La Pica Puerto Rico Map

About La Pica, Puerto Rico

La Pica is a locality in Camuy County, Puerto Rico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 357. The population density is 510.6 people per km². La Pica is located at 18.0625°N, 66.9546°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone. ZIP code: 00627.

La Pica emerges from the verdant landscape as a modest settlement where the air holds the heavy, sweet scent of damp earth and ripening vegetation. It lies 9.8 miles west of Arecibo, PR (from Arecibo, PR: bearing 267°T), and is situated 4.9 miles east of Quebradillas. Gentle slopes rise toward the Montañas Guarionex in the distance, framing a horizon that shifts from deep emerald to a hazy, atmospheric gray as the afternoon light wanes. The terrain here is shaped by the nearby flow of the Río Camuy, which carves a path through the limestone earth just two miles away, while the proximity of the Peñon de Afuera serves as a constant, solitary sentinel against the salt-tinged breeze blowing inland. Residents find a quiet refuge at the Unknown Local Park, a sliver of preserved greenery that offers a necessary stillness against the persistent, rhythmic hum of the tropical climate.

History in La Pica remains etched in the persistence of its agricultural roots, where the economy has long drawn its vitality from the stubborn, fertile soil of the valley near Quebrada Bellaca. While the pace of life maintains a deliberate, measured cadence, the influence of the broader island spirit is visible in the way the architecture favors shaded porches and cross-breezes, designed to catch the cooling drafts that travel from the direction of Puerto Arecibo. Daily life is defined by a deep-seated connection to the land and the seasonal cycles that dictate the harvest, creating a culture that feels both anchored to the immediate horizon and aware of the vast, open waters beyond the coast. Even as the modern world encroaches, the people of La Pica preserve a singular identity, one that values the slow accumulation of time and the enduring, unspoken bonds of their shared geography.

About This La Pica Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of La Pica, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 18.062462, -66.954621. 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 La Pica includes the ZIP code (00627), telephone area code (787, 939), county seat of Camuy 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.