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Royal Oak
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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
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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".
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