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Vermont Planting Zones

Vermont covers USDA hardiness zones 4a to 6a on the 2023 map. The most common zone is 5a (58% of ZIP codes), where the coldest winter night averages -20 to -15 °F. Montpelier is zone 4b–5a, Burlington is zone 5a–5b and Brattleboro is zone 5b–6a.

Zones in Vermont

Share of the state’s ZIP codes in each zone.

4a 4% -30 to -25 °F
4b 23% -25 to -20 °F
5a 58% -20 to -15 °F
5b 15% -15 to -10 °F
6a 1% -10 to -5 °F

Major cities

Montpelier 4b–5a
Burlington 5a–5b
Brattleboro 5b–6a
Colchester 5a–5b
Barton 4b
Essex Junction 5a
Rutland 5a
Saint Albans 5a
South Burlington 5a
White River Junction 5a
Adamant 5a
Albany 4b

Every city and town in Vermont

Adamant 05640 5a
Albany 05820 4b
Alburgh 05440 5a
Arlington 05250 5a
Ascutney 05030 5b
Averill 05901 4a
Bakersfield 05441 4b
Barnard 05031 5a
Barnet 05821 4b
Barre 05641 5a
Barton 05822+ 4b
Beebe Plain 05823 4b
Beecher Falls 05902 4a
Bellows Falls 05101 5b
Belmont 05730 5a
Belvidere Center 05442 5a
Bennington 05201 5b
Benson 05731 5a
Bethel 05032 5a
Bomoseen 05732 5a
Bondville 05340 5a
Bradford 05033 5a
Brandon 05733 5a
Brattleboro 05301+ 5b–6a
Bridgewater 05034 5a
Bridgewater Corners 05035 5a
Bridport 05734 5a
Bristol 05443 5a
Brookfield 05036 5a
Brownsville 05037 5a
Burlington 05401+ 5a–5b
Cabot 05647 4b
Calais 05648 5a
Cambridge 05444 5a
Cambridgeport 05141 5b
Canaan 05903 4a
Castleton 05735 5a
Cavendish 05142 5b
Center Rutland 05736 5a
Charlotte 05445 5a
Chelsea 05038 5a
Chester 05143 5b
Chittenden 05737 5a
Colchester 05439+ 5a–5b
Concord 05824 4b
Corinth 05039 5a
Coventry 05825 4b
Craftsbury 05826 4b
Craftsbury Common 05827 4b
Cuttingsville 05738 5b
Danby 05739 5a
Danville 05828 4b
Derby 05829 4a
Derby Line 05830 4a
Dorset 05251 5a
East Arlington 05252 5a
East Barre 05649 5a
East Berkshire 05447 4b
East Burke 05832 4b
East Calais 05650 4b
East Charleston 05833 4a
East Corinth 05040 5a
East Dorset 05253 5a
East Dover 05341 5b
East Fairfield 05448 5a
East Hardwick 05836 4b
East Haven 05837 4b
East Middlebury 05740 5a
East Montpelier 05651 4b
East Poultney 05741 5a
East Randolph 05041 5a
East Ryegate 05042 4b
East Saint Johnsbury 05838 4b
East Thetford 05043 5a
East Wallingford 05742 5a
Eden 05652 5a
Eden Mills 05653 4b
Enosburg Falls 05450 4b
Essex 05451 5a
Essex Junction 05452+ 5a
Fair Haven 05743 5a
Fairfax 05454 5a
Fairfield 05455 5a
Fairlee 05045 5a
Ferrisburgh 05456 5a
Florence 05744 5a
Forest Dale 05745 5a
Franklin 05457 5a
Gaysville 05746 5a
Gilman 05904 4b
Glover 05839 4b
Grafton 05146 5a
Granby 05840 4b
Grand Isle 05458 5a
Graniteville 05654 5a
Granville 05747 5a
Greensboro 05841 4b
Greensboro Bend 05842 4b
Groton 05046 4b
Guildhall 05905 4a
Hancock 05748 5a
Hardwick 05843 4b
Hartford 05047 5a
Hartland 05048 5a
Hartland Four Corners 05049 5a
Highgate Center 05459 5a
Highgate Springs 05460 5a
Hinesburg 05461 5a
Huntington 05462 5a
Hyde Park 05655 4b
Hydeville 05750 5a
Irasburg 05845 4b
Island Pond 05846 4a
Isle La Motte 05463 5a
Jacksonville 05342 5b
Jamaica 05343 5a
Jeffersonville 05464 5a
Jericho 05465 5a
Johnson 05656 5a
Jonesville 05466 5a
Killington 05751 5a
Lake Elmore 05657 4b
Londonderry 05148 5a
Lowell 05847 4b
Lower Waterford 05848 4b
Ludlow 05149 5b
