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Welcome to Surprise ...

Surprise is 3,760 feet [1,146 m] above sea level.<1> In other words, the altitude of Surprise is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Surprise lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP), PDT- Heure Avancée du Pacifique (HAP).

Area Codes for Surprise: 250, 236, 257, 672 & 778<2>

Communities Also Named Surprise ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Surprise - they are located in Arizona, California, Indiana, Kansas (2), Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Surprise.

Communities near Surprise ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Surprise.

  • Discovery ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Atlin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Scotia Bay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Taku
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taku
  • Engineer
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engineer

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Surprise ...

Looking for more information about Surprise? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Surprise, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Surprise.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Surprise - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 250 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 236, 257, 672 or 778. New phone numbers in the Surprise area will be assigned with one of these codes: 250, 236, 257, 672 or 778. As a result, placing a call in the Surprise area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.