There are four Planting zones in New Jersey as per USDA latest official data from 2023. These zones are 6b, 7a, 7b and 8a.
To find your USDA zone in New Jersey, check our list below. It shows planting zones for New Jersey’s counties, cities, and towns. You can also use our easy tool to search by zip code, or just look at the New Jersey planting zone map. These options will help you figure out which plants will grow best in your area.
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USDA hardiness zones for New Jersey counties
| New Jersey counties | USDA Hardiness Zones (2024) |
|---|---|
| Atlantic County | Zone 7a, 7b and 8a |
| Bergen County | Zone 6b, 7a and 7b |
| Burlington County | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Camden County | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Cape May County | Zone 7a, 7b and 8a |
| Cumberland County | Zone 7a, 7b and 8a |
| Eastern Union County | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Essex County | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Hudson County | Zone 7b |
| Hunterdon County | Zone 6b and 7a |
| Mercer County | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Middlesex County | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Monmouth County | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Morris County | Zone 6b and 7a |
| Ocean County | Zone 7a, 7b and 8a |
| Passaic County | Zone 6b, 7a and 7b |
| Salem County | Zone 7a, 7b and 8a |
| Somerset County | Zone 6b and 7a |
| Sussex County | Zone 6a and 6b |
| Warren County | Zone 6b and 7a |
USDA hardiness zones for New Jersey cities and towns
| New Jersey City/Town | 2024 USDA Hardiness Zone(s) |
|---|---|
| Absecon | Zone 7b |
| Allamuchy | Zone 6b |
| Allendale | Zone 7a |
| Allenhurst | Zone 7b |
| Allentown | Zone 7a |
| Allenwood | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Alloway | Zone 7b |
| Alpha | Zone 7a |
| Alpine | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Anderson | Zone 6b |
| Andover | Zone 6b |
| Annandale | Zone 7a |
| Asbury | Zone 6b and 7a |
| Asbury Park | Zone 7b |
| Ashland | Zone 7b |
| Atlantic City | Zone 7b and 8a |
| Atlantic Highlands | Zone 7b |
| Audubon | Zone 7b |
| Audubon Park | Zone 7b |
| Avalon | Zone 7b |
| Avenel | Zone 7b |
| Avon-by-the-Sea | Zone 7b |
| Barclay | Zone 7b |
| Barnegat | Zone 7b |
| Barnegat Light | Zone 7b |
| Barrington | Zone 7b |
| Bay Head | Zone 7b |
| Bayonne | Zone 7b |
| Beach Haven | Zone 7b |
| Beach Haven West | Zone 7b |
| Beachwood | Zone 7a |
| Beattystown | Zone 6b |
| Beckett | Zone 7b |
| Belford | Zone 7b |
| Belle Mead | Zone 7a |
| Belleplain | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Bellmawr | Zone 7b |
| Belmar | Zone 7b |
| Belvidere | Zone 7a |
| Bergenfield | Zone 7b |
| Berlin | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Bernardsville | Zone 6b and 7a |
| Beverly | Zone 7b |
| Blackwells Mills | Zone 7a |
| Blackwood | Zone 7b |
| Blairstown | Zone 6b |
| Blawenburg | Zone 7a |
| Bloomingdale | Zone 6b and 7a |
| Bloomsbury | Zone 6b and 7a |
| Bogota | Zone 7b |
| Boonton | Zone 6b and 7a |
| Bordentown | Zone 7a |
| Bound Brook | Zone 7a |
| Bradley Beach | Zone 7b |
| Bradley Gardens | Zone 7a |
| Brainards | Zone 7a |
| Branchville | Zone 6b |
| Brass Castle | Zone 6b and 7a |
| Bridgeton | Zone 7b |
| Bridgeville | Zone 6b and 7a |
| Brielle | Zone 7b |
| Brigantine | Zone 7b and 8a |
| Broadway | Zone 6b and 7a |
| Brookdale | Zone 7a |
| Brookfield | Zone 7a |
| Brooklawn | Zone 7b |
| Browns Mills | Zone 7a |
