Surprise is a village in Butler County, Nebraska, home to about 35 people across 0.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 68667.
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| Nearest major airport | Eppley Airfield (OMA)75 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Lincoln Airport (LNK)34 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lincoln, NE39 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL501 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Surprise; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Surprise had 37 residents in the 2020 census, down 16% since 2000.
It’s the 530th largest of 580 towns in Nebraska by population.
Butler County grew from 15,703 residents in 1900 to 8,369 in 2020.
Butler County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 12°F. About 28.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 24 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Surprise, NE weather station (about a mile away).
1,967 jobs at 221 businesses in Butler County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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