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Mercer Island is one of the top 100 richest ZIP codes in the USA

Mercer Island, named for the Mercer family of Seattle, was first settled by non-indigenous people between 1870 and 1880.

The  Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge, currently the second longest  floating bridge  in the world, was built and opened in 1940.

Mercer Island is the most populated island in a lake in the US.

Mercer Island’s  sister city, as designated by  Sister Cities International, is  Thonon-les-Bains,  France.

Some notable people from Mercer Island include Paul Allen (co-founder of Microsoft),  Ann Dunham (mother of Barack Obama), Joel McHale (comedian), and Steve Miller (Steve Miller Band).