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.

Viking, Florida
Unincorporated community
Viking, Florida
Coordinates: 27°32′30″N 80°21′43″W / 27.54167°N 80.36194°W / 27.54167; -80.36194
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[1]

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.