Area Codes Where People Have the Most and Least Money

Which Area Codes in the U.S. Have the Highest and Lowest Median Household Income?

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Dec 06, 2017, 06:15 ET

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Southeast Florida tops the list of richest area codes, while rural New Mexico has the poorest, a new study found.

Personal finance website GOBankingRates used income data from the Census Community Survey to assemble a list of the wealthiest and poorest area codes in the country, determined by mean household income of the cities in the area codes. To find the richest area codes, the three highest mean incomes per area code were averaged to come up with the overall mean income for the area code. To find the poorest area codes, the three lowest mean incomes per area code were averaged.

For full study results and more details on methodology, visit: Richest and Poorest Area Codes.

Top 5 Area Codes Where People Have the Most Money

1. Area Code 305 - Miami, Florida, and the Florida Keys
Mean household income: $485,464

2. Area Code 516 - Long Island, New York
Mean household income: $435,924

3. Area Code 650 - San Francisco Bay Area, California
Mean household income: $404,544

4. Area Code 301 - Maryland and DC Metro Area
Mean household income: $372,192

5. Area Code 561 - Palm Beach County, Florida
Mean household income: $368,063

Top 5 Area Codes Where People Have the Least Money

1. Area Code 575 - Rural New Mexico
Mean household income: $15,110

2. Area Code 573 - Eastern Missouri
Mean household income: $16,895

3. Area Code 580 - South and West Oklahoma
Mean household income: $17,592

4. Area Code 304 - West Virginia
Mean household income: $17,637

5. Area Code 662 - Northern Mississippi
Mean household income: $17,953

Additional Study Insights

The discrepancy in income between the richest and the poorest area code is a whopping $470,354.
California had the most cities with rich area codes, with three just in the San Francisco Bay Area alone.
Unsurprisingly, states away from the coast had the poorest area codes, but northwest California area code 707 still appeared at number 19 on the list.

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