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Welcome to Surprise Valley ...

Surprise Valley is located in Douglas County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Surprise Valley: Surprise Vly. (or less commonly used: Surprise Vally. or Surprise Vlly.)

Surprise Valley is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Surprise Valley: 541 & 458<3>

Communities Also Named Surprise Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Surprise Valley - they are located in Saskatchewan and Washington.

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

Communities near Surprise Valley ...

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

  • Roseburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Winston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Myrtle Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Glendale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Days Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Azalea
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Dillard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Perdue ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Perdue is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue
  • Brockway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Brockway is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
  • Green
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Green is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green

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 Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Surprise Valley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Surprise Valley. 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 Valley.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Surprise Valley ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Surprise Valley - 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 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Surprise Valley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Surprise Valley 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.