Surprise

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Surprise is a rapidly growing suburban city in Maricopa County, Arizona, known for its residential communities, recreation facilities, and role as a spring training destination for Major League Baseball teams.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 623
borderedBy El Mirage, Arizona
Peoria, Arizona
Sun City West
Wittmann, Arizona
climate hot desert climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countrySubdivision southwestern United States
surface form: Southwestern United States
county Maricopa County, Arizona
surface form: Maricopa County
foundedBy Flora Mae Statler
hasCityCouncil Surprise City Council
hasEducationalInstitution Dysart Unified School District
hasFacility Surprise Stadium
hasFeature golf courses
master-planned communities
retirement communities
hasGovernmentType council–manager government
hasHigherEducationFacility Ottawa University Arizona campus
hasMayor Skip Hall
hasPostalCodePrefix 853
hasPublicService Surprise Fire-Medical Department
Surprise Police Department
hasRecreationFacility Surprise Aquatic Center
Surprise Community Park
Surprise Tennis and Racquet Complex
hasSportsFacility baseball training complex
multi-use sports fields
isBedroomCommunityFor Glendale, Arizona
Phoenix
isSuburbanCityOf Phoenix
knownFor rapid population growth
recreation facilities
residential communities
spring training baseball
locatedIn Maricopa County, Arizona
locatedInDesert Sonoran Desert
locatedInTimeZone Mountain Time Zone
surface form: Mountain Standard Time
namedAfter Surprise, Nebraska
observesDaylightSavingTime false
partOf Phoenix metropolitan area
region West Valley of the Phoenix metropolitan area
springTrainingHostTeam Kansas City Royals
Texas Rangers
state Arizona
transportServedBy Arizona State Route 303 Loop
surface form: Arizona State Route 303

U.S. Route 60 NERFINISHED

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Arizona hasMajorCity Surprise