Is your ZIP code among the nation’s most expensive? If you live in one N.J. town, it is

Eric Strauss//October 9, 2014//

Is your ZIP code among the nation’s most expensive? If you live in one N.J. town, it is

Eric Strauss//October 9, 2014//

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When Forbes calculated its annual list of America’s Most Expensive ZIP Codes, eight of the Top 10 were in New York City or California. Another was a tony Colorado vacation spot. And the 10th? Right here in New Jersey.The most expensive ZIP code in New Jersey, and the sixth-most expensive in the country?

Alpine, 07620.

“This waterfront Bergen County strip is essentially a NYC suburb, directly across the Hudson River from Manhattan and 15 miles north,” Forbes said. “With a median $5,025,423 price tag based on 42 single-family homes on the market, its proximity to New York has made this ZIP a location of choice for high-profile buyers including Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs (who also purchased a $39 million Holmby Hills estate this year), comedian Chris Rock and singer Britney Spears.”

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It was a long drop to the next New Jersey ZIP code on the list, however, as only one other Garden State locale made even the Top 100.

That was New Vernon, 07976, coming in at No. 90 with a median home price of $2,086,077.

In the end, 28 New Jersey ZIP codes made the Top 500, featuring some expected names, including Short Hills (No. 105), Chatham (No. 395) and Mendham (No. 442).

The priciest ZIP code in America? That belongs to Atherton, California, 94027, with a median home price of $9.03 million. Atherton topped the Forbes list for the second straight year, beating out Long Island’s Sagaponack, New York, 11962.

Forbes based its results on data compiled on 28,500 ZIP codes by Altos Research, a California-based real estate analysis company.

The complete list of New Jersey ZIPs in the Top 500, with their ranking and median home price:

6. Alpine, 07620, $5.03 million

90. New Vernon, 07976, $2.09 million

105. Short Hills, 07078, $1.96 million

133. Far Hills, 07931, $1.70 million

140. Saddle River, 07458, $1.65 million

162. Sea Girt, 08750, $1.54 million

170. Englewood Cliffs, 07632, $1.49 million

180. Avalon, 08202, $1.46 million

191. Stone Harbor, 08247, $1.42 million

219. Spring Lake, 07762, $1.35 million

221. Rumson, 07760, $1.35 million

222. Franklin Lakes, 07417, $1.35 million

244. Ho-Ho-Kus, 07423, $1.30 million

273. Demarest, 07627, $1.24 million

284. Cresskill, 07626, $1.22 million

286. Bernardsville, 07924, $1.22 million

308. Mantoloking, 08738, $1.18 million

336. Avon By The Sea, 07717, $1.10 million

337. Tenafly, 07670, $1.10 million

368. Colts Neck, 07722, $1.05 million

370. Longport, 08403, $1.05 million

378. Bedminster, 07921, $1.03 million

395. Chatham, 07928, $1.01 million

442. Mendham, 07945, $957,377

451. Strathmere, 08248, $944,203

457. Gladstone, 07934, $938,042

458. Essex Fells, 07021, $936,887

470. Deal, 07723, $922,016

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