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Surprise, NE

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Population
40
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
1,579 ft
Median Income
$112,083
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in NebraskaPopulation rankingHighest population places in NebraskaNearest larger communityColumbus, Nebraska23 miles away · 25,248 residents.

About Surprise

Surprise is a village in southwestern Butler County, Nebraska, United States. The 2010 census counted 43 residents. In 1881, George Miller built a gristmill on the Big Blue River. Surprise lies on the Big Blue River. The short version is that Surprise carries an earlier story into the places people know and use now. That is the local read on Surprise: its past remains attached to the places people use now.

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Lower County Wildfire Hazard Potential ClassA+100.0ratingLower FEMA County Hurricane Risk IndexA+100.0ratingLower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0rating

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