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 27262
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 27262 in zone 8a (the coldest night of a typical year: 10 to 15°F).
The nearest station, High Point, NC, is 4 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after March 30 in half of years and after April 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point, NC | 4 mi | 900 ft | March 30 | April 15 | November 5 | 7b |
| Greensboro, NCPiedmont Triad International Airport | 11 mi | 890 ft | March 30 | April 14 | November 5 | 8a |
| Lexington, NC | 15 mi | 760 ft | April 11 | April 26 | October 28 | 7b |
| Winston-Salem, NCWinston Salem Rynlds Airport | 16 mi | 970 ft | March 26 | April 11 | November 9 | 8a |
| Greensboro Water Treatment Plant, NC | 16 mi | 765 ft | April 1 | April 14 | November 4 | – |
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 High Point
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) | April 30 | April 17 | April 10 | March 28 | October 27 | October 12 |
| 32°F | April 15 | April 5 | March 30 | March 13 | November 5 | October 21 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 1 | March 25 | March 18 | March 1 | November 16 | November 1 |
| 24°F | March 24 | March 14 | March 6 | February 12 | December 1 | November 10 |
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.