| Brownville | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Budd Lake | Zone 6b |
| Buena | Zone 7a |
| Burleigh | Zone 7b |
| Burlington | Zone 7b |
| Butler | Zone 6b and 7a |
| Buttzville | Zone 6b and 7a |
| Byram Center | Zone 6b |
| Caldwell | Zone 7a |
| Califon | Zone 6b |
| Camden | Zone 7b |
| Cape May | Zone 8a |
| Cape May Court House | Zone 7b |
| Cape May Point | Zone 8a |
| Carlstadt | Zone 7b |
| Carneys Point | Zone 7b |
| Carteret | Zone 7b |
| Cedar Glen Lakes | Zone 7a |
| Cedar Glen West | Zone 7a |
| Cedarville | Zone 7b |
| Chatham | Zone 7a |
| Cherry Hill Mall | Zone 7b |
| Chester | Zone 6b |
| Clayton | Zone 7b |
| Clementon | Zone 7b |
| Cliffside Park | Zone 7b |
| Cliffwood Beach | Zone 7b |
| Clifton | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Clinton | Zone 7a |
| Closter | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Clyde | Zone 7a |
| Collings Lakes | Zone 7a |
| Collingswood | Zone 7b |
| Colonia | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Columbia | Zone 6b and 7a |
| Concordia | Zone 7a |
| Corbin City | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Country Lake Estates | Zone 7a |
| Cranbury | Zone 7a |
| Crandon Lakes | Zone 6b |
| Cresskill | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Crestwood Village | Zone 7a |
| Dayton | Zone 7a |
| Deal | Zone 7b |
| Delaware | Zone 6b and 7a |
| Delaware Park | Zone 7a |
| Demarest | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Diamond Beach | Zone 8a |
| Dover | Zone 6b |
| Dover Beaches North | Zone 7b |
| Dover Beaches South | Zone 7b |
| Dumont | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Dunellen | Zone 7a |
| East Franklin | Zone 7a |
| East Freehold | Zone 7a |
| East Millstone | Zone 7a |
| East Newark | Zone 7b |
| East Orange | Zone 7a and 7b |
| East Rocky Hill | Zone 7a |
| East Rutherford | Zone 7b |
| Eatontown | Zone 7b |
| Echelon | Zone 7b |
| Edgewater | Zone 7b |
| Egg Harbor City | Zone 7a |
| Elizabeth | Zone 7b |
| Ellisburg | Zone 7b |
| Elmer | Zone 7b |
| Elmwood Park | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Elwood | Zone 7a |
| Emerson | Zone 7a |
| Englewood | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Englewood Cliffs | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Englishtown | Zone 7a |
| Erma | Zone 8a |
| Essex Fells | Zone 7a |
| Estell Manor | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Fair Haven | Zone 7b |
| Fair Lawn | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Fairton | Zone 7b |
| Fairview | Zone 7b |
| Fairview | Zone 7b |
| Fanwood | Zone 7a |
| Far Hills | Zone 6b and 7a |
| Farmingdale | Zone 7a |
| Fieldsboro | Zone 7a |
| Finderne | Zone 7a |
| Finesville | Zone 7a |
| Flemington | Zone 7a |
| Florence | Zone 7b |
| Florham Park | Zone 7a |
| Folsom | Zone 7a |
| Fords | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Forked River | Zone 7b |
| Fort Dix | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Fort Lee | Zone 7b |
| Franklin | Zone 6b |
| Franklin Center | Zone 7a |
| Franklin Lakes | Zone 6b and 7a |
| Franklin Park | Zone 7a |
| Freehold | Zone 7a |
| Frenchtown | Zone 7a |
| Garfield | Zone 7b |
| Garwood | Zone 7a |
| Gibbsboro | Zone 7b |
| Gibbstown | Zone 7b and 8a |
| Glassboro | Zone 7b |
| Glen Gardner | Zone 6b and 7a |
| Glen Ridge | Zone 7a |
| Glen Rock | Zone 7a |
| Glendora | Zone 7b |
| Gloucester City | Zone 7b |
| Golden Triangle | Zone 7b |
| Great Meadows | Zone 6b |
| Green Knoll | Zone 7a |
| Greentree | Zone 7b |
| Greenwich | Zone 7a |
| Griggstown | Zone 7a |
| Groveville | Zone 7a |
| Guttenberg | Zone 7b |
