Top five city and suburban ZIP codes by metropolitan area with at least 1,000,000 population (living, best)

[Craziaskowboi]

This map is about three years old now, but I doubt the information on it has changed much, so I thought it'd be interesting to examine the top five city and suburban ZIP codes by major metropolitan area (at least 1,000,000 population). I'll start with the metropolitan areas I know best:


Best ZIP codes in the city of Pittsburgh

1. 15217 (83rd percentile)
2. 15222 (75th percentile)
3. 15220 (70th percentile)*
4. 15232 (68th percentile)
T5. 15216 (61st percentile)*
T5. 15236 (61st percentile)


Best ZIP codes in the Pittsburgh suburbs

1. 15015 (97th percentile)
2. 15090 (97th percentile)
3. 15142 (96th percentile)
4. 15241 (96th percentile)
5. 15367 (95th percentile)


Best ZIP codes in the city of Atlanta

1. 30327 (99th percentile)*
2. 30305 (93rd percentile)
3. 30306 (92nd percentile)
4. 30319 (92nd percentile)*
5. 30326 (91st percentile)


Best ZIP codes in the Atlanta suburbs

1. 30327 (99th percentile)*
2. 30005 (97th percentile)
3. 30022 (95th percentile)
4. 30068 (95th percentile)
T5. 30024 (94th percentile)
T5. 30075 (94th percentile)
T5. 30097 (94th percentile)


*: Denotes a ZIP code located in both the city proper and the suburbs.


Feel free to add to the list if you choose to. I'll try to add some later when I get the chance.

[rnc2mbfl]

Highest Zips in Raleigh

1. 27614 - 93rd
2. 27613 - 91st
3. 27617 - 91st
4. 27615 - 89th
5. 27608 - 86th

Highest Zips in Suburbs (Raleigh MSA only)

1. 27519 (Cary) - 98th
2. 27518 (Cary) - 97th
3. 27502 (Apex) - 93rd
4. 27549 (Holly Springs) - 89th
5. 27560 (Morrisville) - 88th

[Jandrew5]

Very interesting map!

[ckhthankgod]

I have this is the Super Zips website/article and I believe that you are right in terms of changes being minimal.

[cjoseph]

Highest zips in Buffalo
1. 14222- 63rd
2. 14216- 55
3. 14214- 52
4. 14202-47
5. 14209-46

Highest in Buffalo Suburbs
1. 14051 East Amherst 94
2. 14032 Clarence Center 90
3. 14221 Williamsville 85
4. 14072 Grand Island 84
5. 14127 Orchard park 83

[RightonWalnut]

2013? I'd be interested to see 2016 data for the city of Philadelphia. The city has changed so much. For instance:

19106 - Society Hill and Old City in Philadelphia is $93,222 for MHI as of 2013, but has a MHI over $100,000 in 2015.

19103 - Rittenhouse Square and Fitler Square was shockingly only $55,000 in 2013, today it's over $70,000.

19146 - Graduate Hospital neighborhood was $33,000 MHI in 2013. It's $48,000 as of 2015.

Anyways, here are the top Zips in Philadelphia:

Highest Zips in Philadelphia
1. 19106 - 95th
2. 19118 - 92nd
3. 19102 - 86th
4. 19130 - 79th
5. 19103 - 78th

Highest Zips in Philadelphia Suburbs
1. 19035 - 99th
2. 19085 - 99th
3. 19066 - 99th
4. 19425 - 99th
5. 19807 - 99th

[cjoseph]

Originally Posted by RightonWalnut

2013? I'd be interested to see 2016 data for the city of Philadelphia. The city has changed so much. For instance:

19106 - Society Hill and Old City in Philadelphia is $93,222 for MHI as of 2013, but has a MHI over $100,000 in 2015.

19103 - Rittenhouse Square and Fitler Square was shockingly only $55,000 in 2013, today it's over $70,000.

19146 - Graduate Hospital neighborhood was $33,000 MHI in 2013. It's $48,000 as of 2015.

Anyways, here are the top Zips in Philadelphia:

Highest Zips in Philadelphia
1. 19106 - 95th
2. 19118 - 92nd
3. 19102 - 86th
4. 19130 - 79th
5. 19103 - 78th

Highest Zips in Philadelphia Suburbs
1. 19035 - 99th
2. 19085 - 99th
3. 19066 - 99th
4. 19425 - 99th
5. 19807 - 99th

Some of that same gentrification has occured in Buffalo to an extent, i think they should redo this analysis every 5 yrs or so

[rnc2mbfl]

The biggest problem with this map is that it doesn't appear to adjust the salaries for costs of living. A $100,000 Salary in San Jose, San Francisco, New York, D.C, etc. is nowhere near as powerful as that $100,000 is in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, etc., yet they get compared as if that salary has equal power across the board.

[NigerianNightmare]

True^ but even then they basically nailed the right areas for H-town just surprised a few of them weren't in 95%+ range. Interesting enough Washington has some of the sharpest contrasts I have ever seen at the 20003 and 20019 border. A neighborhood ranked 13th percentile borders an area ranked 95th. The thing is this slightly favors the low density of wealthy NE suburbs. Because a low density zip code filled with rich people next to many low density zip codes filled with rich people leads to the same amount of wealthy people as suburban Houston but in less space. For example the area between Greenwich, Conneticut and Fairfield, Conneticut is impressive. But the northern part of that area is filled with zip codes that have less than 10,000 people so the population of wealthy people is significantly smaller than the map shows. Of course these areas are still impressive but it makes it seem like SE Connecticut has more wealthy people than Dallas+Houston+ San Antonio combined. The same is seen in the West austin burbs which are sprawly do to the hilly nature of that area. The area has maybe 100,000-200,000 people but if you looked at the map you would think a third or even half of Austin contained the wealthiest and most educated neighborhoods in the U.S.

[NigerianNightmare]

Also is it sad that Colorado is the only place to have "nice" rural areas...