USDA hardiness zone 7b
In zone 7b the average coldest winter night reaches 5°F to 10°F. Plants labeled for zone 7 (or a colder zone) can survive the winter outdoors here. 556 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York City | NY | 7b | Mar 30 | Nov 20 |
| Brooklyn | NY | 7b | Apr 1 | Nov 19 |
| Queens | NY | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 14 |
| Philadelphia | PA | 7b | Mar 30 | Nov 17 |
| Manhattan | NY | 7b | Mar 30 | Nov 20 |
| The Bronx | NY | 7b | Apr 1 | Nov 16 |
| Nashville | TN | 7b | Apr 1 | Oct 31 |
| Oklahoma City | OK | 7b | Apr 4 | Nov 2 |
| Albuquerque | NM | 7b | Apr 6 | Nov 3 |
| Staten Island | NY | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 10 |
| Tulsa | OK | 7b | Mar 31 | Nov 4 |
| Newark | NJ | 7b | Apr 4 | Nov 6 |
| Jersey City | NJ | 7b | Apr 4 | Nov 6 |
| Reno | NV | 7b | Apr 28 | Oct 27 |
| Lubbock | TX | 7b | Mar 24 | Nov 11 |
| Richmond | VA | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 4 |
| Salt Lake City | UT | 7b | Mar 31 | Nov 8 |
| Arlington | VA | 7b | Apr 9 | Oct 31 |
| Yonkers | NY | 7b | Apr 20 | Oct 26 |
| Knoxville | TN | 7b | Apr 11 | Oct 28 |
| Clarksville | TN | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 1 |
| Murfreesboro | TN | 7b | Apr 9 | Oct 27 |
| West Valley City | UT | 7b | Apr 8 | Oct 31 |
| Elizabeth | NJ | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 10 |
| Norman | OK | 7b | Mar 31 | Nov 5 |
| West Jordan | UT | 7b | Apr 29 | Oct 22 |
| Broken Arrow | OK | 7b | Apr 1 | Nov 1 |
| Roanoke | VA | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 1 |
| Columbia | MD | 7b | Apr 10 | Oct 31 |
| Lawton | OK | 7b | Apr 1 | Nov 5 |
| Asheville | NC | 7b | Apr 6 | Oct 31 |
| Edmond | OK | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 5 |
| Rio Rancho | NM | 7b | Apr 8 | Nov 1 |
| Enchanted Hills | NM | 7b | Apr 16 | Oct 23 |
| Sandy | UT | 7b | Apr 29 | Oct 22 |
| Germantown | MD | 7b | Apr 14 | Oct 29 |
| New Rochelle | NY | 7b | Apr 1 | Nov 16 |
| Lynchburg | VA | 7b | Apr 17 | Oct 25 |
| Kennewick | WA | 7b | Mar 28 | Oct 30 |
| Camden | NJ | 7b | Mar 30 | Nov 17 |
| Brick | NJ | 7b | Apr 23 | Oct 20 |
| Jonesboro | AR | 7b | Apr 1 | Nov 1 |
| Franklin | TN | 7b | Apr 3 | Oct 31 |
| Silver Spring | MD | 7b | Apr 10 | Nov 1 |
| Passaic | NJ | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 4 |
| Wilmington | DE | 7b | Apr 7 | Nov 4 |
| Cherry Hill | NJ | 7b | Apr 15 | Oct 31 |
| Frederick | MD | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 6 |
| Pasco | WA | 7b | Mar 28 | Oct 30 |
| Union City | NJ | 7b | Mar 30 | Nov 20 |
| Mount Vernon | NY | 7b | Apr 1 | Nov 16 |
| Waldorf | MD | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 8 |
| Glen Burnie | MD | 7b | Apr 10 | Oct 31 |
| Gaithersburg | MD | 7b | Apr 1 | Nov 6 |
| Rockville | MD | 7b | Apr 1 | Nov 6 |
| Jackson | TN | 7b | Apr 2 | Oct 29 |
| Bayonne | NJ | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 10 |
| Johnson City | TN | 7b | Apr 19 | Oct 24 |
| Dale City | VA | 7b | Mar 28 | Nov 8 |