Lunenburg 05906 4b
Lyndon 05849 4b
Lyndon Center 05850 4b
Lyndonville 05851 4b
Manchester 05254 5b
Manchester Center 05255 5a
Marlboro 05344 5b
Marshfield 05658 4b
Mc Indoe Falls 05050 4b
Middlebury 05753 5a
Middletown Springs 05757 5a
Milton 05468 5a
Monkton 05469 5a
Montgomery 05470 4b
Montgomery Center 05471 5a
Montpelier 05601+ 4b–5a
Moretown 05660 5a
Morgan 05853 4a
Morrisville 05661 4b
Moscow 05662 4b
Mount Holly 05758 5b
New Haven 05472 5a
Newbury 05051 5a
Newfane 05345 5b
Newport 05855 4b
Newport Center 05857 4b
North Bennington 05257 5b
North Clarendon 05759 5a
North Concord 05858 4b
North Ferrisburgh 05473 5a
North Hartland 05052 5a
North Hero 05474 5a
North Hyde Park 05665 4b
North Montpelier 05666 4b
North Pomfret 05053 5a
North Pownal 05260 5b
North Springfield 05150 5b
North Thetford 05054 5a
North Troy 05859 4b
Northfield 05663 5a
Northfield Falls 05664 5a
Norton 05907 4a
Norwich 05055 5a
Orleans 05860 4b
Orwell 05760 5a
Passumpsic 05861 4b
Pawlet 05761 5a
Peacham 05862 4b
Perkinsville 05151 5b
Peru 05152 5a
Pittsfield 05762 5a
Pittsford 05763 5a
Plainfield 05667 5a
Plymouth 05056 5b
Post Mills 05058 5a
Poultney 05764 5a
Pownal 05261 5b
Proctor 05765 5a
Proctorsville 05153 5b
Putney 05346 5b
Quechee 05059 5a
Randolph 05060 5a
Randolph Center 05061 5a
Reading 05062 5b
Readsboro 05350 5b
Richford 05476 4b
Richmond 05477 5a
Ripton 05766 5a
Rochester 05767 5a
Roxbury 05669 5a
Rupert 05768 5a
Rutland 05701+ 5a
Saint Albans 05478+ 5a
Saint Albans Bay 05481 5a
Saint Johnsbury 05819 4b
Saint Johnsbury Center 05863 4b
Salisbury 05769 5a
Saxtons River 05154 5b
Shaftsbury 05262 5a
Sharon 05065 5a
Sheffield 05866 4b
Shelburne 05482 5b
Sheldon 05483 5a
Sheldon Springs 05485 5a
Shoreham 05770 5a
South Burlington 05403+ 5a
South Hero 05486 5b
South Londonderry 05155 5a
South Newfane 05351 5b
South Pomfret 05067 5a
South Royalton 05068 5a
South Ryegate 05069 4b
South Strafford 05070 5a
South Woodstock 05071 5b
Springfield 05156 5b
Stamford 05352 5b
Starksboro 05487 5a
Stockbridge 05772 5a
Stowe 05672 5a
Strafford 05072 5a
Sutton 05867 4b
Swanton 05488 5a
Thetford 05074 5a
Thetford Center 05075 5a
Topsham 05076 5a
Townshend 05353 5b
Troy 05868 4b
Tunbridge 05077 5a
Underhill 05489 5a
Underhill Center 05490 5a
Vergennes 05491 5a
Vernon 05354 5b
Vershire 05079 5a
Waitsfield 05673 5a
Wallingford 05773 5a
Wardsboro 05355 5b
Warren 05674 5a
Washington 05675 5a
Waterbury 05676 5a
Waterbury Center 05677 5a
Waterville 05492 5a
Websterville 05678 5a
Wells 05774 5a
Wells River 05081 5a
West Burke 05871 4b
West Charleston 05872 4a
West Danville 05873 4b
West Dover 05356 5a
West Dummerston 05357 5b
West Fairlee 05083 5a
West Halifax 05358 5b
West Hartford 05084 5a
West Newbury 05085 4b
West Pawlet 05775 5a
West Rupert 05776 5a
West Rutland 05777 5a
West Topsham 05086 5a
West Townshend 05359 5a
West Wardsboro 05360 5a
Westfield 05874 5a
Westford 05494 5a
Westminster 05158 5b
Westminster Station 05159 5b
Weston 05161 5a
White River Junction 05001+ 5a
Whiting 05778 5a
Whitingham 05361 5b
Wilder 05088 5a
Williamstown 05679 5a
Williamsville 05362 5b
Williston 05495 5a
Wilmington 05363 5a
Windsor 05089 5b
Winooski 05404 5a
Wolcott 05680 4b
Woodbury 05681 4b
Woodstock 05091 5a
Worcester 05682 5a

