The 25 most expensive ZIP codes in America in 2020

The 25 most expensive ZIP codes in America in 2020

A number of Orange County, California, neighborhoods that hug the Pacific coast south of Los Angeles “” including Newport Beach, pictured “” made the list of priciest ZIP codes in the country.







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Real estate data provider Property Shark released its annual ranking of the most expensive ZIP codes in the US. The ranking was determined by median home sale prices.

For the fourth year in a row, Silicon Valley suburb Atherton took the top spot. The median home sale price in Atherton, California, was $7 million. 

A Hamptons ZIP code came in second, with a median home sale price of $3.9 million.

California and New York are still the two states with the most number of pricey ZIP codes, boasting high median home sale values despite the pandemic.

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