LawnByCounty

Pennsylvania Lawn Care Guide

Lawn care guide for 67 counties · Average LDS: 25/100

USDA SSURGO / PHZM

Pennsylvania covers USDA hardiness zones 5–7, with lawn difficulty averaging 25/100 across 67 counties. Kentucky Bluegrass is the most widely recommended grass in the state.

County grass atlas

Pennsylvania grass suitability by county

A compact 2.5D surface of per-species lawn suitability. Toggle Tall Fescue, Kentucky Bluegrass, Bermudagrass, and Zoysiagrass to see which counties best fit each grass — brighter = better fit.

Counties

67/67

Avg best fit

93%

Species

4

Counties by Lawn Difficulty

CountyLDSZone
Elk County125b
Juniata County167a
Delaware County177b
Potter County175b
Bradford County186a
McKean County185b
Wyoming County186a
Beaver County196b
Lackawanna County196a
Lawrence County196a
Washington County196b
Cameron County206a
Greene County206b
Fulton County216b
Mifflin County217a
Sullivan County216a
Warren County216a
Butler County236a
Erie County236b
Forest County236a
Philadelphia County237b
Susquehanna County236a
Westmoreland County236b
Adams County247a
Allegheny County246b
Armstrong County246b
Clearfield County246a
Fayette County246b
Indiana County246b
York County247a
Blair County256b
Cambria County256a
Crawford County256a
Lancaster County257a
Tioga County256a
Centre County266b
Jefferson County266a
Perry County267a
Clarion County276a
Clinton County276b
Huntingdon County276b
Montour County276b
Wayne County276a
Cumberland County287a
Lebanon County287a
Luzerne County286b
Mercer County286a
Somerset County286a
Venango County286a
Bedford County296b
Columbia County296b
Dauphin County297a
Franklin County297a
Pike County296a
Berks County317a
Carbon County316b
Chester County317a
Lehigh County317a
Monroe County326b
Montgomery County327a
Schuylkill County326b
Bucks County337a
Union County336b
Lycoming County346a
Northampton County347a
Snyder County346b
Northumberland County356b