Map of Surprise, United States

Surprise is a city in Arizona, United States, with a population of about 143,148. It lies at 33.6306°N, 112.3332°W, about 358 m above sea level. Surprise is about 3,198 km (1,987 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is El Mirage, 2 km to the south.

Surprise at a glance

Where is Surprise?

• The 10th largest city in Arizona on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 55 min on the shortest day to 14 h 23 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Surprise

• El Mirage — 2 km south
• Sun City — 7 km southeast
• Peoria — 10 km southeast
• Glendale — 17 km southeast
• Avondale — 22 km south
• Phoenix — 31 km southeast
• Buckeye — 37 km southwest
• Scottsdale — 42 km east
• Tempe — 46 km southeast
• Mesa — 53 km southeast

Largest cities in Arizona

• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Tucson — 542,629
• Mesa — 471,825
• Chandler — 260,828
• Gilbert — 247,542
• Glendale — 240,126
• Scottsdale — 236,839
• Peoria — 190,985
• Tempe — 175,826
• Yuma — 95,548

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.