Town guide

Ridgecrest, Florida

Ridgecrest is a community in Pinellas County, Florida, home to about 3,571 people across 0.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 33774 and 33778.

Homes sold for a median of $263 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population3,5714,012 per sq mi
Median home value$303,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$263Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking16%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Ridgecrest

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Ridgecrest

Distances

Nearest major airportSt. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport (PIE)8 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Petersburg, FL13 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Houston, TX772 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Ridgecrest; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Ridgecrest

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Ridgecrest had 2,966 residents in the 2020 census, up 21% since 2000.

It’s the 564th largest of 954 towns in Florida by population.

Pinellas County grew from 28,265 residents in 1920 to 959,107 in 2020.

Ridgecrest population by census2000: 2,453, 2010: 2,558, 2020: 2,9662,45320002,55820102,9662020

Pinellas County, 1920–2020

Pinellas County population, 1920 to 20201920: 28,265, 1930: 62,149, 1940: 91,852, 1950: 159,249, 1960: 374,665, 1970: 522,329, 1980: 728,531, 1990: 851,659, 2000: 921,482, 2010: 916,542, 2020: 959,10728K’20’3092K’40’50375K’60’70729K’80’90921K’00’10959K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 53°F. About 53.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near RidgecrestJan: high 71°F, low 53°F, 2.6 in; Feb: high 73°F, low 55°F, 2.4 in; Mar: high 77°F, low 59°F, 2.4 in; Apr: high 82°F, low 64°F, 2.6 in; May: high 87°F, low 70°F, 2.7 in; Jun: high 90°F, low 75°F, 8.9 in; Jul: high 90°F, low 76°F, 9.7 in; Aug: high 91°F, low 76°F, 8.8 in; Sep: high 89°F, low 75°F, 6.4 in; Oct: high 84°F, low 70°F, 2.5 in; Nov: high 77°F, low 61°F, 1.6 in; Dec: high 73°F, low 56°F, 2.9 in71°53°Jan2.673°55°Feb2.477°59°Mar2.482°64°Apr2.687°70°May2.790°75°Jun8.990°76°Jul9.791°76°Aug8.889°75°Sep6.484°70°Oct2.577°61°Nov1.673°56°Dec2.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, St Petersburg Intl Ap, FL weather station (8 miles away).

Jobs in Pinellas County

425,004 jobs at 32,509 businesses in Pinellas County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Pinellas CountyHealth care and social assistance: 75,145 jobs; Retail trade: 54,288 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 50,482 jobs; Professional services: 36,818 jobs; Manufacturing: 33,600 jobs; Finance and insurance: 31,203 jobs; Administrative and support: 28,937 jobs; Construction: 23,121 jobsHealth care and social assistance 18% Retail trade 13% Hotels and restaurants 12% Professional services 9% Manufacturing 8% Finance and insurance 7% Administrative and support 7% Construction 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

380 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ridgecrest’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Hca Florida Largo HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Largo2.2 miles
  • Morton Plant HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Clearwater4.7 miles
  • Bay Pines Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Bay Pines5.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors82
Specialist doctors46
Dentists35
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants95
Mental health providers59
Physical and occupational therapists42
Optometrists7
Chiropractors14
Pharmacies13

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Ridgecrest

Parks (4 nearby)

  • Walsingham Park · 351 acres0.8 mi
  • Ridgecrest Park · 24 acres0.6 mi
  • Ridgecrest Park · 14 acres0.2 mi
  • Florida Botanical Garden0.1 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Publix0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • CVS Pharmacy1.3 mi
  • Walgreens1.6 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.7 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.9 mi

Libraries

  • Seminole Community Library1.9 mi
  • Indian Rocks Beach Public Library2.4 mi
  • Largo Public Library2.6 mi

Museums

  • Indian Rocks Historical Museum2.4 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Beach Art Center2.4 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Ridgecrest

Public schools here are run by Pinellas. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Anona Elementary SchoolLargoPre-K–5430Public1.3 mi
Oakhurst Elementary SchoolLargoPre-K–5677Public1.5 mi
Ridgecrest Elementary SchoolLargoPre-K–5438Public1.2 mi
Plato SeminoleLargoK–8311Charter1.3 mi
Private schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Christ the King Christian SchoolLargoPre-K–133Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod1.5 mi
Indian Rocks Christian SchoolLargoPre-K–121,055Baptist0.3 mi
The Movement SchoolLargo4–1111Nonsectarian1.1 mi
The Movement SchoolLargo5–118Nonsectarian1.1 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Largo and Seminole.

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