USDA hardiness zones for Alaska Cities, Towns and Borough

Alaska have 16 USDA planting zones, ranging from zone 1a to 8b, according to the latest official USDA data released in 2023.

Find your USDA Planting Zone in Alaska, using the list of Alaska cities, towns and borough Planting zones given below.

You can also use Alaska Planting Zones map to visually locate your zone, given below.

Planting Zones Alaska Map

USDA hardiness zones for Alaska Borough

Alaska Borough	Hardiness Zones
Aleutians East Borough	Zone 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a and 8b
Aleutians West Borough	Zone 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b and 9a
Borough of Juneau	Zone 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a and 7b
Bristol Bay Borough	Zone 4a, 4b and 5a
Denali Borough	Zone 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b and 5a
Fairbanks North Star Borough	Zone 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a and 4b
Haines Borough	Zone 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a and 7b

USDA hardiness zones for Alaska cities and towns

Alaska Cities/Towns/Census Area	Hardiness Zones
Adak	Zone 8a and 8b
Akhiok	Zone 7a and 7b
Akiachak	Zone 3b and 4a
Akiak	Zone 3b
Akutan	Zone 7a, 7b and 8a
Alakanuk	Zone 4a
Alatna	Zone 1a, 1b and 2a
Alcan Border	Zone 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b
Aleknagik	Zone 4a and 4b
Aleneva	Zone 6b, 7a and 7b
Allakaket	Zone 1a
Ambler	Zone 2a
Anaktuvuk Pass	Zone 2b and 3a
Anchor Point	Zone 5b, 6a and 6b
Anchorage	Zone 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a and 6b
Anderson	Zone 2a
Angoon	Zone 7a, 7b and 8a
Aniak	Zone 2b and 3a
Anvik	Zone 3b
Arctic Village	Zone 1b, 2a, 2b and 3a
Atka	Zone 8a and 8b
Atmautluak	Zone 3b and 4a
Atqasuk	Zone 2a and 2b
Badger	Zone 1b and 2a
Bear Creek	Zone 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b and 7a
Beaver	Zone 1a
Beluga	Zone 4b, 5a and 5b
Bethel	Zone 4a
Bethel Census Area	Zone 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b and 6a
Bettles	Zone 1b
Big Delta	Zone 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b
Big Lake	Zone 4a and 4b
Birch Creek	Zone 1a
Brevig Mission	Zone 3a and 3b
Buckland	Zone 2b
Buffalo Soapstone	Zone 5a and 5b
Butte	Zone 4b, 5a and 5b
Cantwell	Zone 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a and 4b
Central	Zone 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b
Chalkyitsik	Zone 1a
Chase	Zone 4a, 4b and 5a
Chefornak	Zone 4a
Chena Ridge	Zone 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b
Chenega	Zone 6b, 7a, 7b and 8a
Chevak	Zone 4a
Chickaloon	Zone 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a and 5b
Chicken	Zone 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b
Chignik	Zone 5b, 6a, 6b and 7a
Chignik Lagoon	Zone 5b, 6a, 6b and 7a
Chignik Lake	Zone 6a, 6b and 7a
Chiniak	Zone 7a and 7b
Chisana	Zone 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b and 4a
Chistochina	Zone 2b, 3a, 3b and 4a
Chitina	Zone 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a and 4b
Chuathbaluk	Zone 3a
Circle	Zone 1a, 1b and 2a
Clam Gulch	Zone 4b and 5a
Coffman Cove	Zone 7b and 8a
Cohoe	Zone 4b and 5a
Cold Bay	Zone 6b, 7a and 7b
Coldfoot	Zone 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b
College	Zone 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b
