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The Most Expensive ZIP Codes in the United States

forbes.com — 90210 might be the most famous ZIP code in America, but in this case fame does not match fortune.

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  • DeskFlyer, on 05/30/2008, -1/+1701. Alpine, N.J. 07620
    2. Miami Beach, Fla. 33109
    3. Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 92067
    4. Glenbrook, Nev. 89413
    5. Amagansett, N.Y. 11930
    6. Water Mill, N.Y. 11976
    7. Santa Barbara, Calif. 93108
    8. Purchase, N.Y. 10577
    9. Ross, Calif. 94957
    10. Chilmark, Mass. 02535
    11. Santa Monica, Calif. 90402
    12. New York, N.Y. 10013
    13. Deal, N.J. 07723
    14. Bridgehampton, N.Y. 11932
    15. Newport Beach, Calif. 92661
    16. Atherton, Calif. 94027
    17. Diablo, Calif. 94528
    18. Medina, Wash. 98039
    19. Kenilworth, Ill. 60043
    20. Old Westbury, N.Y. 11568
    21. Portola Valley, Calif. 94028
    22. Corona del Mar, Calif. 92625
    23. Los Gatos, Calif. 95030
    24. Los Altos, Calif. 94024
    25. New Vernon, N.J. 07976
    26. Far Hills, N.J. 07931
    27. New York, N.Y. 10007
    28. Los Altos, Calif. 94022
    29. Malibu, Calif. 90265
    30. Pacific Palisades, Calif. 90272
    31. Newport Coast, Calif. 92657
    32. Saratoga, Calif. 95070
    33. Alamo, Calif. 94507
    34. Paradise Valley, Ariz. 85253
    35. Manhattan Beach, Calif. 90266
    36. Belvedere, Calif. 94920
    37. Laguna Beach, Calif. 92651
    38. Pebble Beach, Calif. 93953
    39. Summerland, Calif. 93067
    40. Beverly Hills, Calif. 90210
    41. Carmel by the Sea, Calif. 93921
    42. Newport Beach, Calif. 92660
    43. Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. 11724
    44. Beverly Hills, Calif. 90211
    45. Green Village, N.J. 07935
    46. Quogue, N.Y. 11959
    47. Palos Verdes, Calif. 90274
    48. San Marino, Calif. 91108
    49. Gibson Island, Md. 21056
    50. Stinson Beach, Calif. 94970
    51. Mantoloking, N.J. 08738
    52. Short Hills, N.J. 07078
    53. Villa Park, Calif. 92861
    54. Armonk, N.Y. 10504
    55. San Francisco, Calif. 94123
    56. Burlingame, Calif. 94010
    57. La Canada Flintridge, Calif. 91011
    58. Los Angeles, Calif. 90077
    59. Bedford, N.Y. 10506
    60. Manhasset, N.Y. 11030
    61. Dartmouth, Mass. 02714
    62. Glenelg, Md. 21737
    63. Wainscott, N.Y. 11975
    64. Greenbrae, Calif. 94904
    65. Avalon, N.J. 08202
    66. Captiva, Fla. 33924
    67. Larkspur, Calif. 94939
    68. Coronado, Calif. 92118
    69. Palo Alto, Calif. 94301
    70. Sullivan's Island, S.C. 29482
    71. Wellesley Hills, Mass. 02481
    72. Hatteras, N.C. 27943
    73. Wrightsville Beach, N.C. 28480
    74. Saddle River, N.J. 07458
    75. Sunset Beach, Calif. 90742
    76. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. 07632
    77. Great Neck, N.Y. 11024
    78. Carmel, Calif. 93923
    79. Orinda, Calif. 94563
    80. Franklin Lakes, N.J. 07417
    81. Del Mar, Calif. 92014
    82. San Martin, Calif. 95046
    83. Los Angeles, Calif. 90036
    84. Great Falls, Va. 22066
    85. Calabasas, Calif. 91302
    86. Encino, Calif. 91436
    87. New Canaan, Conn. 06840
    88. Pound Ridge, N.Y. 10576
    89. Hermosa Beach, Calif. 90254
    90. Essex Falls, N.J. 07021
    91. Palo Alto, Calif. 94306
    92. Mill Valley, Calif. 94941
    93. Santa Barbara, Calif. 93109
    94. Sea Girt, N.J. 08750
    95. Gladwyne, Pa. 19035
    96. New York, N.Y. 10010
    97. San Mateo, Calif. 94402
    98. Lafayette, Calif. 94549
    99. Nantucket, Mass. 02554
    100. Danville, Calif. 94506

