Welcome to Surrey ...

The city of Surrey is located in Ward County<1>.

The location of Surrey has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Surrey was established in 1900.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Surrey has a population of 1,394 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Surrey is 1,630 feet [497 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Surrey lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Surrey: (701)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Surrey had an population of 1,394 people. This is an increase of 49.25% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 52.02% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Surrey had a population of 934 people. This makes Surrey the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Surrey represents 0.14% of the population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 68th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 934 people, the population of Surrey increased 1.85% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 917 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Surrey.

Communities Also Named Surrey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Surrey - they are located in British Columbia, California, Illinois, Indiana, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Surrey.

Communities near Surrey ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Surrey.

• Minot
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
  • Minot is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minot <5>
• Burlington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <5>
• Velva
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Velva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velva
  • Velva is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Velva <5>
• Glenburn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
  • Glenburn is located in Renville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenburn <5>
• Sawyer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
  • Sawyer is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyer <5>
• Granville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
  • Granville is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <5>
• Des Lacs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Lacs
  • Des Lacs is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Lacs <5>
• Deering
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deering have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
  • Deering is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deering <5>
• Genoa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Genoa is located in McHenry County
• Rising ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
  • Rising is located in McHenry County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Surrey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Surrey.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Surrey. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Surrey.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Surrey. See our Newspapers Page for Surrey.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Surrey ...

Looking for more information about Surrey? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Surrey, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Surrey.

Adding Surrey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Surrey in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Surrey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Surrey post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Surrey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Surrey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ward County: www.co.ward.nd.us/

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/