| Hackensack | Zone 7b |
| Hackettstown | Zone 6b |
| Haddon Heights | Zone 7b |
| Haddonfield | Zone 7b |
| Hainesburg | Zone 6b |
| Haledon | Zone 7a |
| Hamburg | Zone 6b |
| Hamilton Square | Zone 7a |
| Hammonton | Zone 7a |
| Hampton | Zone 6b and 7a |
| Hancocks Bridge | Zone 7b |
| Harlingen | Zone 7a |
| Harmony | Zone 7a |
| Harrington Park | Zone 7a |
| Harrison | Zone 7b |
| Harvey Cedars | Zone 7b |
| Hasbrouck Heights | Zone 7b |
| Haworth | Zone 7a |
| Hawthorne | Zone 7a |
| Heathcote | Zone 7a |
| Helmetta | Zone 7a |
| Hi-Nella | Zone 7b |
| High Bridge | Zone 6b and 7a |
| Highland Lakes | Zone 6b |
| Highland Park | Zone 7a |
| Highlands | Zone 7b |
| Hightstown | Zone 7a |
| Hillsdale | Zone 7a |
| Ho-Ho-Kus | Zone 7a |
| Hoboken | Zone 7b |
| Holiday City South | Zone 7a |
| Holiday City-Berkeley | Zone 7a |
| Holiday Heights | Zone 7a |
| Hopatcong | Zone 6b |
| Hope | Zone 6b |
| Hopewell | Zone 7a |
| Hutchinson | Zone 7a |
| Interlaken | Zone 7b |
| Iselin | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Island Heights | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Jamesburg | Zone 7a |
| Jersey City | Zone 7b |
| Johnsonburg | Zone 6b |
| Juliustown | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Keansburg | Zone 7b |
| Kearny | Zone 7b |
| Kendall Park | Zone 7a |
| Kenilworth | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Kenvil | Zone 6b |
| Keyport | Zone 7b |
| Kingston | Zone 7a |
| Kingston Estates | Zone 7b |
| Kinnelon | Zone 6b and 7a |
| Lake Como | Zone 7b |
| Lake Mohawk | Zone 6b |
| Lake Telemark | Zone 6b |
| Lakehurst | Zone 7a |
| Lakewood | Zone 7a |
| Lambertville | Zone 7a |
| Laurel Lake | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Laurel Springs | Zone 7b |
| Laurence Harbor | Zone 7b |
| Lavallette | Zone 7b |
| Lawnside | Zone 7b |
| Lawrenceville | Zone 7a |
| Lebanon | Zone 7a |
| Leisure Knoll | Zone 7a |
| Leisure Village | Zone 7a |
| Leisure Village East | Zone 7a |
| Leisure Village West | Zone 7a |
| Leisuretowne | Zone 7a |
| Leonardo | Zone 7b |
| Leonia | Zone 7b |
| Lincoln Park | Zone 7a |
| Lincroft | Zone 7b |
| Linden | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Lindenwold | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Linwood | Zone 7b |
| Little Ferry | Zone 7b |
| Little Silver | Zone 7b |
| Loch Arbour | Zone 7b |
| Lodi | Zone 7b |
| Long Branch | Zone 7b |
| Longport | Zone 7b and 8a |
| Lopatcong Overlook | Zone 7a |
| Madison | Zone 7a |
| Madison Park | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Magnolia | Zone 7b |
| Manahawkin | Zone 7b |
| Manasquan | Zone 7b |
| Mantoloking | Zone 7b |
| Manville | Zone 7a |
| Margate City | Zone 7b and 8a |
| Marksboro | Zone 6b |
| Marlton | Zone 7b |
| Martinsville | Zone 6b and 7a |
| Matawan | Zone 7b |
| Mays Landing | Zone 7a |
| Maywood | Zone 7b |
| McGuire AFB | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Medford Lakes | Zone 7a |
| Mendham | Zone 6b and 7a |
| Mercerville | Zone 7a |
| Merchantville | Zone 7b |
| Metuchen | Zone 7a |
| Middlebush | Zone 7a |
| Middlesex | Zone 7a |
| Midland Park | Zone 7a |
| Milford | Zone 7a |
| Millstone | Zone 7a |
| Milltown | Zone 7a |
| Millville | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Monmouth Beach | Zone 7b |
| Monmouth Junction | Zone 7a |
| Montvale | Zone 7a |
| Moonachie | Zone 7b |
| Moorestown-Lenola | Zone 7b |
| Morganville | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Morris Plains | Zone 6b and 7a |
| Morristown | Zone 7a |
| Mount Arlington | Zone 6b |
| Mount Ephraim | Zone 7b |
