Welcome to Florida Ridge ...

Florida Ridge is located in Indian River County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Florida Ridge: Florida Rdg. (or less commonly used: Florida Rdge. or Florida Ridg.)

Florida Ridge is near sea level<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Florida Ridge (for example, toward Port Saint Lucie), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Florida Ridge: 772

Communities near Florida Ridge ...

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

• Fort Pierce
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Pierce is located in Saint Lucie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pierce
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Pierce <3>
• Sebastian
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Sebastian is located in Indian River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastian <3>
• Vero Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Vero Beach is located in Indian River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vero Beach
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vero Beach <3>
• Fellsmere
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Fellsmere is located in Indian River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellsmere
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fellsmere <3>
• Indian River Shores
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Indian River Shores is located in Indian River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River Shores
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,346 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian River Shores <3>
• Saint Lucie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Lucie is located in Saint Lucie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
• Saint Lucie Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Lucie Village is located in Saint Lucie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucie Village
  • Estimated population in 2015: 619 people
• Orchid
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Orchid is located in Indian River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
• Gifford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gifford is located in Indian River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
• Lakewood Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lakewood Park is located in Saint Lucie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Park

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 Florida Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Florida Ridge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Florida Ridge ...

Looking for more information about Florida Ridge? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Florida Ridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Florida Ridge.