| Official Name: | Aripeka, Florida |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place (CDP) & Unincorporated Community |
| Pushpin Map: | Florida#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Aripeka |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Florida |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pasco, Hernando |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.64 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.13 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.52 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.02 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.82 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.20 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 320 |
| Population Density Km2: | 150.40 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 389.29 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 28.4322°N -82.6642°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 34679 (originally 33502) |
| Area Code: | 727 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 12-01875[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0293914[3] |
Aripeka is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in the U.S. state of Florida, along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico at the border dividing Pasco and Hernando counties. The ZIP Code for the community is 34679, but it was originally assigned as 33502. As of the 2020 census, the population was 320.
Aripeka is located at 28.4322°N -82.6642°W on both sides of Hammock Creek, a small tidal inlet to the Gulf of Mexico. Similar in geophysical structure to Hernando Beach, Bayport, and Pine Island, Florida, Aripeka is surrounded by marshland, mostly within Hernando County. The Pasco-Hernando county line is located at the South Hammock Creek Bridge.
The community of Gulf Key was settled in this area in 1873 and a post office by that name was established in 1883. The post office was known briefly as, "Argo". It was replaced by the Aripeka post office in 1895. Aripeka is named after Seminole Indian chief Abiaka, who is thought to have once lived in the area. The town was divided when Pasco County separated from Hernando County in 1887. The post office, which was originally in Hernando County, moved across the Pasco County line in 1921. According to the historical marker in the town, Babe Ruth visited Aripeka to fish. On June 3, 1993, the Pasco County Historic Preservation Committee dedicated the town a State Historic Site.
The main road through Aripeka is County Road 595, named Aripeka Road in Pasco County and Osowaw Boulevard in Hernando County. This road was part of the original Dixie Highway and suffers frequent flooding in the heart of town due to its close proximity to the water. CR 595 leads southeast to U.S. Route 19 and northeast 4miles, also to US 19.