Richest ZIP Codes in Every State

For those interested in American economics and evaluating the haves and the have-nots, GOBankingRates conducted a study to determine the five richest ZIP codes in every state.

While many affluent areas you might expect pepper the overall list — two Manhattan ZIP codes make the top five in New York, and the richest ZIP code in California can unsurprisingly be found in the San Francisco Bay Area — other more unexpected outliers, like lightly populated pockets of Maryland, North Dakota and Wyoming, also make appearances in their respective top five lists. You’ll find median household incomes in a few ZIP codes on this list reaching over $250,000 a year, or more than four times the national average
Some of these ZIP codes can be found in urban cities, some can be found in suburban sprawl. Some are big and some are small. Some are coastal and some are Middle America, home to tech execs and white-collar professionals, each defining success on their terms. Some are clustered together, while others are islands unto themselves, gated or secluded communities you may not have known existed — or even literal islands in some cases.

In short? You can find wealth all over the country, possibly even right next door.

Whether you’re looking to move, settle down, retire or just want to admire mega-mansions, here’s where the richest, most exclusive ZIP codes across the nation are located.

Alabama

Colorado

California

Arizona

Alaska

Arkansas

Connecticut


Methodology
GOBankingRates analyzed the ZIP codes across the United States to find the richest ZIP codes in every state. GOBankingRates found the [1] median household income and [2] total households as sourced from the U.S. Census American Community Survey. A list of ZIP codes and the locations they represent are sourced from the United States Postal Service. The top five median household incomes from each ZIP code were sorted. All data was collected and is up-to-date as-of Feb. 16, 2024.