Sterling Heights is a city in Macomb County, Michigan, home to about 133,573 people across 36 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 48310, 48312, 48313 and 48314.
Homes sold for a median of $168 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
All in Sterling Heights
All in Sterling Heights
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| Nearest major airport | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)30 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Detroit, MI14 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL244 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Sterling Heights; 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.
Sterling Heights had 134,346 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.
It’s the 4th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Macomb County grew from 33,244 residents in 1900 to 881,217 in 2020.
Macomb 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 18°F. About 35.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 32 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mt Clemens Ang Base, MI weather station (11 miles away).
328,741 jobs at 19,593 businesses in Macomb County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1,386 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sterling Heights’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 248 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 129 |
| Dentists | 186 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 223 |
| Mental health providers | 278 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 252 |
| Optometrists | 28 |
| Chiropractors | 42 |
| Pharmacies | 85 |
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 (53 nearby)
Grocery stores (21 nearby)
Pharmacies (23 nearby)
Libraries (4 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 4 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 1968.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Warren Consolidated Schools, Macomb ISD, Utica Community Schools and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Elementary SchoolSterling Heights | Pre-K–5 | 458 | Public | 3.4 mi |
| Bozymowski CenterSterling Heights | Pre-K–12 | 317 | Special Education | 2.1 mi |
| Browning Elementary SchoolSterling Heights | Pre-K–6 | 368 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Bruce Collins Elementary SchoolSterling Heights | Pre-K–6 | 426 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Burr Elementary SchoolSterling Heights | Pre-K–6 | 490 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| Dekeyser Elementary SchoolSterling Hts | Pre-K–6 | 512 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Dresden Elementary SchoolSterling Heights | Pre-K–6 | 420 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| Graebner Elementary SchoolSterling Heights | Pre-K–6 | 509 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Harwood Elementary SchoolSterling Heights | Pre-K–5 | 498 | Public | 3.4 mi |
| Havel Elementary SchoolSterling Heights | Pre-K–6 | 571 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Holden Elementary SchoolSterling Heights | Pre-K–6 | 341 | Public | 3.1 mi |
| Huron Academy Grades K2Sterling Hts | Pre-K–12 | 273 | Charter | 1.1 mi |
| Jack Harvey Elementary SchoolSterling Heights | Pre-K–6 | 429 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Jefferson Elementary SchoolSterling Heights | Pre-K–5 | 408 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| Messmore Elementary SchoolSterling Heights | Pre-K–6 | 332 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Noor International AcademySterling Heights | Pre-K–6 | 186 | Charter | 3.4 mi |
| Oakbrook Elementary SchoolSterling Heights | Pre-K–6 | 535 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Plumbrook Elementary SchoolSterling Heights | Pre-K–6 | 445 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Schuchard Elementary SchoolSterling Heights | Pre-K–6 | 602 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Schwarzkoff Elementary SchoolSterling Heights | Pre-K–6 | 597 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Willow Woods Elementary SchoolSterling Heights | Pre-K–5 | 362 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Maple Lane SchoolSterling Heights | K–5 | 55 | Special Education | 2.4 mi |
| New Dawn Academy of WarrenSterling Hts | K–9 | 256 | Charter | 2.5 mi |
| Carleton Middle SchoolSterling Heights | 6–8 | 638 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| Grissom Middle SchoolSterling Heights | 6–8 | 703 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| Bemis Junior High SchoolSterling Heights | 7–8 | 742 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| Davis Junior High SchoolSterling Hts | 7–9 | 1,061 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Frank Jeannette Jr High SchoolSterling Heights | 7–9 | 716 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| Adlai Stevenson High SchoolSterling Heights | 9–12 | 1,881 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Henry Ford II High SchoolSterling Heights | 9–12 | 1,663 | Public | 1.7 mi |
And 5 more.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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