Eldred, PA 16729 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Eldred, PA, ZIP 16729
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/07, roughly 252 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/11, about 156 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Eldred in Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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 5b around Eldred has about 6 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 05/07 isn't a guarantee
05/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Eldred compares
About 156 days separate Eldred's last and first frost, putting it 33,752 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within PA, it ranks 1,766 of 2,088.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5b and Eldred's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Eldred's dates instead of trusting one.