Arizona

Distance from Peoria to Surprise

Straight-line distance

11.5mi

Peoria, AZ and Surprise, AZ are 11.5 miles (18.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Peoria, the shortest path starts out heading SW (226°).

kilometers
18.5
nautical miles
10.0
heading from Peoria
226° SW
heading from Surprise
46° NE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Peoria is from Surprise

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Peoria and Surprise is 11.5 miles, 18.5 km or 10.0 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 11.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
11.5
Kilometers
18.5
Nautical miles
10.0
Bearing from Peoria
226.2° SW
Bearing arriving at Surprise
226.1°
Bearing from Surprise
46.1° NE

Halfway between Peoria and Surprise

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.728521, -112.380299 (33°43'42.68"N 112°22'49.07"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Peoria, AZ, with 199,924 residents, 5.8 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Phoenix, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Peoria gets 14 h 24 min of daylight and Surprise 14 h 24 min; on December 21, 9 h 54 min and 9 h 55 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Peoria has 1.2 times the population of Surprise. From July 2020 to July 2024, Peoria changed by +4.1% and Surprise by +16.0%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Peoria, AZ199,924 (+4.1%)
  2. 02Surprise, AZ167,564 (+16.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Peoria from Surprise?

11.5 miles, 18.5 km or 10.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Surprise from Peoria?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Peoria on a bearing of 226.2° and arrives at Surprise on 226.1°. The return trip starts on 46.1°.

What is halfway between Peoria and Surprise?

The midpoint is at 33.728521, -112.380299. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Peoria, AZ, 5.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Peoria and Surprise?

Both use America/Phoenix, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Peoria or Surprise?

Peoria, with 199,924 residents in July 2024 against 167,564 for Surprise, 1.2 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.