Zip lookup · PA

16601
Altoona, Pennsylvania.

Altoona, Blair County, PA · Altoona, PA metro · population 33,515

What it costs per month · 16601 $756/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$327 (+76%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $5,899 +4%
$138,077$143,976 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $15,092 +12%
$128,885$143,976 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 16601 $756 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 16601$756
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 31 years.

Typical home values in zip 16601 rose 4.3% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

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

Asking rent $946 as of Sep 2026
Typical home value $143,976 as of Sep 2026
+4.3%year on year

Asking rent — 16601

Against the Altoona, PA metro and the national benchmark.

$1,000 $1,250 $1,500 $1,750 2026 16601 $946 Altoona $1,004 United States $1,932
$1,000 $1,250 $1,500 $1,750 2026
  • 16601$946
  • Altoona$1,004
  • United States$1,932

Typical home value — 16601

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 16601 $143,976 Altoona $175,414 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 16601$143,976
  • Altoona$175,414
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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2.7 16602 Altoona 26,352 $1,166 $135,924
4.1 16617 Bellwood 2,392 — $172,691
8.0 16648 Hollidaysburg 14,904 $1,132 $248,945
8.4 16613 Ashville 1,647 — $163,768
10.0 16639 Fallentimber 1,390 — $116,074
10.3 16693 Williamsburg 3,795 — $181,948
10.6 16686 Tyrone 13,427 — $188,864
10.9 16641 Gallitzin 2,348 — $127,786
11.2 16635 Duncansville 12,003 — $234,888
12.6 16630 Cresson 4,726 — $170,214
13.8 16680 Smithmill 359 — $149,973
14.2 16611 Alexandria 2,665 — $205,602
14.6 16668 Patton 3,507 — $141,801
14.8 16640 Flinton 1,077 — $96,502
15.2 15938 Lilly 2,312 — $149,976
15.3 16627 Coalport 1,927 — $108,039
15.5 16637 East Freedom 2,345 — $175,641
16.7 16671 Ramey 411 — $153,894
17.1 16673 Roaring Spring 5,204 — $200,601
17.2 16683 Spruce Creek 353 — $203,310
17.5 16662 Martinsburg 6,069 — $247,810
18.1 16647 Hesston 864 — $269,120
18.6 15946 Portage 6,561 — $139,247
18.8 15722 Carrolltown 2,358 — $125,642
18.8 16657 James Creek 1,170 — $210,705
19.3 16677 Sandy Ridge 239 — $157,218
19.6 16661 Madera 944 — $97,961
19.9 16625 Claysburg 3,147 — $148,405

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