Cooper Landing	Zone 5a, 5b and 6a
Copper Center	Zone 2a and 2b
Cordova	Zone 6b, 7a, 7b and 8a
Covenant Life	Zone 5a and 5b
Craig	Zone 7b and 8a
Crooked Creek	Zone 2b, 3a and 3b
Crown Point	Zone 5a and 5b
Deering	Zone 2b and 3a
Delta Junction	Zone 2a
Deltana	Zone 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a and 4b
Diamond Ridge	Zone 5b, 6a and 6b
Dillingham	Zone 4b
Dillingham Census Area	Zone 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b and 5a
Diomede	Zone 3b
Dot Lake	Zone 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b
Dot Lake Village	Zone 2a
Dry Creek	Zone 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b
Eagle	Zone 1b
Eagle Village	Zone 1b, 2a, 2b and 3a
Edna Bay	Zone 7b and 8a
Eek	Zone 4a
Egegik	Zone 4b and 5a
Eielson AFB	Zone 2a, 2b and 3a
Ekwok	Zone 4b
Elfin Cove	Zone 7a, 7b and 8a
Elim	Zone 3b and 4a
Emmonak	Zone 4a
Ester	Zone 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b and 4a
Eureka Roadhouse	Zone 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b and 5a
Evansville	Zone 1b, 2a, 2b and 3a
Excursion Inlet	Zone 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b and 7a
Fairbanks	Zone 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b
False Pass	Zone 6b, 7a and 7b
Farm Loop	Zone 5a
Farmers Loop	Zone 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b
Ferry	Zone 2b, 3a, 3b and 4a
Fishhook	Zone 5a and 5b
Flat	Zone 2b, 3a and 3b
Fort Greely	Zone 2a and 2b
Fort Yukon	Zone 1a
Four Mile Road	Zone 2a
Fox	Zone 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b and 4a
Fox River	Zone 5b and 6a
Fritz Creek	Zone 5b, 6a and 6b
Funny River	Zone 4a and 4b
Gakona	Zone 2b
Galena	Zone 1b and 2a
Gambell	Zone 4b
Game Creek	Zone 7a and 7b
Gateway	Zone 4b and 5a
Glacier View	Zone 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b and 5a
Glennallen	Zone 2a, 2b and 3a
Goldstream	Zone 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b and 4a
Golovin	Zone 3b
Grayling	Zone 2b, 3a and 3b
Gulkana	Zone 2b
Gustavus	Zone 6b, 7a and 7b
Haines	Zone 5b, 6a, 6b and 7a
Halibut Cove	Zone 6a and 6b
Happy Valley	Zone 5a, 5b and 6a
Harding-Birch Lakes	Zone 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b and 4a
Healy	Zone 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b and 4a
Healy Lake	Zone 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b
Hobart Bay	Zone 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b and 8a
Hollis	Zone 7a, 7b and 8a
Holy Cross	Zone 3a
Homer	Zone 6a and 6b
Hoonah	Zone 7a and 7b
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	Zone 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a and 8b
Hooper Bay	Zone 4b
Hope	Zone 5a, 5b and 6a
Houston	Zone 4a
Hughes	Zone 1b and 2a
Huslia	Zone 1b and 2a
Hydaburg	Zone 8a
Hyder	Zone 6a, 6b and 7a
Igiugig	Zone 4a
Iliamna	Zone 4b and 5a
Ivanof Bay	Zone 6a, 6b and 7a
Juneau	Zone 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a and 7b
Kachemak	Zone 6a and 6b
Kake	Zone 7b
Kaktovik	Zone 3a
Kalifornsky	Zone 4a, 4b and 5a
Kaltag	Zone 2a, 2b and 3a
Karluk	Zone 6b, 7a and 7b
Kasaan	Zone 7a, 7b and 8a
Kasigluk	Zone 4a
Kasilof	Zone 4b
Kenai	Zone 4b and 5a
Kenny Lake	Zone 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a and 4b
Ketchikan	Zone 7a, 7b and 8a
Kiana	Zone 2a
King Cove	Zone 6b, 7a, 7b and 8a
King Salmon	Zone 4a and 4b