| Mount Hermon | Zone 6b |
| Mountain Lake | Zone 6b |
| Mountain Lakes | Zone 6b and 7a |
| Mountainside | Zone 7a |
| Mullica Hill | Zone 7b |
| Mystic Island | Zone 7b |
| National Park | Zone 7b |
| Navesink | Zone 7b |
| Neptune City | Zone 7b |
| Netcong | Zone 6b |
| New Brunswick | Zone 7a |
| New Egypt | Zone 7a |
| New Milford | Zone 7a and 7b |
| New Providence | Zone 7a |
| New Village | Zone 6b and 7a |
| Newark | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Newfield | Zone 7a |
| Newton | Zone 6b |
| North Arlington | Zone 7b |
| North Beach Haven | Zone 7b |
| North Caldwell | Zone 7a |
| North Cape May | Zone 8a |
| North Haledon | Zone 6b and 7a |
| North Middletown | Zone 7b |
| North Plainfield | Zone 7a |
| North Wildwood | Zone 7b and 8a |
| Northfield | Zone 7b |
| Northvale | Zone 7a |
| Norwood | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Oak Valley | Zone 7b |
| Oakhurst | Zone 7b |
| Oakland | Zone 6b and 7a |
| Oaklyn | Zone 7b |
| Ocean Acres | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Ocean City | Zone 7b |
| Ocean Gate | Zone 7b |
| Ocean Grove | Zone 7b |
| Oceanport | Zone 7b |
| Ogdensburg | Zone 6b |
| Old Bridge | Zone 7a |
| Old Tappan | Zone 7a |
| Olivet | Zone 7b |
| Oradell | Zone 7a |
| Oxford | Zone 6b |
| Palisades Park | Zone 7b |
| Palmyra | Zone 7b |
| Panther Valley | Zone 6b |
| Paramus | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Park Ridge | Zone 7a |
| Paterson | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Paulsboro | Zone 7b |
| Peapack and Gladstone | Zone 6b and 7a |
| Pedricktown | Zone 7b and 8a |
| Pemberton | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Pemberton Heights | Zone 7a |
| Pennington | Zone 7a |
| Penns Grove | Zone 7b |
| Pennsville | Zone 7b |
| Perth Amboy | Zone 7b |
| Phillipsburg | Zone 7a |
| Pine Beach | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Pine Hill | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Pine Lake Park | Zone 7a |
| Pine Ridge at Crestwood | Zone 7a |
| Pine Valley | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Pitman | Zone 7b |
| Plainfield | Zone 7a |
| Plainsboro Center | Zone 7a |
| Pleasant Plains | Zone 7a |
| Pleasantville | Zone 7b |
| Point Pleasant | Zone 7b |
| Point Pleasant Beach | Zone 7b |
| Pomona | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Pompton Lakes | Zone 7a |
| Port Colden | Zone 6b |
| Port Monmouth | Zone 7b |
| Port Murray | Zone 6b |
| Port Norris | Zone 7b |
| Port Reading | Zone 7b |
| Port Republic | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Presidential Lakes Estates | Zone 7a |
| Princeton | Zone 7a |
| Princeton Junction | Zone 7a |
| Princeton Meadows | Zone 7a |
| Prospect Park | Zone 7a |
| Quinton | Zone 7b |
| Rahway | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Ramblewood | Zone 7b |
| Ramsey | Zone 7a |
| Ramtown | Zone 7a |
| Raritan | Zone 7a |
| Red Bank | Zone 7b |
| Richwood | Zone 7b |
| Ridgefield | Zone 7b |
| Ridgefield Park | Zone 7b |
| Ridgewood | Zone 7a |
| Ringwood | Zone 6b and 7a |
| Rio Grande | Zone 7b and 8a |
| River Edge | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Riverdale | Zone 6b and 7a |
| Riverton | Zone 7b |
| Robertsville | Zone 7a |
| Rockaway | Zone 6b |
| Rockleigh | Zone 7a |
| Rocky Hill | Zone 7a |
| Roebling | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Roosevelt | Zone 7a |
| Roseland | Zone 7a |
| Roselle | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Roselle Park | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Rosenhayn | Zone 7b |
