Surprise

Schools

Three districts serve Surprise: Dysart Unified District, Nadaburg Unified School District, and West-MEC (Western Maricopa Education Center), which provides career and technical education programs. Dysart Unified District's administrative offices are located at 15802 N Parkview Place in Surprise. School attendance zones can vary by street address rather than by zip code or city limits, so boundaries should be checked by specific address.

Getting around

Surprise has direct access to Loop 303, also called the Estrella Freeway, which runs as a north-south corridor through the city, and to US Route 60 (Grand Avenue), which cuts diagonally through the region. Valley Metro provides bus service in Surprise, including a Surprise Park and Ride, and Express Route 571 runs direct bus service to downtown Phoenix. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is the closest major airport, generally reachable in 40 to 60 minutes from Surprise without traffic.

Homes and housing

Surprise contains a mix of established neighborhoods and newer construction, with newer development concentrated closer to Loop 303 on the west side of the city. Sun City Grand, an age-restricted community with homes built by the Del Webb property development firm, drew many residents beginning in the 1990s and early 2000s. Prasada is a large master-planned development along Loop 303 at Waddell Road in northwestern Surprise.

Things to do

The city is home to Surprise Stadium, which serves as the spring training home of the Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals as part of the Surprise Recreation Campus. Surprise has 17 city-owned parks, including Surprise Community Park at the recreation campus in the city center, and the campus also includes the Surprise Tennis and Racquet Complex. Surprise Lake, a 5-acre lake on the Surprise Recreation Campus, is located between Bell Road and Greenway on the east side of Bullard Avenue.

• Surprise was founded in 1938 by Flora Mae Statler and incorporated as a city in 1960. Surprise, Arizona
• The city had a population of 143,148 according to the 2020 census. Surprise Lake (Arizona)
• The city has a total area of 110.5 square miles, of which 0.2 square miles is water. Map of Surprise city, Arizona - Thong Thai Real
• Dysart Unified District's physical address is 15802 N Parkview Pl, Surprise, AZ 85374. Search for Public School Districts - District Detail for
• Surprise Community Park is located at 15953 N Bullard Ave, Surprise, AZ 85374. Surprise, Arizona — Map, Maricopa County, Population & Facts
• Loop 303 connects Interstate 10 at Goodyear with Interstate 17 in northern Phoenix over a 36.03 mile route. Loop 303 Arizona