    Ad impressions in the process of compiling this list? ZERO. Suck it, Forbes.
  • failedpimp, on 05/30/2008, -3/+63Buried for not knowing how to make a slideshow that doesn't reload a page.
  • innerpenguin, on 05/30/2008, -1/+26Spoiler: mostly counties in California and New York.
  • inactive, on 05/31/2008, -7/+26Summary:

    Somewhere, California, California, California, California, California, California, Somewhere, California, California, California, California, California, Somewhere, California, California, California, etc.
  • minnymoo, on 05/31/2008, -0/+15you rule.
  • inactive, on 05/31/2008, -1/+16How did you do that so fast?!
  • inactive, on 05/31/2008, -2/+16I'm not one who normally Diggs this stuff up, but I'm Digging this up for sticking it to forbes.

    ***** you douchebags
  • tunafizzle, on 05/31/2008, -0/+11Thank you good sir.
  • sw33tsarin, on 05/31/2008, -0/+11California, New York and New Jersey. What a surprise.
  • zephc, on 05/31/2008, -5/+14Bay Area - represent!
  • geovrybody, on 05/31/2008, -0/+8Agreed. These Forbes lists are quite obnoxious in their presentation. Can't a list just be a list?
  • indiancompanion, on 05/31/2008, -0/+6would be much better if you can search any zipcode and get the data
  • CrashKC, on 08/25/2008, -0/+6Digg feature request: Auto-bury ***** Forbes slide shows.

    "Can't a list just be a list?" Not when you don't give a crap about your audience and are solely focused on maximizing ad revenue.
  • Qong, on 05/31/2008, -1/+5I live in 10012. I'm pretty sure that Manhattan real estate, in any of the zip codes on the island, is more expensive than any of the zip codes outside of the area on that list. That's why people move out of the city to build their giant homes, it's cheap.

    I don't know how they're coming up with those numbers, but good luck buying something that's 7,000 square feet for a few million dollars in Manhattan.
  • lostarchitect, on 05/31/2008, -0/+4queens? are you serious? anyway, amagansett is on long island near the hamptons.
  • lostarchitect, on 05/31/2008, -0/+4the jersey communities are very near NYC, and are full of summer homes for NYC's rich.
  • Zapita, on 05/31/2008, -0/+4quote:
    "Why is Pandora big in Beverly Hills?

    An amusing little bit of trivia about Pandora, the online music discovery service that I've written about a few times (here's my most in-depth review). Yesterday's CNET News feature on Pandora mentions in passing that the most popular zip code of Pandora users is Beverly Hills' 90210.

    Pandora is only licensed in the US. To use it you have to provide your US zip code, but that's the only check Pandora does on your location, I believe. So if you're outside the US, and you want to use Pandora, what are you going to do? Pick a zip code out of the air perhaps? And if you did, which zip code might come quickest to the mind of a non-US citizen? Possibly one that features in the title of an internationally syndicated soap opera? Even as someone who has never seen Beverly Hills 90210 on the TV, I am aware of it from reading TV listings. Call me cynical, but could that explain Pandora's apparent popularity in that part of California? (Of course, I don't endorse anyone falsifying their zip code. No, not me. Not a good idea.)"
  • onestrawplz, on 05/31/2008, -0/+4NJ actually has a lot of wealthy towns, it's not entirely dirty and industrialized. it's the second wealthiest state, according to the census bureau: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_jersey#State_popu ...
  • TheMachine1, on 05/31/2008, -3/+7Areas of high real estate inflation and people selling their souls working for some scumbag corporations.
  • gregmo, on 05/31/2008, -0/+3How has forbes not changed the way they list things?
  • TheSabre, on 05/31/2008, -0/+3I'm surprised that Bethesda, MD or parts of the Georgetown area in DC aren't on the list. Some of those houses are far more costly than these. This list is backwards, it should be showing the smallest houses that cost the most if it wants to list the most expensive zip codes. Any zip code in the US can have an expensive mansion in it.

