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When you think “richest zip code in the United States,” you might think of the Hollywood Hills or parts of Manhattan in New York. But that Richest zip code They can be found here, on Fisher Island, an island (yes) off the coast of South Florida.
On this plot of land of 0.69 square kilometres, there are 218 families with a total of 467 people. They can manage their finances very well, because the average income of postcode 33109 is around €2.4 million per year.
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It is difficult to access
The wealth, so to speak, lies in the genes of Fisher Island, once linked to the larger island to the north. That changed in 1905 when the State Canal was constructed to improve access to the Port of Miami. The area then came into the hands of project developer Carl G. Fisher (who gave it its name), and was subsequently sold several times by one illicit rich man to another.
None of them built a road to the island. This makes it difficult for the average tourist to access, and people like Oprah Winfrey, Julia Roberts, and Andre Agassi find this to be a huge advantage.
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