Sterling Heights, Michigan

Sterling Heights, Michigan
City
Sterling Heights City Hall
Motto:  To Strive on Behalf of All
Location within Macomb County
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Coordinates: 42°34′47″N 83°01′41″W / 42.57972°N 83.02806°W / 42.57972; -83.02806
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 Liz Sierawski (D) - Mayor Pro Tem Deanna Koski (I) - At Large Michael V. Radtke Jr (D)- At Large Maria G. Schimidt (I)- At Large Henry Yanez (D)- At Large Barbara A. Ziarko (D) - At Large
Area [1]
• 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  (2020)[2]
• 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.net

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]