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6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
SurpriseNE
A town of 35.
Photo: Ammodramus · Public domain
Population
35
residents
Household income
$112K
median
Median age
52.3
years
Land area
0 sq mi
Small town
35 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Surprise. Another town gets a different order.
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Surprise has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 24 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
24″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter16–36°
Spring38–62°
Summer63–84°
Fall40–64°
Oct 9
typical first frost
Apr 29
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards
High risk, with hail at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities.
63risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
HailInland floodingStrong wind
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health
How healthy Surprise is
Surprise beats the Nebraska average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.
32 measures vs. Nebraska
13 better11 too close to call8 worse
| What stands out | Surprise | NE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.9% | 9.5% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4% | 6.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.2% | 8.3% |
Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Health Center
13.3 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
0% of Surprise is conserved land
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 253 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chautauqua Park | — | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Famous people from Surprise
3 notable people were born in Surprise.
About Surprise
Village in Nebraska, US
Surprise is a village in southwestern Butler County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 43 at the 2010 census, and 37 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 37
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,578 ft
- ZIP code
- 68667
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