Auburn Hills is a city in Oakland County, Michigan, home to about 25,105 people across 17 square miles. Its ZIP code is 48326, and parts of 48309 and 48359 are in Auburn Hills too.
Homes sold for a median of $187 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Auburn Hills; also Pontiac and Lake Angelus
Mostly Rochester Hills; part is in Auburn Hills
Mostly Orion; part is in Auburn Hills
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Auburn Hills. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)31 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Detroit, MI20 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL234 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Auburn Hills; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Auburn Hills had 24,360 residents in the 2020 census, up 23% since 2000.
It’s the 80th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Oakland County grew from 44,792 residents in 1900 to 1,274,395 in 2020.
Oakland County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 33.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 36 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pontiac Wwtp, MI weather station (2 miles away).
733,671 jobs at 39,792 businesses in Oakland County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
369 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Auburn Hills.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 10 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 28 |
| Dentists | 14 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 37 |
| Mental health providers | 208 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 61 |
| Optometrists | 8 |
| Chiropractors | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 11 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (25 nearby)
Grocery stores (9 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 3 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1983.
Colleges and universities
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Avondale School District, Pontiac City School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Elementary SchoolAuburn Hills | Pre-K–5 | 333 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| R Grant Graham Elem SchoolAuburn Hills | K–5 | 390 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Rogers SchoolAuburn Hills | K–5 | 280 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Avondale High SchoolAuburn Hills | 9–12 | 911 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Avondale Learning CenterAuburn Hills | 12 | 8 | Special Education | 2.1 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Hills Christian SchoolAuburn Hills | Pre-K–12 | 241 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 2.6 mi |
| Oakland Christian SchoolAuburn Hills | Pre-K–12 | 566 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 2.0 mi |
| Havenwyck SchoolAuburn Hills | 6–12 | 29 | Nonsectarian | 0.6 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Rochester Hills, Orion, Pontiac and Lake Angelus.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.