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 24502
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 24502 in zone 7b (the coldest night of a typical year: 5 to 10°F).
The nearest station, Lynchburg #2, VA, is 2 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 17 in half of years and after May 4 in one year in ten.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynchburg #2, VA | 2 mi | 736 ft | April 17 | May 4 | October 25 | – |
| Lynchburg, VALynchburg Regional Airport | 2 mi | 940 ft | April 15 | May 3 | October 24 | 7b |
| Bedford, VA | 16 mi | 894 ft | April 7 | April 24 | October 31 | – |
| Appomattox, VA | 22 mi | 850 ft | April 7 | April 26 | November 1 | – |
| Brookneal, VA | 25 mi | 408 ft | April 17 | 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 Lynchburg #2
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 15 | May 5 | April 30 | April 16 | October 15 | October 4 |
| 32°F | May 4 | April 23 | April 17 | April 3 | October 25 | October 12 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 15 | April 7 | April 2 | March 18 | November 3 | October 20 |
| 24°F | April 4 | March 28 | March 21 | March 1 | November 13 | October 31 |
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.