Las Carolinas Puerto Rico Map

About Las Carolinas, Puerto Rico

Las Carolinas is a locality in Caguas County, Puerto Rico, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,678. The population density is 1811.1 people per km². Las Carolinas is located at 18.2541°N, 66.0649°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone. ZIP code: 00725.

Las Carolinas occupies a verdant expanse where the currents of the Río Bairoa carve a steady, purposeful path through the earth. It lies 1.8 miles northwest of Caguas, PR (from Caguas, PR: bearing 322°T), and is situated 7.8 miles south-southeast of Guaynabo. The air here holds a heavy, humid sweetness, cooling noticeably as one looks toward the rugged silhouette of the Altos de la Mesa rising a mere mile to the west. Between the river’s edge and the sharp incline of the ridge, the land folds into the Quebrada Algarrobo, creating a basin of deep, shadowed greens and dense tropical foliage that seems to drink the afternoon light. Just a short distance away, the Jardín Botánico y Cultural de Caguas William Miranda Marín offers a manicured counterpoint to the wilder, unkempt thickets that border the outlying residential stretches.

History within Las Carolinas remains tied to the slow, deliberate transition from agrarian labor to the modern pace of an inland working center. The local economy draws its vitality from the steady movement of goods and services that pulse through the interior, far removed from the clamor of the island's perimeter. Residents often remark on the distinct quality of the morning mist that clings to the base of the mountains, a lingering dampness that reminds them of the region’s long-standing connection to the interior's agricultural rhythm. While the Represa de Comerío sits nine miles off, its presence serves as a silent, distant anchor for the water table that sustains the vibrant, leaf-heavy gardens found in every backyard. Life in Las Carolinas moves with a quiet, persistent gravity, defined by the steady flow of the river and the imposing, ever-present watch of the heights.

About This Las Carolinas Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Las Carolinas, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 18.254121, -66.064888. 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 Las Carolinas includes the ZIP code (00725), telephone area code (787, 939), county seat of Caguas 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.