Welcome to Surprise Valley ...

Surprise Valley is located in Pierce County<1>.

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

Surprise Valley is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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 Oregon and Saskatchewan.

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.

• Puyallup
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puyallup
  • Puyallup is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Puyallup <3>
• Bonney Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney Lake
  • Bonney Lake is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonney Lake <3>
• Sumner
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Sumner is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <3>
• Yelm
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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  • Yelm is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yelm <3>
• Orting
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orting
  • Orting is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orting <3>
• Buckley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley
  • Buckley is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,286 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckley <3>
• Eatonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatonville
  • Eatonville is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eatonville <3>
• Roy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
  • Roy is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roy <3>
• Carbonado
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonado
  • Carbonado is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbonado <3>
• Wilkeson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkeson
  • Wilkeson is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkeson <3>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Surprise Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pierce County: www.co.pierce.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/