Juncal Puerto Rico Map

About Juncal, Puerto Rico

Juncal is a locality in San Sebastián County, Puerto Rico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 725. The population density is 1035.3 people per km². Juncal is located at 18.3138°N, 66.9191°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone. ZIP code: 31384.

Juncal occupies a verdant expanse where the earth rises in slow, deliberate swells toward the distant Montañas Guarionex. It lies 14.6 miles south-southeast of Isabela, PR (from Isabela, PR: bearing 152°T), and is situated 3.1 miles west-northwest of Lares. The air here holds a heavy, persistent humidity that clings to the limestone karst formations, and the ground is carved by the persistent movement of the Río Guajataca, which winds through the verdant landscape just a mile away. To the west, the water of Lago de Guajataco remains a still, reflective presence, while the nearby Quebrada Salada defines the lower contours of the terrain. The light at dusk settles over the canopy of the Guajataca State Forest with a bruised, violet intensity, casting long shadows that seem to swallow the color from the high grasses and the damp, dark soil.

Juncal persists as a place of quiet industry, rooted in an economy that draws its strength from the cycles of the earth and the memory of older, agrarian ways. Residents navigate the rhythms of the land with a stoic grace, often passing the markers of the Unknown Local Park on their way toward the more rugged trails like the Vereda de las Cotorras further afield. The history of the locality is written in the stubborn endurance of its people, who maintain a connection to the interior that bypasses the frantic pace of larger hubs. Life in Juncal moves with a measured intensity, defined by the seasonal rain and the slow, steady pulse of a community that understands its place within the vast, green interior of the island.

About This Juncal Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Juncal, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 18.31384, -66.919066. 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 Juncal includes the ZIP code (31384), telephone area code (787, 939), county seat of San Sebastián 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.