Santa Clara Puerto Rico Map

About Santa Clara, Puerto Rico

Santa Clara is a locality in San Lorenzo County, Puerto Rico, United States. Santa Clara is located at 18.1966°N, 65.9710°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone.

Santa Clara rests in a valley cradled by the eastern slopes of the Sierra de Cayey, a landscape painted in broad strokes of emerald green and ochre. It lies 5.7 miles east-southeast of Caguas, PR (from Caguas, PR: bearing 117°T), and is situated 10.0 miles west-northwest of Humacao. The air, thick with the scent of damp earth and blooming ginger, hangs heavy, especially after a midday shower has traced glistening paths down the verdant hillsides. Here, the land breathes a slow, steady rhythm, its contours softened by a climate that nurtures a riot of tropical flora. Broadleaf trees, their leaves like cupped hands, cluster along the winding routes, while the occasional flash of a scarlet macaw’s wing is a fleeting punctuation mark against the prevailing green. The distant hum of cicadas forms a constant, low murmur, a sonic backdrop to the quiet unfolding of days in Santa Clara. The story of Santa Clara is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of its people and the land they have long cultivated. Once a vital stop along routes that carried the island's famed coffee beans from the cooler mountain heights towards the coastal ports, its economy still bears the imprint of this agricultural heritage. While the global market has shifted, the memory of those bustling days lingers, a subtle undertone in the conversations of elders and the careful tending of small plots that still yield vibrant produce. The legacy of Spanish colonial influence can be felt in the sturdy architecture of older homes and the enduring strength of Catholic traditions, a thread woven through the community's identity. Travelers often remark on the palpable sense of belonging here, a feeling that Santa Clara is both a distinct place and a gateway to a broader Boricua experience, a place where the past is not forgotten but lives on in the present.

About This Santa Clara Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Santa Clara, Puerto Rico — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 18.196624, -65.970997. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Santa Clara and San Lorenzo County.

Detailed location data for Santa Clara includes the ZIP code (00703), telephone area code (787, 939), county seat of San Lorenzo County, and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Santa Clara is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.