Bartolo Puerto Rico Map

About Bartolo, Puerto Rico

Bartolo is a locality in Río Grande County, Puerto Rico, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,391. The population density is 977.1 people per km². Bartolo is located at 18.3613°N, 65.8385°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone.

Bartolo breathes the humid, salty air of the northeastern coast of Puerto Rico, a place where the land slopes gently towards the sea, its contours softened by time and the persistent caress of tropical breezes. It lies 7.9 miles east of Carolina, PR (from Carolina, PR: bearing 100°T), and is situated 8.0 miles west of Luquillo. The terrain here is a study in verdant resilience, a mosaic of low-lying plains giving way to the occasional rise, all under a sky that can shift from the brilliant, almost blinding blue of midday to the bruised purples and fiery oranges of sunset with startling speed. The air itself carries a certain weight, thick with the scent of damp earth after a sudden shower and the subtle, sweet perfume of unseen blossoms, a constant reminder of the island’s generous, untamed fertility. Small, sturdy houses, painted in cheerful hues that defy the sometimes-monotonous green of the surrounding vegetation, dot the landscape, their verandas often open to the elements, inviting the outside in. The history of Bartolo is intrinsically linked to the agricultural rhythms of the land, a legacy of sugarcane fields that once dominated this stretch of coast, their sweet scent a pervasive memory carried on the wind. Though the major plantations have long since yielded their dominance, the spirit of cultivation endures, with smaller farms and homesteads still coaxing sustenance from the fertile soil, producing fruits and vegetables that find their way to local markets. The proximity to the Atlantic shapes the daily life of Bartolo; the distant murmur of the waves is a constant undercurrent, and the fishing boats, painted in bright blues and reds, bobbing in the shallows, speak of a livelihood still intimately connected to the ocean's bounty. This is a place where time seems to flow at a slightly different cadence, measured not by the ticking of clocks but by the arc of the sun and the ebb and flow of the tides, a quiet persistence that defines its character.

About This Bartolo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bartolo, Puerto Rico — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 18.361339, -65.838497. 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 Bartolo and Río Grande County.

Detailed location data for Bartolo includes the ZIP code (00745), telephone area code (787, 939), county seat of Río Grande 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 Bartolo is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.