Rochester Hills, Michigan
Rochester Hills, Michigan | |
|---|---|
City | |
Autumn Sunrise at Spencer Park. | |
Location within Oakland County | |
| Coordinates: 42°39′57″N 83°09′29″W / 42.66583°N 83.15806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Oakland |
| Settled | 1817 |
| Organized | 1835 (Avon Township) |
| Incorporated | 1984 (City of Rochester Hills) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Bryan K. Barnett (R) |
| • Clerk | Leanne Scott |
| Area | |
• City | 32.90 sq mi (85.22 km2) |
| • Land | 32.80 sq mi (84.96 km2) |
| • Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.25 km2) |
| Elevation | 820 ft (250 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 76,300 |
| • Density | 2,325.94/sq mi (898.06/km2) |
| • Metro | 4,296,250 (Metro Detroit) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 48306–48309 |
| Area code(s) | 248 and 947 |
| FIPS code | 26-69035 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1675440 |
| Website | www |
Rochester Hills is a city in Oakland County, Michigan, United States. A northern suburb of Detroit, Rochester Hills is located about 25 miles (40 km) north of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 76,300.
The area was first settled by European Americans in 1817, and organized as Avon Township in 1835. The City of Rochester incorporated in 1967, while the remaining area of Avon Township was incorporated and renamed the City of Rochester Hills in 1984. Considered a northern suburb of Metro Detroit, Rochester Hills is about 12 miles (19.3 km) north of Detroit.