USDA hardiness zone 6b

In zone 6b the average coldest winter night reaches -5°F to 0°F. Plants labeled for zone 6 (or a colder zone) can survive the winter outdoors here. 558 U.S. cities with 10,000+ residents are in this zone — the largest are listed below.

City	State	Zone	Avg. last frost	Avg. first frost
Chicago	IL	6b	Apr 10	Nov 5
Columbus	OH	6b	Apr 20	Oct 24
Indianapolis	IN	6b	Apr 20	Oct 21
Detroit	MI	6b	Apr 21	Oct 31
Kansas City	MO	6b	Apr 4	Nov 2
Cincinnati	OH	6b	Apr 16	Oct 25
Pittsburgh	PA	6b	Apr 24	Oct 27
Meads	KY	6b	Apr 22	Oct 23
Toledo	OH	6b	Apr 20	Oct 27
Buffalo	NY	6b	Apr 24	Oct 26
Rochester	NY	6b	Apr 24	Oct 25
Akron	OH	6b	Apr 24	Oct 28
Overland Park	KS	6b	Apr 10	Oct 29
Springfield	MA	6b	May 3	Oct 8
Kansas City	KS	6b	Apr 4	Nov 2
Dayton	OH	6b	Apr 18	Oct 25
Olathe	KS	6b	Apr 10	Oct 29
Warren	MI	6b	Apr 21	Oct 31
Sterling Heights	MI	6b	Apr 30	Oct 24
Columbia	MO	6b	Apr 5	Oct 31
Topeka	KS	6b	Apr 16	Oct 22
Amherst	NY	6b	Apr 24	Oct 26
Hartford	CT	6b	Apr 17	Oct 26
Independence	MO	6b	Apr 10	Oct 27
Lowell	MA	6b	Apr 30	Oct 10
Cambridge	MA	6b	Apr 4	Nov 9
Waterbury	CT	6b	Apr 26	Oct 16
Clinton Township	MI	6b	Apr 30	Oct 24
Dorchester	MA	6b	Apr 19	Oct 23
Brockton	MA	6b	Apr 22	Oct 19
Dearborn	MI	6b	Apr 27	Oct 25
Lee's Summit	MO	6b	Apr 13	Oct 26
Livonia	MI	6b	May 1	Oct 15
Lawrence	KS	6b	Apr 12	Oct 28
Newton	MA	6b	Apr 19	Oct 23
Santa Fe	NM	6b	May 14	Oct 6
Bend	OR	6b	Jun 6	Sep 20
Canton	MI	6b	Apr 24	Oct 24
O'Fallon	MO	6b	Apr 9	Oct 26
Danbury	CT	6b	Apr 20	Oct 20
Bloomington	IN	6b	Apr 15	Oct 26
Troy	MI	6b	Apr 26	Oct 22
Westland	MI	6b	Apr 20	Oct 27
Farmington Hills	MI	6b	May 1	Oct 17
Lawrence	MA	6b	Apr 13	Oct 28
Parma	OH	6b	Apr 20	Nov 3
Scranton	PA	6b	Apr 23	Oct 20
Cheektowaga	NY	6b	Apr 24	Oct 26
Shelby	MI	6b	Apr 26	Oct 22
Southfield	MI	6b	May 1	Oct 17
New Britain	CT	6b	Apr 17	Oct 26
Canton	OH	6b	Apr 24	Oct 26
Framingham	MA	6b	Apr 26	Oct 12
Framingham Center	MA	6b	Apr 26	Oct 12
Shawnee	KS	6b	Apr 4	Nov 2
Lorain	OH	6b	Apr 24	Oct 24
Waltham	MA	6b	Apr 28	Oct 10
West Hartford	CT	6b	Apr 17	Oct 26
Hamilton	OH	6b	Apr 22	Oct 18
Taylor	MI	6b	Apr 20	Oct 27
Malden	MA	6b	Apr 4	Nov 9
Bristol	CT	6b	Apr 25	Oct 18
Meriden	CT	6b	Apr 26	Oct 16
Hamden	CT	6b	Apr 18	Oct 26
Saint Clair Shores	MI	6b	Apr 29	Oct 22
Royal Oak	MI	6b	Apr 21	Oct 31
Brookline	MA	6b	Apr 19	Oct 23
Medford	MA	6b	Apr 4	Nov 9
Taunton	MA	6b	Apr 22	Oct 19
