平湖市，是由中国浙江省嘉兴市代管的一个县级市，位于浙江省北部。

明宣德五年（1430年）自海盐县析置“平湖县”，1991年撤平湖县设平湖市至今。

近代中国著名的艺术家（音乐、书法、绘画、篆刻、诗歌）、教育家、僧侣李叔同（弘一法师）的母亲是平湖人，市中心现有规模宏大的李叔同纪念馆。此外，还有莫氏庄园、九龙山、天妃宫炮台等景点。

乍浦镇有第一次鸦片战争古炮台遗址。

Pinghu (Chinese:平湖; pinyin:Pínghú) is a county-level city in northeast Zhejiang Province, just outside Shanghai. It sits next to the East China Sea and the north shore of Hangzhou Bay. Prior to the Ming Dynasty, Pinghu was part of Haiyan County. In 1430 Pinghu County was established. In 1991 Pinghu became a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jiaxing.