| Ellicott City | MD | 7b | Apr 10 | Oct 31 |
| West Lynchburg | VA | 7b | Apr 17 | Oct 25 |
| Middletown | NJ | 7b | Apr 17 | Oct 23 |
| North Bergen | NJ | 7b | Mar 30 | Nov 20 |
| Millcreek | UT | 7b | Apr 25 | Oct 18 |
| Irvington | NJ | 7b | Apr 4 | Nov 6 |
| Bethesda | MD | 7b | Apr 9 | Oct 31 |
| Brentwood | NY | 7b | Apr 10 | Nov 2 |
| Taylorsville | UT | 7b | Mar 31 | Nov 8 |
| Moore | OK | 7b | Apr 4 | Nov 2 |
| Bensalem | PA | 7b | Apr 21 | Oct 25 |
| Reston | VA | 7b | Apr 14 | Oct 29 |
| Bowie | MD | 7b | Apr 22 | Oct 22 |
| Midwest City | OK | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 5 |
| Hendersonville | TN | 7b | Apr 11 | Oct 29 |
| Hempstead | NY | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 12 |
| Abington | PA | 7b | Apr 11 | Nov 1 |
| Towson | MD | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 7 |
| Richland | WA | 7b | Apr 6 | Oct 24 |
| Hoboken | NJ | 7b | Mar 30 | Nov 20 |
| West New York | NJ | 7b | Mar 30 | Nov 20 |
| Kingsport | TN | 7b | Apr 9 | Oct 29 |
| Perth Amboy | NJ | 7b | Apr 15 | Oct 26 |
| Levittown | NY | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 11 |
| Leesburg | VA | 7b | Apr 16 | Oct 25 |
| Havertown | PA | 7b | Mar 30 | Nov 17 |
| Murray | UT | 7b | Apr 25 | Oct 18 |
| Aspen Hill | MD | 7b | Apr 1 | Nov 6 |
| Roswell | NM | 7b | Apr 13 | Oct 30 |
| Wheaton | MD | 7b | Apr 1 | Nov 6 |
| McLean | VA | 7b | Apr 9 | Oct 31 |
| Bel Air South | MD | 7b | Apr 10 | Oct 30 |
| Gwynn Oak | MD | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 7 |
| Smyrna | TN | 7b | Apr 13 | Oct 21 |
| Charlottesville | VA | 7b | Apr 5 | Nov 4 |
| Tuckahoe | VA | 7b | Apr 10 | Oct 31 |
| Potomac | MD | 7b | Apr 1 | Nov 6 |
| Hackensack | NJ | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 4 |
| Severn | MD | 7b | Apr 10 | Oct 31 |
| Cleveland | TN | 7b | Apr 6 | Oct 30 |
| North Bethesda | MD | 7b | Apr 1 | Nov 6 |
| Freeport | NY | 7b | Apr 7 | Nov 8 |
| West Babylon | NY | 7b | Apr 6 | Nov 6 |
| Prescott Valley | AZ | 7b | Apr 20 | Oct 27 |
| Kearny | NJ | 7b | Apr 4 | Nov 6 |
| Danville | VA | 7b | Apr 8 | Nov 1 |
| Linden | NJ | 7b | Apr 11 | Oct 31 |
| Prescott | AZ | 7b | Apr 30 | Oct 20 |
| Mount Laurel | NJ | 7b | Apr 15 | Oct 28 |
| Brentwood | TN | 7b | Apr 15 | Oct 26 |
| Catonsville | MD | 7b | Mar 24 | Nov 21 |
| Hicksville | NY | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 12 |
| Lake Ridge | VA | 7b | Apr 12 | Oct 27 |
| Burke | VA | 7b | Apr 14 | Oct 29 |
| Annandale | VA | 7b | Apr 14 | Oct 29 |
| South Valley | NM | 7b | Apr 18 | Oct 24 |
| Teaneck | NJ | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 4 |
| Dover | DE | 7b | Apr 4 | Nov 4 |
| Coram | NY | 7b | Apr 4 | Nov 7 |
| Muskogee | OK | 7b | Apr 7 | Oct 30 |
| East Meadow | NY | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 12 |
| Hanover | MD | 7b | Apr 10 | Oct 31 |
| Columbia Heights | DC | 7b | Mar 29 | Nov 8 |
| Valley Stream | NY | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 14 |