Kipnuk	Zone 4a
Kivalina	Zone 2b and 3a
Klawock	Zone 8a
Klukwan	Zone 5a and 5b
Knik River	Zone 4b, 5a and 5b
Knik-Fairview	Zone 4a, 4b and 5a
Kobuk	Zone 1b, 2a, 2b and 3a
Kodiak	Zone 7a and 7b
Kodiak Station	Zone 6b, 7a and 7b
Kokhanok	Zone 4a
Koliganek	Zone 4a
Kongiganak	Zone 4b
Kotlik	Zone 4a
Kotzebue	Zone 3a
Koyuk	Zone 3b and 4a
Koyukuk	Zone 2a and 2b
Kupreanof	Zone 6b, 7a and 7b
Kwethluk	Zone 4a
Kwigillingok	Zone 4a and 4b
Lake Minchumina	Zone 2a, 2b and 3a
Larsen Bay	Zone 7a and 7b
Lazy Mountain	Zone 4b, 5a, 5b and 6a
Levelock	Zone 4b
Lime Village	Zone 2b, 3a and 3b
Livengood	Zone 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b and 4a
Loring	Zone 7b and 8a
Lowell Point	Zone 5b, 6a, 6b and 7a
Lower Kalskag	Zone 3b
Lutak	Zone 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a and 6b
Manley Hot Springs	Zone 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b and 4a
Manokotak	Zone 4b and 5a
Marshall	Zone 3b
McCarthy	Zone 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b and 5a
McGrath	Zone 2a, 2b and 3a
Meadow Lakes	Zone 4a, 4b, 5a and 5b
Mekoryuk	Zone 5a
Mendeltna	Zone 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a and 4b
Mentasta Lake	Zone 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b and 4a
Mertarvik	Zone 4a
Metlakatla	Zone 7b, 8a and 8b
Minto	Zone 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b
Moose Creek	Zone 2a
Moose Pass	Zone 5a and 5b
Mosquito Lake	Zone 4b, 5a and 5b
Mountain Village	Zone 4a
Mud Bay	Zone 6a, 6b and 7a
Municipality of Anchorage	Zone 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a and 6b
Nabesna	Zone 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a and 4b
Naknek	Zone 4a and 4b
Nanwalek	Zone 6a, 6b, 7a and 7b
Napakiak	Zone 4a
Napaskiak	Zone 4a
Naukati Bay	Zone 8a
Nelchina	Zone 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a and 4b
Nelson Lagoon	Zone 6b, 7a and 7b
Nenana	Zone 2a
New Stuyahok	Zone 4a and 4b
Newhalen	Zone 4b and 5a
Newtok	Zone 4a
Nightmute	Zone 4a and 4b
Nikiski	Zone 4b, 5a and 5b
Nikolaevsk	Zone 5b and 6a
Nikolai	Zone 2a
Nikolski	Zone 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a and 8b
Ninilchik	Zone 4b, 5a, 5b and 6a
Noatak	Zone 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b
Nome	Zone 3b, 4a and 4b
Nome Census Area	Zone 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a and 5b
Nondalton	Zone 4b and 5a
Noorvik	Zone 2b
North Pole	Zone 1b and 2a
Northway	Zone 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b
Nuiqsut	Zone 2a
Nulato	Zone 2a, 2b and 3a
Nunam Iqua	Zone 4a
Old Harbor	Zone 6b, 7a and 7b
Oscarville	Zone 4a
Ouzinkie	Zone 7a and 7b
Palmer	Zone 4b and 5a
Paxson	Zone 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a and 4b
Pedro Bay	Zone 4b and 5a
Pelican	Zone 7b
Perryville	Zone 6b
Petersburg	Zone 6b, 7a and 7b
Petersburg Census Area	Zone 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a and 8b
Petersville	Zone 4a, 4b and 5a
Pilot Point	Zone 5a and 5b
Pilot Station	Zone 3b and 4a
Pitkas Point	Zone 4a and 4b
Platinum	Zone 4b and 5a
Pleasant Valley	Zone 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b
Point Baker	Zone 8a
Point Hope	Zone 3b
Point Lay	Zone 2b
Point MacKenzie	Zone 4a, 4b, 5a and 5b
Point Possession	Zone 5a and 5b
Pope-Vannoy Landing	Zone 4a, 4b and 5a
Port Alexander	Zone 7b, 8a and 8b