Other states

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Zones: 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map ZIP code data, USDA Agricultural Research Service and the PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University (official map). Place names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Each ZIP code gets one zone, but a ZIP code can cross a zone line, and hills, valleys and towns can be warmer or colder than the zone shown.

About the Hardiness Zone Map

The Hardiness Zone Map finds your USDA plant hardiness zone, also called your planting or growing zone, from your ZIP code. Zones are based on the average coldest winter night of the year: each zone is 10 °F wide and split into a and b halves of 5 °F, from zone 1a in Alaska to 13b in Puerto Rico. Plant labels and seed packets give the coldest zone a plant can survive, so knowing your zone tells you which perennials, shrubs and trees can stay outside all winter. Zones come from the official 2023 USDA map ZIP code data for all 50 states, Washington DC and Puerto Rico.

How to use it

1 Enter your 5-digit ZIP code and press Find my zone.
2 Read your zone and the average coldest winter temperature it stands for.
3 Open your state to see its zones and the zone of every city.
4 Choose plants rated for your zone number or a colder (lower) one.

Frequently asked questions

What growing zone is Vermont?

Vermont spans zones 4a–6a. Zone 5a is the most common, covering 58% of the state's ZIP codes. Enter your ZIP code above for your exact zone.

What planting zone is Montpelier, VT?

Montpelier is in USDA zone 4b–5a, depending on the ZIP code. Its average coldest winter night is -25 to -15 °F.

What planting zone is Burlington, VT?

Burlington is in USDA zone 5a–5b, depending on the ZIP code. Its average coldest winter night is -20 to -10 °F.

What planting zone is Brattleboro, VT?

Brattleboro is in USDA zone 5b–6a, depending on the ZIP code. Its average coldest winter night is -15 to -5 °F.

What is the coldest zone in Vermont?

The coldest part of Vermont is zone 4a, with winter lows of -30 to -25 °F. The warmest is zone 6a, at -10 to -5 °F.

How are planting zones worked out?

Each zone is a 10 °F band of the average coldest winter night over 1991–2020, split into a and b halves of 5 °F. The map does not show summer heat, rainfall or frost dates, so check local advice before planting.

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