4 Planting Zones in New Jersey with Map

There are four Planting zones in New Jersey as per USDA latest official data from 2023. These zones are 6b, 7a, 7b and 8a.

Planting zones or USDA Hardiness Zones, are a standardized system used by gardeners and farmers to determine which plants are most likely to thrive in a particular location. These zones are based on the average annual minimum winter temperatures and help guide your planting decisions.

You can find your New Jersey planting zone by using our ZIP code tool or the New Jersey city planting zone map. Both tools, provided below in the post, will help you determine your exact USDA growing zone.

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Planting Zones New Jersey Map

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What are the 4 planting zones in New Jersey?

1. Zone 6b

This zone, shown in dark blue color on the map, covers the northwestern corner of New Jersey. With average annual minimum temperatures ranging from -5°F to 0°F (-20.6°C to -17.8°C), it represents the coldest region in the state. Zone 6b covers the higher elevation areas of the Appalachian Mountains in New Jersey. Some of cities in this zone include Newton, Sparta, and Hackettstown.

2. Zone 7a

Zone 7a, depicted in a lighter blue shade in our map above, extends across much of northern and central New Jersey. This zone experiences average annual minimum temperatures between 0°F to 5°F (-17.8°C to -15°C). It covers a significant portion of the state, including the New York City suburbs and parts of the Delaware River Valley. Some of major cities in this zone include Princeton, Morristown, and New Brunswick.

3. Zone 7b

Represented by the green areas on the map, Zone 7b covers most of central and southern New Jersey, including the coastal regions. With average annual minimum temperatures ranging from 5°F to 10°F (-15°C to -12.2°C), this zone covers a large part of the state’s agricultural areas. Some of the cities in Zone 7b are Allenwood and Camden.

4. Zone 8a

The warmest zone in New Jersey, 8a, is shown in yellow color on the map and is primarily found in the southernmost tip of the state and along parts of the Atlantic coast. This zone experiences average annual minimum temperatures between 10°F to 15°F (-12.2°C to -9.4°C). It includes popular coastal destinations and have some of the mildest winter conditions in the state. Notable areas in this zone include Cape May, Atlantic City, and Wildwood.

Planting Zones in New Jersey with Cities

Below list shows the New Jersey Cities/towns and counties Planting zones. Data is sourced from USDA

