Sterling Heights, Michigan

Sterling Heights, Michigan
Sterling Heights, Michigan
City
	Sterling Heights City Hall (2014)
	Motto: To Strive on Behalf of All
	Interactive map of Sterling Heights, Michigan
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	Coordinates: 42°34′47″N 83°01′41″W / 42.57972°N 83.02806°W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Macomb
Incorporated	1968, as a 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
• 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)
• Total	134,346
• Density	3,686.0/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
GNIS feature ID	0638798
Website	sterlingheights.gov

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. 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.