Zip lookup · NY

12986
Tupper Lake, New York.

Tupper Lake, Franklin County, NY · Malone, NY metro · population 5,326

What it costs per month · 12986 $1,148/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$677 (+144%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $16,600 +8%
$202,044$218,644 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $63,454 +41%
$155,190$218,644 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 12986 $1,148 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 12986$1,148
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 10 years.

Typical home values in zip 12986 rose 8.2% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Franklin County, NY 75% · Saint Lawrence County, NY 25%

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Tupper Lake, NY — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $218,644 as of Sep 2026
+8.2%year on year

Typical home value — 12986

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 12986 $218,644 Malone $178,424 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 12986$218,644
  • Malone$178,424
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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9.3 12973 Piercefield 154 — $126,364
12.6 12945 Lake Clear 391 — $311,931
16.6 12970 Paul Smiths 1,084 — $330,693
17.0 12983 Saranac Lake 7,296 — $348,520
17.9 12847 Long Lake 740 — $329,231
18.8 12927 Cranberry Lake 318 — $306,384

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.