Planting Zones in New Jersey	Temp Range (°F)	Cities
7b	5 to 10	Absecon, Allenhurst, Allenwood, Alloway, Asbury Park, Atlantic Highlands, Audubon, Avalon, Avenel, Avon By The Sea, Barnegat Light, Barrington, Bayonne, Beach Haven, Belford, Belleville, Bellmawr, Belmar, Bergenfield, Beverly, Birmingham, Blackwood, Bogota, Bradley Beach, Brick, Bridgeton, Brielle, Burlington, Camden, Cape May Court House, Carlstadt, Carteret, Cedarville, Cherry Hill, Clarksboro, Clayton, Clementon, Cliffside Park, Cliffwood, Clifton, Collingswood, Deal, Deepwater, Deerfield Street, Delmont, Demarest, Dividing Creek, Dorchester, Dumont, East Rutherford, Eatontown, Edgewater, Egg Harbor Township, Elizabeth, Elmer, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Ewan, Fair Haven, Fairview, Florence, Fords, Fort Lee, Fort Monmouth, Fortescue, Franklinville, Garfield, Gibbsboro, Gibbstown, Glassboro, Glendora, Gloucester City, Goshen, Greenwich, Hackensack, Haddon Heights, Haddonfield, Hainesport, Hancocks Bridge, Harrison, Harrisonville, Hasbrouck Heights, Hazlet, Heislerville, Highlands, Hillside, Hoboken, Holmdel, Island Heights, Jersey City, Jobstown, Juliustown, Keansburg, Kearny, Keasbey, Keyport, Lanoka Harbor, Lavallette, Lawnside, Leeds Point, Leesburg, Leonardo, Leonia, Lincroft, Linden, Linwood, Little Ferry, Little Silver, Lodi, Long Branch, Longport, Lumberton, Lyndhurst, Magnolia, Malaga, Manahawkin, Manasquan, Mantoloking, Mantua, Maple Shade, Margate City, Marlton, Marmora, Matawan, Mauricetown, Maywood, Merchantville, Mickleton, Middletown, Monmouth Beach, Monroeville, Moonachie, Moorestown, Mount Ephraim, Mount Holly, Mount Laurel, Mount Royal, Mullica Hill, National Park, Navesink, Neptune, New Milford, Newark, Newport, Norma, Normandy Beach, North Arlington, North Bergen, Northfield, Nutley, Oakhurst, Oaklyn, Ocean City, Ocean Gate, Ocean Grove, Ocean View, Oceanport, Oceanville, Palisades Park, Palmyra, Passaic, Paulsboro, Pedricktown, Penns Grove, Pennsauken, Pennsville, Perth Amboy, Pitman, Pleasantville, Point Pleasant Beach, Port Monmouth, Port Norris, Port Reading, Port Republic, Quinton, Rahway, Rancocas, Red Bank, Richwood, Ridgefield, Ridgefield Park, River Edge, Riverside, Riverton, Rochelle Park, Roselle, Roselle Park, Rosenhayn, Rumson, Runnemede, Rutherford, Saddle Brook, Salem, Sea Girt, Sea Isle City, Seaside Heights, Seaside Park, Secaucus, Sewaren, Sewell, Shiloh, Shrewsbury, Somerdale, Somers Point, South Amboy, South Dennis, South Hackensack, South Seaville, Spring Lake, Stone Harbor, Stratford, Strathmere, Swedesboro, Teaneck, Tenafly, Teterboro, Thorofare, Toms River, Trenton, Tuckerton, Union City, Ventnor City, Voorhees, Wallington, Weehawken, Wenonah, West Creek, West Long Branch, West New York, Westville, Whitesboro, Willingboro, Wood Ridge, Woodbridge, Woodbury, Woodbury Heights, Woodstown
7a	0 to 5	Adelphia, Allendale, Allentown, Alpine, Annandale, Asbury, Atco, Baptistown, Barnegat, Basking Ridge, Bayville, Beachwood, Bedminster, Belle Mead, Belvidere, Berkeley Heights, Berlin, Blawenburg, Bloomfield, Bloomingdale, Bloomsbury, Bordentown, Bound Brook, Bridgewater, Broadway, Browns Mills, Buena, Caldwell, Cedar Brook, Cedar Grove, Cedar Knolls, Chatham, Chatsworth, Clark, Clarksburg, Clifton, Clinton, Closter, Cologne, Colonia, Colts Neck, Columbus, Cookstown, Cranbury, Cranford, Cream Ridge, Cresskill, Crosswicks, Dayton, Delaware, Dorothy, Dunellen, East Brunswick, East Hanover, East Orange, Edison, Egg Harbor City, Elmwood Park, Elwood, Emerson, Englishtown, Essex Fells, Estell Manor, Fair Lawn, Fairfield, Fairton, Fanwood, Far