- A patch welded onto a Michigan pipeline near Sterling Heights failed after leaking about 15 barrels of crude, and federal inspectors found the repair had no paperwork at all — Energies Media
- Serial arsonist setting utility poles on fire hits another southeast Michigan city, police say — CBS News
- Man killed, woman injured in rollover crash in Sterling Heights; alcohol a suspected factor — CBS News
- Feds order Energy Transfer to inspect, repair pipelines after Sterling Heights crude oil leak — ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4
- Ford supplier cuts jobs in Sterling Heights as some work sent to India — The Detroit News
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Sterling Heights, Michigan — From Wikipedia
Sterling Heights, Michigan | |
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Sterling Heights City Hall (2026) | |
| Motto: To Strive on Behalf of All | |
Interactive map of Sterling Heights, Michigan | |
| 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
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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 | 3,686.0/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[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0638798[4] |
| Website | sterlingheights |
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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.[5]