Maryland Enclaves Among America's 500 Richest Zip Codes

Royal Oak and Potomac are among the richest zip codes in the United States, according to a new study released by Forbes Magazine.

The study lists the 500 wealthiest zip codes across the nation. Much of the top 100 of the list is heavily dominated by New York and California, particularly New York City and coastal areas near San Francisco and Los Angeles.

The list was led by Atheron, California’s zip code of 94027 for the second consecutive year. It had a whopping median home price of $10,564,038.

Maryland’s contributions to the list mainly came from three areas: suburban Washington, D.C., the Chesapeake Bay region, and the wealthy enclaves of Howard County in the center of the state.

The highest-ranking ZIP code in Maryland is Royal Oak at No. 97. The community is located in Talbot County on the east side of Chesapeake Bay. Forbes puts the median home price in Royal Oak at $1.467 million.

Next on the list is the toney community of Potomac, in the news already this week for a look at its privileged lifestyle through the new Bravo series “Real Housewives of Potomac,” which will air in January.

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Other Maryland areas on the list are:

• No. 153, Potomac, with a median home price of $1.195 million.
• No. 251, Bethesda, with a median home price $927,024
• No. 258, Chevy Chase, with a median home price $921,968
• No. 260, Queenstown, median home price $917,500
• No. 302, Clarksville, median home price, $849,900
• No. 329, Fulton, median home price $824,500
• No. 372, Highland, median home price $780,000
• No. 392, Davidsonville, median home price $759,500
• No. 404, Glenelg, median home price $749,000

»Photo of Potomac home for sale for $14M courtesy of Zillow