Royal Oak

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

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Royal Oak
Population: 58211
Area: 30.524747
Elevation: 202
Official website: www.ci.royal-oak.mi.us
Image: Romontage.png
Households: 28933
Dialing code: 248

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P12749: Martin city gate
native label: Royal Oak
Commons category: Royal Oak, Michigan
postal code: 48073
inception: 1891-00-00
P8168: Gasyu
water as percent of area: 0.009
per capita income: 51574

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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".