Rochester, Michigan

Rochester, Michigan
City
City of Rochester
Top-to-bottom, left-to-right: Downtown Rochester, Ascension Providence Hospital, Rochester's welcome sign, Downtown Rochester's Christmas Lights
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Location within Oakland County
Rochester Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 42°40′50″N 83°08′02″W / 42.68056°N 83.13389°W / 42.68056; -83.13389
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Oakland
Settled	1817; 207 years ago (1817)
As village	1869; 155 years ago (1869)
Incorporated (city)	1967; 57 years ago (1967)
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Mayor	Stuart A. Bikson (R)
• Manager	Nik Banda[1]
• Clerk	Lee Ann O'Connor
Area [2]
• City	3.83 sq mi (9.92 km2)
• Land	3.83 sq mi (9.92 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	751 ft (229 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	13,035
• Density	3,402.51/sq mi (1,313.75/km2)
• Metro	4,296,250 (Metro Detroit)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	48306–48308
Area code(s)	248 and 947
FIPS code	26-69020[3]
GNIS feature ID	0636069[4]
Website	Official website

Rochester is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 12,711 at the 2010 census. It is a northern suburb in Metro Detroit located 20 miles north of the city of Detroit.^[5]

Rochester was the first European settlement in Oakland County when it was founded in 1818. It became part of the Avon Township in 1835 and incorporated as an autonomous city in 1967. It is mostly surrounded by the city of Rochester Hills and also borders Shelby Township to the east.