Palm Beach is the richest community in the country, according to Businessweek zip code study

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Posted: 12/08/2011

PALM BEACH, Fla. - Palm Beach has been named America's richest zip code, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek study.

According to the report, zip code 33480 has 5,505 households, each with an average income of $370,136. The average household net worth is $1,486,123.

Palm Beach is know for its high-end shopping and dining, polo, golf, tennis, yachting and deep-sea fishing. According to the study, the majority of Palm Beach's residents are executives and professionals with no children. The median age, according to 2010 census data, was 67.5.

To see the complete top 10 list and which zips Palm Beach trumped, go here: http://yhoo.it/vE3HfJ

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