| Woodlawn | MD | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 7 |
| Hermitage | TN | 7b | Apr 1 | Nov 4 |
| Sewell | NJ | 7b | Apr 8 | Nov 1 |
| Odenton | MD | 7b | Apr 10 | Oct 31 |
| Belleville | NJ | 7b | Apr 4 | Nov 6 |
| Columbia | TN | 7b | Apr 10 | Oct 27 |
| Fort Lee | NJ | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 4 |
| Ewing | NJ | 7b | Apr 17 | Oct 28 |
| Saint Charles | MD | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 8 |
| Mechanicsville | VA | 7b | Apr 7 | Nov 1 |
| Pennsauken | NJ | 7b | Apr 15 | Oct 31 |
| Commack | NY | 7b | Apr 9 | Nov 10 |
| Spring Hill | TN | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 1 |
| Clinton | MD | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 8 |
| Mount Pleasant | DC | 7b | Apr 9 | Oct 31 |
| Kearns | UT | 7b | Apr 8 | Oct 31 |
| Oxon Hill-Glassmanor | MD | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 8 |
| La Vergne | TN | 7b | Apr 13 | Oct 21 |
| Owasso | OK | 7b | Mar 31 | Nov 4 |
| Central Islip | NY | 7b | Apr 10 | Nov 2 |
| Cottonwood Heights | UT | 7b | Apr 29 | Oct 22 |
| Gallatin | TN | 7b | Apr 16 | Oct 23 |
| Oakton | VA | 7b | Apr 14 | Oct 29 |
| Chester | PA | 7b | Mar 30 | Nov 16 |
| Salisbury | NC | 7b | Apr 6 | Oct 30 |
| Olney | MD | 7b | Apr 1 | Nov 6 |
| Newark | DE | 7b | Apr 7 | Nov 2 |
| Oak Hill | VA | 7b | Apr 15 | Oct 24 |
| Wenatchee | WA | 7b | Apr 4 | Oct 28 |
| Long Beach | NY | 7b | Apr 7 | Nov 8 |
| Suitland-Silver Hill | MD | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 8 |
| Chillum | MD | 7b | Mar 29 | Nov 8 |
| St. Charles | MD | 7b | Apr 17 | Oct 27 |
| Elmont | NY | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 14 |
| Huntington Station | NY | 7b | Apr 9 | Nov 10 |
| Salisbury | MD | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 7 |
| Midvale | UT | 7b | Apr 29 | Oct 22 |
| Petersburg | VA | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 3 |
| College Park | MD | 7b | Apr 10 | Nov 1 |
| Oceanside | NY | 7b | Apr 7 | Nov 8 |
| Montgomery Village | MD | 7b | Apr 1 | Nov 6 |
| Garfield | NJ | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 4 |
| Willingboro | NJ | 7b | Apr 15 | Oct 29 |
| Centereach | NY | 7b | Apr 10 | Nov 2 |
| Mount Juliet | TN | 7b | Apr 1 | Nov 4 |
| Lewiston Orchards | ID | 7b | Apr 6 | Oct 26 |
| Shawnee | OK | 7b | Mar 30 | Nov 5 |
| Long Branch | NJ | 7b | Apr 9 | Nov 3 |
| Holladay | UT | 7b | Apr 29 | Oct 22 |
| Pikesville | MD | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 7 |
| Parkville | MD | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 7 |
| Bel Air North | MD | 7b | Apr 10 | Oct 30 |
| Springfield | VA | 7b | Apr 14 | Oct 29 |
| Kaysville | UT | 7b | Apr 19 | Oct 19 |
| Lebanon | TN | 7b | Apr 6 | Oct 28 |
| Carney | MD | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 7 |
| South Gate | MD | 7b | Apr 10 | Oct 31 |
| Port Chester | NY | 7b | Apr 12 | Oct 31 |
| Rahway | NJ | 7b | Apr 11 | Oct 31 |
| Morristown | TN | 7b | Apr 10 | Oct 28 |
