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 22801
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 22801 in zone 7a (the coldest night of a typical year: 0 to 5°F).
The nearest station, Dale Enterprise, VA, is 5 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 21 in half of years and after May 7 in one year in ten. By the USDA's method its plant hardiness zone is 7a.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Enterprise, VA | 5 mi | 1,358 ft | April 21 | May 7 | October 23 | 7a |
| Staunton, VAStaunton Water Treatment Plant | 20 mi | 169 ft | April 15 | May 6 | October 27 | 7a |
| Waynesboro, VAWaynesboro Water Treatment Plant | 22 mi | 1,270 ft | April 21 | May 10 | October 23 | – |
| Big Meadows, VA | 25 mi | 3,540 ft | May 1 | May 19 | October 19 | – |
| Free Union, VA | 27 mi | 590 ft | April 19 | May 5 | October 24 | – |
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 Dale Enterprise
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 19 | May 9 | May 3 | April 19 | October 13 | September 30 |
| 32°F | May 7 | April 28 | April 21 | April 9 | October 23 | October 9 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 21 | April 15 | April 9 | March 26 | November 1 | October 17 |
| 24°F | April 10 | April 2 | March 28 | March 10 | November 11 | 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.