Arizona

Distance from Phoenix to Surprise

Straight-line distance

21.9mi

Phoenix, AZ and Surprise, AZ are 21.9 miles (35.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Phoenix, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (288°).

kilometers
35.3
nautical miles
19.1
heading from Phoenix
288° WNW
heading from Surprise
108° ESE
PhoenixSurprise

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Phoenix is from Surprise

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Phoenix and Surprise is 21.9 miles, 35.3 km or 19.1 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 21.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
21.9
Kilometers
35.3
Nautical miles
19.1
Bearing from Phoenix
288.2° WNW
Bearing arriving at Surprise
288.0°
Bearing from Surprise
108.0° ESE

Halfway between Phoenix and Surprise

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.621632, -112.271196 (33°37'17.88"N 112°16'16.31"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Youngtown, AZ, with 7,062 residents, 3.2 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, Phoenix gets 14 h 23 min of daylight and Surprise 14 h 24 min; on December 21, 9 h 56 min and 9 h 55 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Phoenix has 10.0 times the population of Surprise. From July 2020 to July 2024, Phoenix changed by +3.8% and Surprise by +16.0%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Phoenix, AZ1,673,164 (+3.8%)
  2. 02Surprise, AZ167,564 (+16.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Phoenix from Surprise?

21.9 miles, 35.3 km or 19.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Surprise from Phoenix?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Phoenix on a bearing of 288.2° and arrives at Surprise on 288.0°. The return trip starts on 108.0°.

What is halfway between Phoenix and Surprise?

The midpoint is at 33.621632, -112.271196. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Youngtown, AZ, 3.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Phoenix and Surprise?

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

Which is bigger, Phoenix or Surprise?

Phoenix, with 1,673,164 residents in July 2024 against 167,564 for Surprise, 10.0 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)

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