| Franklin Square | NY | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 12 |
| Oak Ridge | TN | 7b | Apr 5 | Nov 1 |
| West Falls Church | VA | 7b | Apr 14 | Oct 29 |
| Milford Mill | MD | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 7 |
| West Elkridge | MD | 7b | Apr 10 | Oct 31 |
| Englewood | NJ | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 4 |
| Perry Hall | MD | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 7 |
| Maryville | TN | 7b | Apr 1 | Nov 2 |
| Harrison | NY | 7b | Apr 12 | Oct 31 |
| West Islip | NY | 7b | Apr 6 | Nov 6 |
| Fredericksburg | VA | 7b | Apr 6 | Nov 1 |
| Drexel Hill | PA | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 10 |
| Sterling | VA | 7b | Apr 13 | Oct 26 |
| Deer Park | NY | 7b | Apr 6 | Nov 6 |
| Bergenfield | NJ | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 4 |
| Nutley | NJ | 7b | Apr 4 | Nov 6 |
| Glen Cove | NY | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 12 |
| Crofton | MD | 7b | Apr 22 | Oct 22 |
| Lindenhurst | NY | 7b | Apr 6 | Nov 6 |
| Holbrook | NY | 7b | Apr 10 | Nov 2 |
| Dix Hills | NY | 7b | Apr 9 | Nov 10 |
| Bristol | TN | 7b | Apr 21 | Oct 20 |
| Magna | UT | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 4 |
| Smithtown | NY | 7b | Apr 10 | Nov 2 |
| Bay Shore | NY | 7b | Apr 4 | Nov 11 |
| Statesville | NC | 7b | Apr 16 | Oct 25 |
| Plainview | NY | 7b | Apr 6 | Nov 6 |
| Laurel | MD | 7b | Apr 5 | Nov 9 |
| South Laurel | MD | 7b | Apr 5 | Nov 9 |
| Central 14th Street / Spring Road | DC | 7b | Mar 29 | Nov 8 |
| Yukon | OK | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 4 |
| Suitland | MD | 7b | Mar 29 | Nov 8 |
| Edgewood | MD | 7b | Apr 10 | Oct 30 |
| Salem | VA | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 1 |
| Lochearn | MD | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 7 |
| Bridgeton | NJ | 7b | Apr 10 | Nov 1 |
| Cave Spring | VA | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 1 |
| Cliffside Park | NJ | 7b | Mar 30 | Nov 20 |
| Lodi | NJ | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 4 |
| South Salt Lake | UT | 7b | Mar 31 | Nov 8 |
| Uniondale | NY | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 12 |
| Short Pump | VA | 7b | Apr 10 | Oct 29 |
| Vincentown | NJ | 7b | Apr 15 | Oct 28 |
| Bixby | OK | 7b | Apr 1 | Nov 1 |
| Herndon | VA | 7b | Apr 15 | Oct 24 |
| North Potomac | MD | 7b | Apr 1 | Nov 6 |
| Scaggsville | MD | 7b | Apr 5 | Nov 9 |
| Greenbelt | MD | 7b | Apr 10 | Nov 1 |
| Rockville Centre | NY | 7b | Apr 7 | Nov 8 |
| Carteret | NJ | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 10 |
| Baldwin | NY | 7b | Apr 7 | Nov 8 |
| Fairfax | VA | 7b | Apr 14 | Oct 29 |
| Hunt Valley | MD | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 7 |
| Fort Washington | MD | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 8 |
| Fairland | MD | 7b | Apr 5 | Nov 9 |
| Baileys Crossroads | VA | 7b | Mar 24 | Nov 18 |
| Ilchester | MD | 7b | Apr 10 | Oct 31 |
| Springfield | PA | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 10 |