    There is a house listed in 20007 (Georgetown area) at 1/10th of an acre for $6.75M. There is a 3BR townhouse currently listed for $4.5M.
  • tech42er, on 05/31/2008, -0/+3Oh yeah. NJ, LI, Westchester, and CT have very nice, affluent areas.
  • rockefeller2, on 05/31/2008, -0/+2There was a time recently in the US that people were amazed at rising home values. I think they now refer to it as a bubble.
  • NJHiker, on 05/31/2008, -2/+4I guess you thought wrong.
  • pr0lixity, on 05/31/2008, -2/+3Driving through Atherton and the surrounding cities is ridiculous. Situated near Woodside and Menlo Park, you could literally take a tour of the homes of celebrities in about 45 minutes. My friend and I drove around for fun one day and saw the homes/castles of Steve Jobs and Larry Ellison. My sister went to the Menlo School, which is located in Atherton, and you could literally walk down the street to Jerry Rice's house. She would go to school with the sons and daughters of CEO's, which is never fun when you're happy to drive to school in your 1982 ford mustang softtop :(
  • Dan137exe, on 05/31/2008, -1/+2I thought New Jersey was a bit of a surprise though. There must be a connection between expensive zip codes and high state populations / population densities.
  • brundlefly76, on 05/31/2008, -0/+1You can digg a Forbes slideshow, but you have to put the list items in the first comment.
  • scotishstriker, on 05/31/2008, -4/+5looking at a list like that gets me pissed off
  • bcrussett, on 05/31/2008, -0/+1Decent content, ***** delivery. Typical Forbes gallery. I switch tabs for a few seconds and I come back to a completely different page. And Forbes just got 20 hits courtesy of me. AJAX anyone?
  • aserer511, on 05/31/2008, -1/+2dugg down for consistency,. digg hates the rich
  • innerpenguin, on 06/01/2008, -0/+1I agree on Bethesda. I am moving there in two weeks, and found that area is definitely up there. The neighboring city of Chevy Chase is pretty expensive, too.
  • lohphat, on 05/31/2008, -0/+1Inaccurate. Woodside, CA was not listed. See: http://www.dupontregistry.com/Homes/search/Details ...
  • lougoose, on 05/31/2008, -0/+1I live right near #19 (Kenilworth, Illinois). Yeah, there are some really friggin nice houses there.
  • wraptor347, on 05/31/2008, -1/+2Menlo School is ridiculous. I was surprised Atherton, Hillsborough, Portola Valley weren't higher. Especially since Forbes actually listed Hillsborough as the wealthiest city in the country.
  • JohnnyKinder, on 05/31/2008, -0/+1I was not even a little bit surprised...lets look at census from Oakland county, and Los Gatos (where I live)

    Oakland County Median Household Income - $64,293
    Los Gatos Median Household Income - $119,194
    And Los Gatos is only 23 on the list.
  • kolinkoolface2, on 06/01/2008, -0/+1there were 100 spots...? oakland county is roughly the size of rhode island too. There is pontiac and waterford enrolled in there..... two very poor spots of michigan.
  • rockefeller2, on 05/31/2008, -0/+1How about Stockton?
  • gogog0, on 05/31/2008, -0/+1wow the bay area cleans up that list. danville (100) here, 10 mins from diablo (17) and alamo (33)
  • Princeamor, on 05/31/2008, -0/+1Packing up! Getting ready to move!
  • tech42er, on 05/31/2008, -0/+1Manhattan certainly has the highest price per square foot.
  • bunkka, on 05/31/2008, -1/+2*****, California is expensive...but how could I leave? what a great state, even with rape housing prices
  • KMartSheriff, on 05/31/2008, -0/+1Stockton? Ugh...
  • pg6752, on 06/06/2008, -0/+1This is actually not true. . .its Statistics. It seems off, but its not. It would make the most sense that 10012 or areas like that would be the most expensive. . . . Here's the deal, they arent looking at price per square foot, they are simply looking at where the most expensive homes are in 1 town or city. New York's range in price varies, where as Atherton, Rancho Santa Fe, ALpine are tiny little areas with only high priced homes. You CANT find anything under 2 mill in Atherton right now, but you can in NYC. Thats the difference. It makes sense, but it doesnt. . .you know?
  • ydt89, on 02/24/2009, -0/+1I agree as well. Reloading page slide shows make my computer BSOD! :(

    not really.. but it was quite funny, i clicked the link to the slide show and found my self staring at a blue screen of death. -.-;
  • KMartSheriff, on 05/31/2008, -0/+1California FTW
  • viewofeverlast, on 05/31/2008, -2/+2Wait.... NJ is at the top of the list???
  • shanveryl, on 06/15/2008, -0/+0I grew up near Alpine. There are mostly 200 year old homes colonial homes in Alpine, all nestled in the woods. The future queen of Jordan - Queen Noor - grew up there. Her dad was the CEO of Pan Am. Yet an article in People magazine described her as having humble backgrounds, just a "jersey girl." People have no clue about NJ. All they know is the turnpike and the Sopranoes.

    Last year it was the wealthiest state, but I think it's second this year (as defined by per capita income).

  • mobiusred, on 05/31/2008, -0/+07th, no wonder i can barely afford rent!
  • digggggggggggg, on 06/01/2008, -0/+0ha ha you're poor.
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