Viking, Florida

Viking, Florida
Viking, Florida
Unincorporated community
	Viking, Florida
	Coordinates: 27°32′30″N 80°21′43″W / 27.54167°N 80.36194°W
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	St. Lucie
Elevation	13 ft (4 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	772
GNIS feature ID	308163

Viking is an unincorporated community in St. Lucie County, Florida, United States.^[1] Viking is located along U.S. Route 1, 7 miles (11 km) north-northwest of Fort Pierce.

The town was founded by a Norwegian immigrants Jens (1858-1944) and Agathe Helseth and was so named for a large community of Scandinavians. At one time, there was a school and a post office in addition to the Helseth pineapple farm. The Helseth estate was donated to the State of Florida.

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^ ^a ^b "Viking". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

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[gnis-1] "Viking". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

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