Dearborn Heights	MI	6b	May 1	Oct 15
Kettering	OH	6b	Apr 18	Oct 25
Blue Springs	MO	6b	Apr 7	Oct 29
Elyria	OH	6b	Apr 22	Nov 1
Saint Peters	MO	6b	Apr 9	Oct 26
Peabody	MA	6b	Apr 25	Oct 20
Lenexa	KS	6b	Apr 10	Oct 29
Methuen	MA	6b	Apr 13	Oct 28
Irondequoit	NY	6b	Apr 24	Oct 25
East Hartford	CT	6b	Apr 17	Oct 26
South Peabody	MA	6b	Apr 25	Oct 20
Redford	MI	6b	May 1	Oct 15
Cuyahoga Falls	OH	6b	Apr 30	Oct 21
Niagara Falls	NY	6b	Apr 26	Oct 25
Middletown	OH	6b	Apr 24	Oct 19
Salina	KS	6b	Apr 18	Oct 23
Roseville	MI	6b	Apr 29	Oct 22
Twin Falls	ID	6b	Apr 30	Oct 9
Middletown	CT	6b	Apr 26	Oct 16
Columbus	IN	6b	Apr 11	Oct 25
Beavercreek	OH	6b	Apr 18	Oct 25
Brighton	MA	6b	Apr 19	Oct 23
Altoona	PA	6b	Apr 25	Oct 21
Enfield	CT	6b	Apr 21	Oct 16
Dublin	OH	6b	Apr 22	Oct 23
Cleveland Heights	OH	6b	Apr 8	Nov 12
West Seneca	NY	6b	Apr 24	Oct 26
Strongsville	OH	6b	Apr 20	Nov 3
Attleboro	MA	6b	Apr 27	Oct 15
Southington	CT	6b	Apr 26	Oct 16
Arlington	MA	6b	Apr 25	Oct 17
Fairfield	OH	6b	Apr 19	Oct 22
Jefferson City	MO	6b	Apr 8	Oct 31
Henrietta	NY	6b	Apr 24	Oct 25
State College	PA	6b	Apr 20	Oct 26
Hutchinson	KS	6b	Apr 18	Oct 21
Woonsocket	RI	6b	Apr 22	Oct 19
Shelton	CT	6b	Apr 25	Oct 17
Beverly	MA	6b	Apr 24	Oct 17
Findlay	OH	6b	Apr 22	Oct 24
Covington	KY	6b	Apr 16	Oct 25
Beverly Cove	MA	6b	May 4	Oct 12
Billerica	MA	6b	Apr 27	Oct 13
Norwich	CT	6b	Apr 14	Oct 24
Marlborough	MA	6b	May 2	Oct 6
Woburn	MA	6b	Apr 25	Oct 17
Grove City	OH	6b	Apr 23	Oct 19
Muskegon	MI	6b	Apr 30	Oct 19
Westerville	OH	6b	Apr 22	Oct 24
Huber Heights	OH	6b	Apr 16	Oct 28
Delaware	OH	6b	Apr 19	Oct 26
Braintree	MA	6b	Apr 25	Oct 22
Reynoldsburg	OH	6b	Apr 18	Oct 27
Lincoln Park	MI	6b	May 1	Oct 15
Brighton	NY	6b	Apr 24	Oct 25
Mattapan	MA	6b	Apr 19	Oct 23
Leavenworth	KS	6b	Apr 12	Oct 27
Wentzville	MO	6b	Apr 10	Oct 26
Coventry	RI	6b	Apr 22	Oct 20
Upper Arlington	OH	6b	Apr 20	Oct 24
Cumberland	RI	6b	Apr 22	Oct 19
Stow	OH	6b	Apr 30	Oct 21
Brunswick	OH	6b	Apr 20	Nov 3
Gahanna	OH	6b	Apr 18	Oct 27
Leawood	KS	6b	Apr 10	Oct 29
Chelmsford	MA	6b	Apr 30	Oct 10
North Providence	RI	6b	Apr 11	Oct 30
Holland	MI	6b	Apr 28	Oct 21
Hilliard	OH	6b	Apr 22	Oct 23
Fairborn	OH	6b	Apr 24	Oct 17
Kiryas Joel	NY	6b	Apr 10	Nov 1
Pullman	WA	6b	May 6	Sep 29
Mount Lebanon	PA	6b	Apr 18	Oct 28
Mason	OH	6b	Apr 22	Oct 18
Eastpointe	MI	6b	Apr 21	Oct 31
North Ridgeville	OH	6b	Apr 22	Nov 1
