Fisher Island Club
- 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.