Ridgecrest, Florida

About Ridgecrest

Ridgecrest, FL is a small unincorporated community located in central Florida.

Officially, Ridgecrest is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.89 square miles.

📰 Ridgecrest News Today

• News | Private investor buys fully leased retail center in Davenport, Florida CoStar · Sep 17
• Heritage Oaks Delivers First Units of Two-Decade Redevelopment in Florida Tax Credit Advisor · Mar 23
• Seniors find affordable homes at new 80-unit apartment community in Ridgecrest Pinellas County (.gov) · Jan 8
• Clay County Utility: Boil water advisory issued for portion of Ridgecrest neighborhood News4JAX · Jan 20
• Michael Coraggio, Rocket Scientist The Ridgecrest Daily Independent · Jul 29

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Florida headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Ridgecrest Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of Florida — one of 956 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Easy reach of Largo (2 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Ridgecrest

• China Buffet
• Latin Bowl
• Pie12 Napoletana — pizza
• Waffle House — american
• Beach Pizza — pizza
• Chili's — tex-mex
• Hungry Crab — seafood
• Leaf & Bean LLC — coffee shop (café)
• Pizza Uno — pizza
• Savory Restaurant

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Ridgecrest

• Ridgecrest Park reviews ★
• Taylor Park reviews ★
• Walsingham Park reviews ★
• Florida Botanical Garden reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Ridgecrest

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