Guayabal Puerto Rico Map

About Guayabal, Puerto Rico

Guayabal is a locality in Juana Díaz County, Puerto Rico, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,943. The population density is 1472.6 people per km². Guayabal is located at 18.0814°N, 66.5013°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone. ZIP code: 00795.

Guayabal maintains a quiet posture under the heavy, sun-drenched sky of the southern plains. It lies 2.1 miles north of Juana Díaz, PR (from Juana Díaz, PR: bearing 9°T), and is situated 8.9 miles east-northeast of Ponce. The earth here is defined by the persistent flow of the Río Toa Vaca, which carves a path through the landscape toward the distant, shimmering expanse of the Caleta de Cabullones. To the north, the sharp rise of Cerro de las Cuevas punctuates the horizon, while the low-lying terrain of the Quebrada Chorrera basin gathers the humidity of the tropical afternoon. The air holds a particular weight, thick with the scent of damp soil and the slow, rhythmic respiration of vegetation that thrives in the heat. Beyond the immediate fields, the landscape stretches toward the interior, where the shadows of the Bosque Estatal de Guilarte suggest a cooler, more shadowed world that remains just out of reach.

Guayabal functions as a testament to the endurance of agricultural labor, its economy traditionally anchored in the rhythms of the soil and the harvest. Life here moves in accordance with the turning of the seasons, far removed from the urban sprawl, yet connected to the wider currents of the island by the steady transit of people and goods. Residents often gather near the Unknown Local Park, a modest space that serves as a quiet anchor for the neighborhood, providing a reprieve from the relentless glare of the midday sun. While the distant Isla del Frio marks the blue boundary of the horizon, the daily reality of Guayabal is one of local persistence, where the transition from the labor of the day to the cooling violet of dusk is marked by the settling of dust on the roads and the gradual quietude of the evening.

About This Guayabal Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Guayabal, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 18.081351, -66.501283. 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 Guayabal includes the ZIP code (00795), telephone area code (787, 939), county seat of Juana Díaz County, and school district assignment.

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.