Welcome to Aripeka ...

Aripeka is primarily located in Pasco County<1>. A portion of Aripeka extends into Hernando County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aripeka, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Aripeka is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Aripeka lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Aripeka and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Aripeka: 727

The ZIP code for Aripeka: 34679<3>

The community of Aripeka was previously named Argo. Going back to its beginning, Aripeka was originally named Gulf Key. For more information about the names of Aripeka, see The Names of Aripeka on our Genealogy Page.

Communities near Aripeka ...

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

• New Port Richey
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Port Richey
  • New Port Richey is located in Pasco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Port Richey <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Port Richey
  • From Aripeka to New Port Richey
• Brooksville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
  • Brooksville is located in Hernando County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooksville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Brooksville
  • From Aripeka to Brooksville
• Port Richey
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richey
  • Port Richey is located in Pasco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Richey <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Port Richey
  • From Aripeka to Port Richey
• Weeki Wachee
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee
  • Weeki Wachee is located in Hernando County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weeki Wachee <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Weeki Wachee
  • From Aripeka to Weeki Wachee
• Hudson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Pasco County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hudson
  • From Aripeka to Hudson
• Timber Pines
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
  • Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
• Weeki Wachee Acres
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeki Wachee Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
  • Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
• Bayonet Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonet Point
  • Bayonet Point is located in Pasco County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayonet Point <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bayonet Point
  • From Aripeka to Bayonet Point
• Shady Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hills
  • Shady Hills is located in Pasco County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Hills <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shady Hills
  • From Aripeka to Shady Hills
• Weeki Wachee Gardens
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeki Wachee Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Gardens
  • Weeki Wachee Gardens is located in Hernando 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 Aripeka. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aripeka.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Aripeka. 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 Aripeka.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aripeka ...

Looking for more information about Aripeka? 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 Aripeka, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Aripeka.

Adding Aripeka to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Aripeka 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 Aripeka was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Aripeka post office opened in 1895.

We also found Aripeka on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aripeka.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pasco County: www.pascocountyfl.net/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/