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Can you guess wealthiest ZIP code in U.S.?

- By Rene Rodriguez

MIAMI — Bye-bye, Beverly Hills. Step aside, Silicon Valley.

According to a new report by Bloomberg News, the richest ZIP code in the U.S. is 33109 — aka the super-exclusive enclave of Fisher Island, Fla. — where the average income in 2015 was $2.5 million.

Second on the Bloomberg list was 94027, or Atherton, Calif., a Silicon Valley neighborho­od whose residents earned a comparativ­ely measly average annual income of $1.5 million.

The Palm Beach ZIP code 33480, home to President Donald Trump's weekend retreat Mar-aLago in Florida, took third place with $1.25 million.

There was no Texas location in the top 20. Houston’s 77010 ZIP code ranked 23rd at $597,600.

The study was compiled using Internal Revenue Service data from ZIP codes with more than 200 tax returns and 500 residentia­l households.

More than half of all the tax returns filed in Fisher Island reported an income of at least $200,000.

If you're a Miami-area resident (or a regular tourist) and wondering why you've never driven through or near Fisher Island, that's because you can't set foot on the 216acre island unless you have a place there (or know someone who does). Also, the island is only accessible by water taxi or ferry.

According to the luxury real estate firm The Jills, some of the celebritie­s who keep homes on Fisher Island have included Oprah Winfrey, Julia Roberts, Andre Agassi, Canadian businessma­n (and frequent “Shark Tank” guest) Robert Herjavec and Russian billionair­e Alexander Mashkevitc­h.

 ?? Matias J. Ocner / Miami Herald ?? A view of Fisher Island and Miami Beach.
Matias J. Ocner / Miami Herald A view of Fisher Island and Miami Beach.

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