| Landover | MD | 7b | Mar 29 | Nov 8 |
| Chantilly | VA | 7b | Apr 15 | Oct 24 |
| Copiague | NY | 7b | Apr 6 | Nov 6 |
| Lincolnia | VA | 7b | Mar 24 | Nov 18 |
| Garden City | NY | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 12 |
| Farmington | UT | 7b | Apr 19 | Oct 19 |
| West Springfield | VA | 7b | Apr 14 | Oct 29 |
| Hopewell | VA | 7b | Mar 31 | Nov 6 |
| Oxford | MS | 7b | Apr 3 | Oct 31 |
| Hillside | NJ | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 10 |
| Merrick | NY | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 11 |
| Del City | OK | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 5 |
| Farragut | TN | 7b | Apr 5 | Nov 1 |
| Massapequa | NY | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 11 |
| Roselle | NJ | 7b | Apr 11 | Oct 31 |
| Shelbyville | TN | 7b | Apr 7 | Oct 29 |
| Pleasant Plains | DC | 7b | Mar 29 | Nov 8 |
| Chester | VA | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 3 |
| Plainview | TX | 7b | Apr 6 | Nov 2 |
| Hauppauge | NY | 7b | Apr 10 | Nov 2 |
| East Millcreek | UT | 7b | Apr 25 | Oct 18 |
| Woodlawn | VA | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 8 |
| Cockeysville | MD | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 7 |
| Pleasantville | NJ | 7b | Mar 26 | Nov 22 |
| Palisades Park | NJ | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 4 |
| Jenks | OK | 7b | Mar 30 | Nov 4 |
| Sapulpa | OK | 7b | Mar 30 | Nov 4 |
| Arbutus | MD | 7b | Mar 24 | Nov 21 |
| Middletown | DE | 7b | Apr 7 | Nov 2 |
| Mustang | OK | 7b | Apr 4 | Nov 2 |
| Rose Hill | VA | 7b | Mar 24 | Nov 18 |
| East Northport | NY | 7b | Apr 9 | Nov 10 |
| Lake Ronkonkoma | NY | 7b | Apr 10 | Nov 2 |
| Lyndhurst | NJ | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 4 |
| North Bellmore | NY | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 11 |
| Selden | NY | 7b | Apr 4 | Nov 7 |
| Clemmons | NC | 7b | Apr 9 | Oct 31 |
| North Salt Lake | UT | 7b | Apr 24 | Oct 19 |
| Sand Springs | OK | 7b | Mar 30 | Nov 4 |
| Holtsville | NY | 7b | Apr 10 | Nov 2 |
| Tysons | VA | 7b | Apr 14 | Oct 29 |
| Bethany | OK | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 4 |
| Montclair | VA | 7b | Mar 28 | Nov 8 |
| Lynbrook | NY | 7b | Apr 7 | Nov 8 |
| Mamaroneck | NY | 7b | Apr 20 | Oct 26 |
| Bear | DE | 7b | Apr 7 | Nov 1 |
| Sun Valley | NV | 7b | Apr 28 | Oct 27 |
| Woodbridge | NJ | 7b | Apr 11 | Oct 28 |
| Rosedale | MD | 7b | Mar 24 | Nov 21 |
| Glassboro | NJ | 7b | Apr 8 | Nov 1 |
| Altus | OK | 7b | Apr 5 | Nov 2 |
| Mineola | NY | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 12 |
| Tullahoma | TN | 7b | Apr 6 | Oct 30 |
| Secaucus | NJ | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 4 |
| Camp Springs | MD | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 8 |
| Ronkonkoma | NY | 7b | Apr 10 | Nov 2 |
| Maple Shade | NJ | 7b | Apr 12 | Nov 1 |
| East Massapequa | NY | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 11 |
| Melville | NY | 7b | Apr 6 | Nov 6 |