Georgetown	KY	6b	Apr 13	Oct 28
Natick	MA	6b	Apr 26	Oct 12
Massillon	OH	6b	Apr 24	Oct 26
Florence	KY	6b	Apr 18	Oct 25
Bethel Park	PA	6b	Apr 18	Oct 28
Randolph	MA	6b	Apr 18	Oct 26
North Olmsted	OH	6b	Apr 20	Nov 3
Watertown	MA	6b	Apr 19	Oct 23
Glastonbury	CT	6b	Apr 17	Oct 26
Hyde Park	MA	6b	Apr 18	Oct 26
Naugatuck	CT	6b	Apr 18	Oct 26
Lexington	MA	6b	Apr 28	Oct 10
Bowling Green	OH	6b	Apr 22	Oct 25
Parkersburg	WV	6b	Apr 14	Oct 30
North Tonawanda	NY	6b	May 6	Oct 15
Franklin	MA	6b	Apr 30	Oct 9
Manchester	CT	6b	Apr 17	Oct 26
Newington	CT	6b	Apr 17	Oct 26
Post Falls	ID	6b	Apr 22	Oct 18
West Roxbury	MA	6b	Apr 19	Oct 23
Poughkeepsie	NY	6b	Apr 21	Oct 21
North Royalton	OH	6b	Apr 20	Nov 3
Madison Heights	MI	6b	Apr 21	Oct 31
Cedar City	UT	6b	May 4	Oct 13
West Warwick	RI	6b	Apr 22	Oct 20
Ashmont	MA	6b	Apr 19	Oct 23
Kent	OH	6b	Apr 21	Oct 29
Oak Park	MI	6b	Apr 27	Oct 25
Cheshire	CT	6b	Apr 26	Oct 16
Raytown	MO	6b	Apr 10	Oct 27
Port Huron	MI	6b	Apr 19	Nov 3
Tewksbury	MA	6b	Apr 30	Oct 10
Southgate	MI	6b	Apr 20	Oct 27
Johnston	RI	6b	Apr 11	Oct 30
Williamsport	PA	6b	Apr 25	Oct 24
Needham	MA	6b	Apr 26	Oct 12
Allston	MA	6b	Apr 19	Oct 23
Windsor	CT	6b	Apr 21	Oct 16
Agawam	MA	6b	May 3	Oct 8
Redmond	OR	6b	Jun 9	Sep 14
Norwood	MA	6b	Apr 25	Oct 9
Frankfort	KY	6b	Apr 15	Oct 24
Newburgh	NY	6b	Apr 10	Nov 1
North Andover	MA	6b	Apr 21	Oct 21
Monroeville	PA	6b	Apr 22	Oct 25
Cranberry Township	PA	6b	Apr 8	Nov 8
Garfield Heights	OH	6b	Apr 8	Nov 12
Melrose	MA	6b	Apr 25	Oct 17
Wellesley	MA	6b	Apr 26	Oct 12
West Springfield	MA	6b	May 3	Oct 8
Dodge City	KS	6b	Apr 21	Oct 20
Middletown	NY	6b	Apr 21	Oct 22
Roslindale	MA	6b	Apr 19	Oct 23
Wheeling	WV	6b	Apr 20	Oct 29
Shaker Heights	OH	6b	Apr 8	Nov 12
Plum	PA	6b	Apr 16	Nov 1
Allen Park	MI	6b	May 1	Oct 15
Eagle Mountain	UT	6b	Jun 2	Sep 16
Garden City	KS	6b	Apr 28	Oct 17
Milton	MA	6b	Apr 18	Oct 26
West Milford	NJ	6b	Apr 19	Oct 23
Garden City	MI	6b	May 1	Oct 15
Stoughton	MA	6b	Apr 25	Oct 9
Gladstone	MO	6b	Apr 4	Nov 2
Independence	KY	6b	Apr 18	Oct 25
Wethersfield	CT	6b	Apr 17	Oct 26
Saugus	MA	6b	Apr 25	Oct 17
Danvers	MA	6b	Apr 24	Oct 17
Mansfield City	CT	6b	Apr 19	Oct 22
Barberton	OH	6b	Apr 24	Oct 28
Xenia	OH	6b	Apr 18	Oct 24
Green	OH	6b	Apr 24	Oct 26
Randolph	NJ	6b	Apr 17	Oct 23
Zanesville	OH	6b	Apr 26	Oct 19
Grandview	MO	6b	Apr 7	Oct 29
Sandusky	OH	6b	Apr 10	Nov 5
Wyandotte	MI	6b	May 1	Oct 15
