The richest ZIP code in the US is turning 100. Here's what the ritzy private island off the coast of Miami used to look like and what it looks like now.
- Fisher Island, a private, man-made island off the coast of Miami, is currently celebrating its 100th anniversary.
- Members-only Fisher Island is known for being the richest ZIP code in the US, where the average income of residents is $2.2 million and the median home value is roughly $2.7 million.
- The island, although founded in 1919, rose to prominence in the late 1920s when a Vanderbilt traded his yacht to land owner Carl Fisher for the island.
- Here are photos of what the richest ZIP code in America looked like once upon a time, and what it looks like now.
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In the 1920s, William K. Vanderbilt II casually offered his yacht to Miami real-estate tycoon Carl Fisher in exchange for ownership of Fisher's man-made island.
Today, that island is known as the richest ZIP code in the US, according to Bloomberg, and it's celebrating its 100th birthday this month.
Fisher Island is a members-only enclave off the coast of Miami, where the average income of residents is $2.2 million and the median home value is roughly $2.7 million.
As Business Insider's Katie Warren previously reported, to become a member, you must pay a $250,000 fee and $22,256 in annual dues in addition to purchasing a multimillion-dollar condo in one of 30 luxury condominium towers.
The 216-acre island can only be accessed by private shuttle boats, features sand imported from the Bahamas, has eight restaurants, a golf course, 18 tennis courts, two marinas, a K-8 school, and more.
Keep reading for a look at what super-exclusive Fisher Island looked like back in the day and what it looks like now.