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Welcome to Surprise Station ...

Surprise Station is located in Modoc County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Surprise Station: Surprise Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Surprise Station is 4,510 feet [1,375 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Surprise Station is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Surprise Station lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Surprise Station: 530 & 837<3>

Communities near Surprise Station ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Surprise Station.

  • Alturas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Alturas is located in Modoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alturas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,542 people
    • Former name for Alturas:
    • Dorrisville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alturas <4>
  • Davis Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Lake City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedarville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • McArthur
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • McArthur is located in Modoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
  • Cantrall Mill ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Cantrall Mill is located in Modoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantrall Mill
  • Likely
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Canby
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Eagleville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Bidwell
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Surprise Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Surprise Station.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Surprise Station. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Surprise Station.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Surprise Station. See our Newspapers Page for Surprise Station.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Surprise Station ...

Looking for more information about Surprise Station? 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 Station, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Surprise Station.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Modoc, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Surprise Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Surprise Station area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Surprise Station area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.