Moscow	ID	6b	Apr 29	Oct 2
Milford	MA	6b	Apr 30	Oct 9
Athens	OH	6b	Apr 25	Oct 23
Farmington	CT	6b	Apr 25	Oct 18
Riverside	OH	6b	Apr 18	Oct 25
Wakefield	MA	6b	Apr 25	Oct 17
East Amherst	NY	6b	Apr 24	Oct 26
Hazleton	PA	6b	Apr 30	Oct 22
Reading	MA	6b	Apr 25	Oct 17
Belmont	MA	6b	Apr 19	Oct 23
Dedham	MA	6b	Apr 18	Oct 26
Inkster	MI	6b	May 1	Oct 15
Emporia	KS	6b	Apr 15	Oct 23
Junction City	KS	6b	Apr 12	Oct 26
Franklin	IN	6b	Apr 20	Oct 19
Burlington	MA	6b	Apr 25	Oct 17
South Windsor	CT	6b	Apr 17	Oct 26
Norton Shores	MI	6b	Apr 30	Oct 19
Trotwood	OH	6b	Apr 18	Oct 25
North Haven	CT	6b	Apr 18	Oct 26
Centerville	OH	6b	Apr 17	Oct 26
Chestnut Hill	MA	6b	Apr 19	Oct 23
Easton	MA	6b	Apr 27	Oct 15
Kingston	NY	6b	May 14	Sep 28
Romulus	MI	6b	Apr 20	Oct 27
Mansfield	MA	6b	Apr 27	Oct 15
Middleborough	MA	6b	Apr 23	Oct 16
Windham	CT	6b	Apr 28	Oct 13
Marysville	OH	6b	Apr 19	Oct 26
Maple Heights	OH	6b	Apr 8	Nov 12
Avon	OH	6b	Apr 22	Nov 1
Hudson	OH	6b	Apr 30	Oct 21
New Castle	PA	6b	Apr 30	Oct 23
Wilmington	MA	6b	Apr 25	Oct 17
Hamtramck	MI	6b	Apr 21	Oct 31
Prairie Village	KS	6b	Apr 4	Nov 2
Smithfield	RI	6b	Apr 22	Oct 19
South Euclid	OH	6b	Apr 8	Nov 12
Chillicothe	OH	6b	Apr 20	Oct 22
South Lake Tahoe	CA	6b	Jun 5	Oct 9
Canton	MA	6b	Apr 25	Oct 9
Lincoln	RI	6b	Apr 22	Oct 19
Allison Park	PA	6b	Apr 16	Nov 1
Bloomfield	CT	6b	Apr 17	Oct 26
Sedalia	MO	6b	Apr 18	Oct 22
Stoneham	MA	6b	Apr 25	Oct 17
Perrysburg	OH	6b	Apr 20	Oct 27
Klamath Falls	OR	6b	Jun 9	Sep 18
Winchester	MA	6b	Apr 25	Oct 17
Hays	KS	6b	Apr 19	Oct 22
Nixa	MO	6b	Apr 15	Oct 23
Acton	MA	6b	May 2	Oct 6
Gardner	KS	6b	Apr 13	Oct 24
Birmingham	MI	6b	Apr 26	Oct 22
Grand Island	NY	6b	Apr 26	Oct 25
Liberal	KS	6b	Apr 20	Oct 24
Lockport	NY	6b	Apr 26	Oct 26
Lebanon	OH	6b	Apr 24	Oct 19
Raymore	MO	6b	Apr 13	Oct 26
Parma Heights	OH	6b	Apr 20	Nov 3
Montville Center	CT	6b	Apr 14	Oct 24
Ferndale	MI	6b	Apr 21	Oct 31
Murrysville	PA	6b	Apr 22	Oct 25
Oregon	OH	6b	Apr 20	Oct 27
Monroe	MI	6b	Apr 23	Oct 23
West Mifflin	PA	6b	May 2	Oct 20
Miamisburg	OH	6b	Apr 17	Oct 26
Rolla	MO	6b	Apr 5	Nov 1
Johnstown	PA	6b	May 17	Oct 2
Warrensburg	MO	6b	Apr 14	Oct 21
Norwood	OH	6b	Apr 16	Oct 25
Southbury	CT	6b	Apr 25	Oct 17
Baldwin	PA	6b	Apr 18	Oct 28
Norton	MA	6b	Apr 27	Oct 15
Pickerington	OH	6b	Apr 23	Oct 19
Sparta	NJ	6b	Apr 25	Oct 19
Seymour	IN	6b	Apr 16	Oct 21
McKeesport	PA	6b	May 2	Oct 20