Frost dates by ZIP code: The nearest NOAA stations to your ZIP, 1991-2020 normals
Enter a five-digit ZIP code. PlainClimate finds its center (Census Bureau 2024) and the five nearest NOAA stations with frost dates, and shows each station's last spring and first autumn 32°F dates with its distance and elevation.
Frost dates near ZIP 07465
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 07465 in zone 7a (the coldest night of a typical year: 0 to 5°F).
The nearest station, Wanaque, NJ, is 0 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 19 in half of years and after May 3 in one year in ten.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanaque, NJWanaque Raymond Dam | 0 mi | 245 ft | April 19 | May 3 | October 23 | – |
| Charlotteburg Reservoir, NJ | 7 mi | 778 ft | April 25 | May 11 | October 17 | 6b |
| Little Falls, NJ | 12 mi | 150 ft | April 15 | May 1 | October 28 | – |
| Caldwell, NJCaldwell Essex County Airport | 12 mi | 173 ft | April 14 | April 30 | October 28 | 7a |
| Boonton, NJ1 mi SE | 12 mi | 280 ft | April 17 | May 5 | October 23 | 7a |
Frost comes later in spring at higher and colder stations and earlier in low, open ground: prefer a station at a similar elevation to yours. Hardiness zone in the table: the USDA's rule (the average of each year's coldest night, 1991-2020) applied to the station's own record.
Every frost threshold at Wanaque
NOAA publishes the dates for several temperatures and odds. A 30% spring date means a 3-in-10 chance of a later frost (the convention almanacs use); 50% is the median; 10% the cautious date.
| Threshold | Spring, 10% | Spring, 30% | Spring, 50% | Spring, 90% | Autumn, 50% | Autumn, 10% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F (light frost) | May 16 | May 6 | April 30 | April 18 | October 13 | October 3 |
| 32°F | May 3 | April 25 | April 19 | April 5 | October 23 | October 9 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 19 | April 9 | April 4 | March 21 | November 4 | October 16 |
| 24°F | April 7 | March 31 | March 25 | March 10 | November 18 | October 28 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals; ZIP centers: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. Autumn 10%: one year in ten has its first frost before this date.