Barceloneta Puerto Rico Map
Explore Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Barceloneta, Puerto Rico
How to Use This Barceloneta, Puerto Rico Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Barceloneta, Puerto Rico. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Puerto Rico or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Barceloneta.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Barceloneta |
| State | Puerto Rico (PR) |
| County | Barceloneta County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) |
| Latitude | 18.450502 |
| Longitude | -66.538506 |
| Population | 3,396 |
| Density | 1385.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 00617 |
| Area Code | 787, 939 |
About Barceloneta, Puerto Rico
Barceloneta is a locality in Barceloneta County, Puerto Rico, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,396. The population density is 1385.9 people per km². Barceloneta is located at 18.4505°N, 66.5385°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone. ZIP code: 00617.Barceloneta commands the landscape where the relentless flow of the Río Grande de Manati carves a path toward the northern edge of the island. It lies 9.9 miles west of Vega Baja, PR (from Vega Baja, PR: bearing 272°T), and is situated 3.4 miles west-southwest of Tierras Nuevas Poniente. The currents of this river define the local topography, pushing past the verdant canopy of the nearby Cambalache State Forest and winding through the low-lying terrain. To the north, the salt-heavy air drifts inland from the rugged shoreline near Mar Chiquita, while the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Cuchilla Buena Vista rise against the horizon like a jagged spine. Residents often gather at the Unknown Local Park, a quiet expanse that serves as a communal anchor amidst the humid, tropical air, while the nearby Quebrada Cimarrona drains the surrounding basin, nurturing a soil that feels perpetually damp and expectant under the afternoon sun.
Barceloneta emerged as a center of commerce rooted in the strength of its agricultural heritage, historically drawing its vitality from the extensive cultivation of sugarcane that once dominated the lowlands. Today, the local economy has shifted, integrating modern pharmaceutical manufacturing into its rhythm, yet the legacy of the land remains visible in the quiet industry of its people. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the offshore presence of Tres Hermanas stands as a silent witness to the tides, marking a geography that balances the demands of contemporary production with the stillness of the coast. Life in Barceloneta unfolds with a steady, deliberate pace, where the memory of older, agrarian cycles persists in the way the light catches the tall grasses at dusk, softening the industrial edges of the landscape into a portrait of enduring resilience.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Unknown Local Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 313° NW
- Bosque Estatal de Cambalache (State Resource Management Area) — 1.2 mi, 181° S
- Hacienda La Esperanza Natural Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 2.2 mi, 009° N
- Parque Centro Avance (Local Park) — 2.7 mi, 333° NW
- Reserva Natural Caño Tiburones (State Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 288° W
- Caño Tiburones Natural Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 2.9 mi, 288° W
- El Yunque National Forest (National Forest) — 3.5 mi, 179° S · 29k acres
- Reserva Natural Laguna Tortuguero (State Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 076° E
- Bosque Estatal de Río Abajo (State Resource Management Area) — 11.4 mi, 241° SW
- Cavernas del Río Camuy (State Park) — 19.7 mi, 249° W
- El Toro Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 46.6 mi, 105° E · 10k acres
- Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 52.1 mi, 232° SW · 5,583 acres
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About This Barceloneta Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Barceloneta, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 18.450502, -66.538506. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Barceloneta includes the ZIP code (00617), telephone area code (787, 939), county seat of Barceloneta County, and school district assignment.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
