | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Paris | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Parker's Crossroads | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Parrottsville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Parsons | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Pegram | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Petersburg | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Philadelphia | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Pigeon Forge | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Pikeville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Piperton | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Pittman Center | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Plainview | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Pleasant Hill | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Pleasant View | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Portland | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Powells Crossroads | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Pulaski | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Puryear | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Ramer | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Red Bank | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Red Boiling Springs | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Ridgely | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Ridgeside | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Ridgetop | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Ripley | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Rives | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Rockford | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Rockwood | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Rocky Top | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Rogersville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Rossville | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Rutherford | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Rutledge | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Saltillo | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Samburg | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Sardis | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Saulsbury | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Savannah | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Scotts Hill | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Selmer | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Sevierville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Sharon | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Shelbyville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Signal Mountain | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Silerton | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Slayden | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Smithville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Smyrna | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Sneedville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Soddy-Daisy | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Somerville | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| South Carthage | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| South Fulton | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| South Pittsburg | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Sparta | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Spencer | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Spring City | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Spring Hill | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Springfield | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| St. Joseph | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Stanton | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Stantonville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Sunbright | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Surgoinsville | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Sweetwater | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Tazewell | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Tellico Plains | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Tennessee Ridge | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Thompson's Station | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Three Way | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Tiptonville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Toone | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Townsend | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Tracy City | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Trenton | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Trezevant | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Trimble | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Troy | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Tullahoma | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Tusculum | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Unicoi | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Union City | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Vanleer | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Viola | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Vonore | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Walden | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Wartburg | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Wartrace | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Watauga | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Watertown | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Waverly | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Waynesboro | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Westmoreland | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| White Bluff | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| White House | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| White Pine | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Whiteville | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Whitwell | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Williston | 8a | 10 to 15°F |
| Winchester | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Winfield | 7a | 0 to 5°F |
| Woodbury | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Woodland Mills | 7b | 5 to 10°F |
| Yorkville | 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 Tennessee?
Tennessee spans zones 6b to 8a on the 2023 USDA map, and zone 7b is the most common. Look up your ZIP code for your exact zone.
What zone is Memphis, TN?
Memphis 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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