Hills, Farmingdale, Flemington, Florham Park, Forked River, Franklin Lakes, Franklin Park, Freehold, Frenchtown, Garwood, Gillette, Gladstone, Glen Ridge, Glen Rock, Green Village, Haledon, Hammonton, Hampton, Harrington Park, Haskell, Haworth, Hawthorne, Helmetta, High Bridge, Highland Park, Hightstown, Hillsborough, Hillsdale, Ho Ho Kus, Hopewell, Howell, Imlaystown, Irvington, Iselin, Jackson, Jamesburg, Kendall Park, Kenilworth, Kingston, Lake Hiawatha, Lakehurst, Lakewood, Lambertville, Landisville, Lebanon, Liberty Corner, Lincoln Park, Little Falls, Little York, Livingston, Lyons, Madison, Mahwah, Manville, Maplewood, Marlboro, Martinsville, Mays Landing, Medford, Metuchen, Middlesex, Midland Park, Milford, Millburn, Millington, Milltown, Millville, Milmay, Minotola, Mizpah, Monmouth Junction, Montclair, Montvale, Montville, Morganville, Morristown, Mountainside, Neshanic Station, New Brunswick, New Egypt, New Gretna, New Lisbon, New Providence, New Vernon, Newark, Newfield, Newtonville, North Brunswick, Northvale, Norwood, Oakland, Old Bridge, Oldwick, Oradell, Orange, Paramus, Park Ridge, Parlin, Parsippany, Paterson, Peapack, Pemberton, Pennington, Pequannock, Perrineville, Phillipsburg, Pine Beach, Pine Brook, Piscataway, Pittstown, Plainfield, Plainsboro, Pluckemin, Pomona, Pompton Lakes, Pompton Plains, Port Elizabeth, Pottersville, Princeton, Princeton Junction, Quakertown, Ramsey, Raritan, Readington, Richland, Ridgewood, Ringoes, Ringwood, Riverdale, Rocky Hill, Roebling, Roosevelt, Roseland, Saddle River, Sayreville, Scotch Plains, Sergeantsville, Short Hills, Sicklerville, Skillman, Somerset, Somerville, South Bound Brook, South Orange, South Plainfield, South River, Spotswood, Springfield, Stanton, Stewartsville, Stirling, Stockton, Summit, Tennent, Three Bridges, Titusville, Toms River, Totowa, Towaco, Township Of Washington, Trenton, Tuckahoe, Union, Verona, Vincentown, Vineland, Waldwick, Wanaque, Waretown, Warren, Watchung, Waterford Works, Wayne, West Berlin, West Orange, Westfield, Westwood, Whippany, Whitehouse, Whitehouse Station, Whiting, Wickatunk, Williamstown, Windsor, Winslow, Woodbine, Woodcliff Lake, Wrightstown, Wyckoff, Zarephath
6b	-5 to 0	Allamuchy, Andover, Augusta, Bernardsville, Blairstown, Boonton, Branchville, Brookside, Budd Lake, Butler, Buttzville, Califon, Changewater, Chester, Columbia, Denville, Dover, Flanders, Franklin, Glasser, Glen Gardner, Glenwood, Great Meadows, Greendell, Hackettstown, Hamburg, Hewitt, Hibernia, Highland Lakes, Hopatcong, Hope, Ironia, Johnsonburg, Kenvil, Lafayette, Lake Hopatcong, Landing, Layton, Ledgewood, Long Valley, Mc Afee, Mendham, Middleville, Mine Hill, Montague, Morris Plains, Mount Arlington, Mount Freedom, Mountain Lakes, Netcong, Newfoundland, Newton, Oak Ridge, Ogdensburg, Oxford, Picatinny Arsenal, Port Murray, Randolph, Rockaway, Schooleys Mountain, Sparta, Stanhope, Stillwater, Stockholm, Succasunna, Sussex, Swartswood, Tranquility, Vernon, Vienna, Wallpack Center, Washington, West Milford, Wharton, Wantage
8a	10 to 15	Atlantic City, Bridgeport, Brigantine, Cape May, Cape May Point, Green Creek, Rio Grande, Villas, Wildwood

How do the planting zones in New Jersey differ from the rest of the USA?

The 2023 planting zones by zip code map shows that New Jersey spans zones 6b to 8a, showing a shift to warmer zones consistent with national trends of USA. This shift is attributed to factors such as proximity to the Atlantic Ocean and urban heat islands effect, resulting in relatively warmer zones compared to other states. The updated map uses data from 13,412 weather stations.