Sterling Heights, Michigan | |
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Motto: To Strive on Behalf of All | |
Coordinates: 42°34′47″N 83°01′41″W / 42.57972°N 83.02806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Macomb |
Incorporated | 1968 (city) |
Government | |
• Type | Council–manager |
• Mayor | Michael C. Taylor (I) |
• City manager | Mark D. Vanderpool |
• City Council | Members
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Area | |
• Total | 36.72 sq mi (95.10 km2) |
• Land | 36.45 sq mi (94.40 km2) |
• Water | 0.27 sq mi (0.70 km2) |
Elevation | 614 ft (187 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 134,346 |
• Density | 3,686.06/sq mi (1,423.18/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP Codes | 48310, 48311, 48312, 48313, 48314 |
Area code | 586 |
FIPS code | 26-76460[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 0638798[4] |
Website | www |
Sterling Heights is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northern suburb of Detroit, Sterling Heights is located roughly 18 miles (29.0 km) north of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 134,346, placing Sterling Heights as the second-largest suburb of Detroit, and the fourth-most populous city in Michigan.[5]