Eastpointe, Michigan

Eastpointe, Michigan
City
Motto(s):  "Gateway to Macomb County" "A Family Town"
Location within Macomb County
Coordinates: 42°27′58″N 82°56′47″W / 42.46611°N 82.94639°W / 42.46611; -82.94639
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Macomb
Founded	1837
Incorporated (village)	December 8, 1924 as Halfway
Incorporated (city)	January 7, 1929 as East Detroit[1]
Renamed	July 1, 1992 as Eastpointe[1]
Government
• Type	Council–manager[1]
• Mayor	Michael Klinefelt[2]
• Mayor Pro Tem	Cardi DeMonaco Jr.
• City council	Harvey Curley Rob Baker Margaret Podsiadlik[3]
• Manager	Mariah Walton (acting, 2021–22; permanent, 2022–present)[4]
Area [5]
• Total	5.160 sq mi (13.364 km2)
• Land	5.158 sq mi (13.358 km2)
• Water	0.002 sq mi (0.005 km2)
Elevation [6]	614 ft (187 m)
Population  (2020)[7]
• Total	34,318
• Estimate  (2022)[8]	33,806
• Density	6,555.0/sq mi (2,531.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC–5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC–4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	48021
Area code	586
FIPS code	26-24290
GNIS feature ID	1623024[6]
Sales tax	6.0%[9]
Website	cityofeastpointe.net

Eastpointe (formerly East Detroit) is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit, Eastpointe borders Detroit to the north, roughly 11 miles (17.7 km) northeast of Downtown Detroit. The population was 34,318 at the 2020 census.^[7]