Port Alsworth	Zone 4a and 4b
Port Clarence	Zone 3a and 3b
Port Graham	Zone 6a, 6b and 7a
Port Heiden	Zone 5b and 6a
Port Lions	Zone 7a and 7b
Port Protection	Zone 8a
Portage Creek	Zone 4b
Primrose	Zone 5a, 5b and 6a
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	Zone 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a and 8b
Prudhoe Bay	Zone 2a and 2b
Quinhagak	Zone 4b
Rampart	Zone 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a and 4b
Red Devil	Zone 2b, 3a and 3b
Red Dog Mine	Zone 3a, 3b and 4a
Ridgeway	Zone 4b
Ruby	Zone 2a, 2b and 3a
Russian Mission	Zone 3a
Salamatof	Zone 5a
Salcha	Zone 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b and 4a
Sand Point	Zone 7a, 7b and 8a
Savoonga	Zone 4a
Saxman	Zone 7a, 7b and 8a
Scammon Bay	Zone 4a, 4b and 5a
Selawik	Zone 2a
Seldovia	Zone 7a
Seldovia Village	Zone 5b, 6a, 6b and 7a
Seward	Zone 5b, 6a, 6b and 7a
Shageluk	Zone 3a
Shaktoolik	Zone 3a and 3b
Shishmaref	Zone 3b
Shungnak	Zone 1b
Silver Springs	Zone 2b
Sitka	Zone 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a and 8b
Skagway	Zone 5a, 5b, 6a and 6b
Skwentna	Zone 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a and 4b
Slana	Zone 2b, 3a, 3b and 4a
Sleetmute	Zone 2b, 3a and 3b
Soldotna	Zone 4a and 4b
South Van Horn	Zone 2a
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	Zone 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b and 5a
St. George	Zone 7a and 7b
St. Mary’s	Zone 4a and 4b
St. Michael	Zone 3b
St. Paul	Zone 6b and 7a
Stebbins	Zone 3b
Steele Creek	Zone 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b and 4a
Sterling	Zone 4a and 4b
Stevens Village	Zone 1a and 1b
Stony River	Zone 2b
Sunrise	Zone 5a, 5b and 6a
Susitna	Zone 3b, 4a, 4b and 5a
Susitna North	Zone 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a and 5b
Sutton-Alpine	Zone 4b, 5a and 5b
Takotna	Zone 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b
Talkeetna	Zone 3b, 4a, 4b and 5a
Tanacross	Zone 1b, 2a, 2b and 3a
Tanaina	Zone 4b, 5a and 5b
Tanana	Zone 1b and 2a
Tatitlek	Zone 6b, 7a, 7b and 8a
Tazlina	Zone 2a and 2b
Teller	Zone 3a and 3b
Tenakee Springs	Zone 7a and 7b
Tetlin	Zone 2a, 2b and 3a
Thorne Bay	Zone 7b and 8a
Togiak	Zone 4b and 5a
Tok	Zone 1b and 2a
Toksook Bay	Zone 4a and 4b
Tolsona	Zone 2b, 3a, 3b and 4a
Tonsina	Zone 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b and 5a
Trapper Creek	Zone 3b, 4a and 4b
Tuluksak	Zone 3b
Tuntutuliak	Zone 4a and 4b
Tununak	Zone 4a and 4b
Twin Hills	Zone 4b
Two Rivers	Zone 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b
Tyonek	Zone 5a and 5b
Ugashik	Zone 4b, 5a and 5b
Unalakleet	Zone 3a and 3b
Unalaska	Zone 7a, 7b, 8a and 8b
Upper Kalskag	Zone 3b
Valdez	Zone 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a and 7b
Venetie	Zone 1a and 1b
Wainwright	Zone 2b
Wales	Zone 3b and 4a
Wasilla	Zone 4b and 5a
Whale Pass	Zone 7b and 8a
White Mountain	Zone 4a
Whitestone	Zone 2a
Whitestone Logging Camp	Zone 7a and 7b
Whittier	Zone 5b, 6a, 6b and 7a
Willow	Zone 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a and 5b
Willow Creek	Zone 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b
Wiseman	Zone 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b
Womens Bay	Zone 6a, 6b, 7a and 7b
Wrangell	Zone 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b and 8a
Yakutat	Zone 6b and 7a