The Most Expensive ZIP Codes

What's the difference between 11962 and 28741? When it comes to house prices, the answer is $2,125,000.

Those ZIP codes bookend Forbes.com's annual list of the priciest areas in the country -- neighborhoods where home costs soar far above the norm. This year, Forbes.com collected the top 500 most expensive ZIP codes in the U.S. They include the most famous (perhaps the only famous) ZIP in the country, Beverly Hills, 90210; some towns that are well-known for harboring ritzy residents; and neighborhoods that few besides locals have ever heard of.

Top 10 most expensive ZIP codes
Rank, ZIP Code, Location, County, State, 2005 Median Sale Price ($)
1 11962 Sagaponack Suffolk NY 2,787,500
2 92067 Rancho Santa Fe San Diego CA 2,445,000
3 92662 Newport Beach Orange CA 2,397,500
4 94528 Diablo Contra Costa CA 2,266,000
5 94957 Ross Marin CA 2,247,500
6 11976 Water Mill Suffolk NY 2,150,000
7 93108 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara CA 2,050,000
8 90402 Santa Monica Los Angeles CA 2,005,000
9 92661 Newport Beach Orange CA 1,996,500
10 33109 Miami Beach Miami-Dade FL 1,942,500