As the many of us who are fortunate to call Orange County home know, we live in a beautiful spot. We may pay for it in terms of home prices, but I think we get our money back when it comes to gorgeous weather, a healthy lifestyle and lovely people! As I keep saying, home prices in Orange County are only going up. If you are considering moving to Orange County or moving around inside the County, do not delay!

The high cost of living in Orange COunty is recognized across the country.  In fact, when Forbes recently released their annual list “America’s Most Expensive ZIP Codes”, several Orange County ZIPs made the top 500! Five O.C. zip codes – Newport Coast, Laguna Beach, Corona Del Mar and two Newport Beach ZIPs – made the top 100 list and 17 Orange County ZIPs made the top 500.

However, Orange County is not the only expensive place to live.  Not surprisingly, New York City tops the list. And of course, a few Northern California gems of cities are also present in the top 10!

The top 10 priciest ZIP codes in the U.S.:

  • 1. New York, N.Y. ZIP: 10065, $6,534,430
  • 2. Alpine, N.J. ZIP: 07620, $5,745,038
  • 3. Atheron, Calif. ZIP: 94027, $4,897,864
  • 4. Sagaponack, N.Y. ZIP: 11962, $4,180,385
  • 5. Hillsborough, Calif. ZIP: 94010, $4,127,250
  • 6. New York, N.Y. ZIP: 10014, $4,116,506
  • 7. Los Altos Hills, Calif. ZIP: 94022, $4,016,050
  • 8. New York, N.Y. ZIP: 10021, $3,980,829
  • 9. Rolling Hills, Calif. ZIP: 90274, $3,972,500
  • 10. New York, N.Y. ZIP: 10075, $3,885,409

Want to know about your own backyard? Here’s how Orange County ZIPs stack up in the national top 500:

Rank City ZIP Median home price Avg. day on mkt.
25 Newport Coast 92657 $2,984,844 212
47 Laguna Beach 92651 $2,274,346 201
49 Newport Beach 92662 $2,214,067 163
52 Corona Del Mar 92625 $2,153,627 142
65 Newport Beach 92661 $1,978,153 205
105 Irvine 92603 $1,580,105 138
113 Newport Beach 92663 $1,522,835 159
118 Newport Beach 92660 $1,489,241 153
181 Villa Park 92861 $1,209,365 121
238 Dana Point 92629 $1,009,130 153
306 Capo Beach 92624 $882,323 197
344 Coto De Caza 92679 $828,267 147
380 Huntington Beach 92648 $772,932 134
400 Santa Ana 92705 $743,663 156
403 Los Alamitos 90720 $733,048 97
422 San Juan Capo 92675 $705,390 142
467 Huntington Beach 92649 $616,834 136