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Royal Oak

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Also known as Royal Oak, Michigan, Royal Oak, MI, Roak, The City of Trees

city in Oakland County, Michigan, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Michigan
County
Oakland
Incorporated
1891 (village), 1921 (city)
Type
Council–manager
Mayor
Mike Fournier ( D )
Manager
Paul Brake
City
11.80 sq mi (30.55 km )
Land
11.79 sq mi (30.54 km )
Water
0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation
663 ft (202 m)
Density
4,936.4/sq mi (1,905.96/km )
Metro
4,296,250 ( Metro Detroit )
Time zone
UTC-5 ( EST )
Summer dst
UTC-4 ( EDT )
Zip code s
48067, 48068, 48073, 48069 ( Pleasant Ridge ), 48071 ( Madison Heights )
Area codes
248 and 947
Fips code
26-70040

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

Royal Oak, MI | Official Website

ci.royal-oak.mi.us

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Encyclopedic overview

Royal Oak is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit, Royal Oak is located roughly 10 miles (16.1 km) north of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 58,211.

Royal Oak is located along the Woodward Corridor, and is served by Interstate 75 and Interstate 696. The city has one of the largest downtowns in Detroit's suburbs, and is also home to much of the Detroit Zoo, with portions extending into neighboring Huntington Woods. Royal Oak describes itself as the "city of trees".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Royal Oak” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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