Surprise
city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
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Summary
Surprise is a city in the United States[1]. Surprise ranks in the top 6% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,303 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Maricopa County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Skip Hall[5]
- Instance of: big city[6]
- Shares border with: Peoria[7]
- Postal code: 85374[8], 85378[9], 85379[10], 85387[11], 85388[12]
- Commons category: Surprise, Arizona[13]
- Located in time zone: Mountain Time Zone[14]
- Local dialing code: 623[15]
- Inception: 1937[16]
- Significant event: ICE buys warehouses for mass detention network, rattling locals[17]
- Official website: http://www.surpriseaz.gov/[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Surprise, Arizona[19]
- Population: 117,517[20], 143,148[21]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Surprise, Arizona[22]
- Official name: Surprise[23]
- Category for people born here: Q127237433[24]
- Number of households: 50,199[25]
- Elevation above sea level: 358 m[26]
- Area: 279.628716 km²[27], 274.201862 km²[28]
- Water as percent of area: 0.1158 percent[29]
- Water area: 0.317433 km²[30]
- Per capita income: 31,086 US dollars[31]
Why It Matters
Surprise has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Surprise is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]