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 23438
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 23438 in zone 8a (the coldest night of a typical year: 10 to 15°F).
The nearest station, Holland (1 mi E), VA, is 8 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 7 in half of years and after April 25 in one year in ten. By the USDA's method its plant hardiness zone is 7b.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holland (1 mi E), VA | 8 mi | 80 ft | April 7 | April 25 | November 2 | 7b |
| Suffolk, VASuffolk Lake Kilby | 12 mi | 22 ft | March 27 | April 9 | November 15 | 8a |
| Wallaceton-Lake Drummond, VA | 14 mi | 20 ft | April 20 | May 9 | October 27 | – |
| Murfreesboro, NC | 23 mi | 100 ft | April 6 | April 23 | November 1 | 7b |
| Chesapeake, VAFentress Naas | 32 mi | 16 ft | March 23 | April 7 | November 18 | – |
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 Holland (1 mi E)
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 7 | April 28 | April 21 | April 4 | October 24 | October 11 |
| 32°F | April 25 | April 14 | April 7 | March 22 | November 2 | October 19 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 8 | March 31 | March 25 | March 7 | November 12 | October 30 |
| 24°F | March 28 | March 18 | March 11 | February 19 | November 28 | November 7 |
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.