| Ross Corner | Zone 6b |
| Rossmoor | Zone 7a |
| Rumson | Zone 7b |
| Runnemede | Zone 7b |
| Rutherford | Zone 7b |
| Saddle River | Zone 7a |
| Salem | Zone 7b |
| Sayreville | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Sea Bright | Zone 7b |
| Sea Girt | Zone 7b |
| Sea Isle City | Zone 7b |
| Seabrook Farms | Zone 7b |
| Seaside Heights | Zone 7b |
| Seaside Park | Zone 7b |
| Secaucus | Zone 7b |
| Sewaren | Zone 7b |
| Shark River Hills | Zone 7b |
| Shiloh | Zone 7b |
| Ship Bottom | Zone 7b |
| Short Hills | Zone 7a |
| Shrewsbury | Zone 7b |
| Silver Lake | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Silver Lake | Zone 6b |
| Silver Ridge | Zone 7a |
| Singac | Zone 7a |
| Six Mile Run | Zone 7a |
| Skillman | Zone 7a |
| Smithville | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Somerdale | Zone 7b |
| Somers Point | Zone 7b |
| Somerset | Zone 7a |
| Somerville | Zone 7a |
| South Amboy | Zone 7b |
| South Bound Brook | Zone 7a |
| South Plainfield | Zone 7a |
| South River | Zone 7a |
| South Toms River | Zone 7a |
| Spotswood | Zone 7a |
| Spring Lake | Zone 7b |
| Spring Lake Heights | Zone 7b |
| Springdale | Zone 7b |
| Stanhope | Zone 6b |
| Stewartsville | Zone 7a |
| Stockton | Zone 7a |
| Stone Harbor | Zone 7b |
| Stratford | Zone 7b |
| Strathmere | Zone 7b |
| Strathmore | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Succasunna | Zone 6b |
| Summit | Zone 7a |
| Surf City | Zone 7b |
| Sussex | Zone 6b |
| Swedesboro | Zone 7b |
| Tavistock | Zone 7b |
| Ten Mile Run | Zone 7a |
| Tenafly | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Teterboro | Zone 7b |
| Tinton Falls | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Toms River | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Totowa | Zone 7a |
| Trenton | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Tuckerton | Zone 7b |
| Turnersville | Zone 7b |
| Twin Rivers | Zone 7a |
| Union Beach | Zone 7b |
| Union City | Zone 7b |
| Upper Montclair | Zone 7a |
| Upper Pohatcong | Zone 7a |
| Upper Saddle River | Zone 7a |
| Upper Stewartsville | Zone 7a |
| Ventnor City | Zone 7b and 8a |
| Vernon Center | Zone 6b |
| Vernon Valley | Zone 6b |
| Victory Gardens | Zone 6b |
| Victory Lakes | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Vienna | Zone 6b |
| Villas | Zone 8a |
| Vineland | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Vista Center | Zone 7a |
| Voorhees | Zone 7a |
| Waldwick | Zone 7a |
| Wallington | Zone 7b |
| Wanamassa | Zone 7b |
| Wanaque | Zone 6b and 7a |
| Waretown | Zone 7b |
| Washington | Zone 6b and 7a |
| Watchung | Zone 7a |
| Wenonah | Zone 7b |
| Wantage | Zone 6a and 6b |
| West Belmar | Zone 7b |
| West Cape May | Zone 8a |
| West Freehold | Zone 7a |
| West Long Branch | Zone 7b |
| West New York | Zone 7b |
| West Wildwood | Zone 7b and 8a |
| Westfield | Zone 7a |
| Weston | Zone 7a |
| Westville | Zone 7b |
| Westwood | Zone 7a |
| Wharton | Zone 6b |
| White Horse | Zone 7a |
| White House Station | Zone 7a |
| White Meadow Lake | Zone 6b |
| Whitesboro | Zone 7b and 8a |
| Whittingham | Zone 7a |
| Wildwood | Zone 7b and 8a |
| Wildwood Crest | Zone 8a |
| Williamstown | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Wood-Ridge | Zone 7b |
| Woodbine | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Woodbridge | Zone 7b |
| Woodbury | Zone 7b |
| Woodbury Heights | Zone 7b |
| Woodcliff Lake | Zone 7a |
| Woodland Park | Zone 7a |
| Woodlynne | Zone 7b |
| Woodstown | Zone 7b |
| Wrightstown | Zone 7a and 7b |
| Yardville | Zone 7a |
| Zarephath | Zone 7a |