Falls Creek, PA 15840 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Falls Creek, PA, ZIP 15840
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/06, about 251 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/14, about 160 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Falls Creek in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6a around Falls Creek has about 7 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 05/06 isn't a guarantee
05/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/19 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Falls Creek compares
Falls Creek's growing season runs about 160 days, ranking 32,435 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within PA, it ranks 1,710 of 2,088.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Falls Creek's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Falls Creek's dates instead of trusting one.