Palos Verdes Zip Code Among 100 Most Expensive In U.S.

PALOS VERDES, CA – It's a known fact that California real estate is expensive. PropertyShark released a list Monday of the 100 priciest zip codes in the U.S., and a whopping 91 entries are in the Golden State — up from 82 last year.

Los Angeles County has the highest number of pricey zips of any county nationwide, with 21 of its zip codes making an appearance on the list.

But how does Palos Verdes compare to the rest of the country?

The 90274 zip code in the Palos Verdes Peninsula ranked 73rd most expensive in the nation, according to PropertyShark. It's one of the three zip codes within the South Bay that made the list, with a median home sale price of $1,604,000. Hermosa Beach's 90254 zip code ranked 66nd, with a median home sale price of 1,675,000. The 90266 zip code in Manhattan Beach ranked 32nd with a median sale price of $2.2 million.

The top 10 most expensive zip codes in the U.S. are:

1. 94027 in Atherton, CA with a median sale price of $7.05 million,>
2. 11962 in Sagaponack, NY with a median sale price of $4.3 million
3. 90402 in Santa Monica, CA with a median sale price of $4.15 million
4. 90201 in Beverly Hills, CA with a median sale price of $4.08 million
5. 10007 in New York, NY with a median sale price of $3.9 million
6. 02199 in Boston, MA with a median sale price of $3.67 million
7. 94301 in Palo Alto, CA with a median sale price of $3.52 million
8. 10013 in New York, NY with a median sale price of $3.51 million
9. 94022 in Los Altos, CA with a median sale price of $3.45 million
10. 94957 in Ross, CA with a median sale price of $3.35 million

To read more about the most expensive zip codes in the U.S., visit PropertyShark.

PropertyShark's Methodology: To determine which were the most expensive ZIP codes in the U.S., PropertyShark looked at all residential transactions closed between January 1, 2019 and November 5, 2019 taking into account condo, co-ops, single- and two-family homes. All package deals were excluded.