ZIP Code 12986

12986 is one of New York's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Tupper Lake, Franklin County.

City: Tupper Lake
County: Franklin County
State: New York
Prefix: 129xx

Where this code sits

12986 is part of the 129xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Tupper Lake.

Tupper Lake New York ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 12986 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 12986

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 12986.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 12973	3.2 mi	Piercefield, NY
ZIP code 12922	9.9 mi	Childwold, NY
ZIP code 12945	15 mi	Lake Clear, NY
ZIP code 12927	18 mi	Cranberry Lake, NY
ZIP code 12970	18 mi	Paul Smiths, NY
ZIP code 12983	19 mi	Saranac Lake, NY
ZIP code 12847	20 mi	Long Lake, NY
ZIP code 12977	21 mi	Ray Brook, NY

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 12986, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 12986. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.