# York Town Community, May Pen, Clarendon Parish – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/york-town/

Community · May Pen 

# York Town

York Town is a community of Jamaica in May Pen, Clarendon Parish. It covers **32.8 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 32.8km²
- 49 mtypical elevation

## Where is York Town?

York Town lies in [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/), [Clarendon Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 8 other communities: [Curatoe Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/curatoe-hill/), [Four Paths](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/four-paths/), [Gimme-mi-bit](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/milk-river/gimme-mi-bit/), [Gravel Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/milk-river/gravel-hill/), [Halse Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/lionel-town/halse-hall/), [Milk River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/milk-river/milk-river/), [Old Denbigh](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/old-denbigh/) and [Osbourne Store](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/osbourne-store/). By area it is the 66th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 8.2% of [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/). The centre of York Town is about 55 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 7.7 km from May Pen, the main town of May Pen. The centre point is at 17.9230° N, 77.3037° W.

Source: [Jamaica Social Development Commission (sdc.gov.jm) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-jam).

## Things to see in and around York Town

### Nearby, outside York Town

- Jamalco Great House · attraction, Halse Hall6.0 km
- Spring Cave · cave, Victoria Town7.4 km
- Martin Spring Cave · cave, Victoria Town8.8 km
- Woodside Caves · cave, Pleasant Valley8.9 km
- God's Well · cave, Victoria Town11 km
- Pinny Cave · cave, Brixton Hill11 km
- Alligator Hole · viewpoint, Victoria Town11 km
- Water Hole Cave · cave, Victoria Town12 km
- Clarendon Park Cave · cave, Scotts Pass12 km
- Clue · cave, Wood Hall13 km
- Glendale Shelter · cave, Pleasant Valley13 km
- Glendale Cave · cave, Dawkins13 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: York Town

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica
- CurrencyDollar (JMD)
- Country calling code+1-876
- LanguagesEnglish
- Plug typesType A, B
- Driving sideLeft

### Nearest airports

- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen51 km
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston55 km

### Nearest railway station

Four Paths Railway Station (1900) (Four Paths), about 6.0 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:33) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:32, sunset around 17:36).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in York Town

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in York Town. Settlements here lie between about 44 m and 53 m above sea level (median 49 m).

- Bullards Content
- Content Village
- Cooks Gate
- Harewood
- Parnassus
- York

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of York Town

Named natural and historic features inside York Town, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Main Savanna Gully

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in York Town and the best time to visit

Using the climate of May Pen, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 964 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (162 mm) and the driest Feb (23 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and June to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 43 

Feb 26 23 

Mar 26 36 

Apr 27 51 

May 28 126 

Jun 27 91 

Jul 28 69 

Aug 28 95 

Sep 28 128 

Oct 27 162 

Nov 26 92 

Dec 26 49 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from York Town

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital May Pen General Hospital · Glenmuir 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97338&mlon=-77.26029#map=17/17.97338/-77.26029) 

Bank Sagicor Bank · May Pen 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97060&mlon=-77.24504#map=17/17.97060/-77.24504) 

ATM ScotiaBank · Mandeville 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03904&mlon=-77.51064#map=17/18.03904/-77.51064) 

Petrol pump Petcom Gas Station · Osbourne Store 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96404&mlon=-77.34173#map=17/17.96404/-77.34173) 

Hotel Bridge Palm Hotel · Tollgate 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96907&mlon=-77.35064#map=17/17.96907/-77.35064) 

Mall Bargain Village · May Pen 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96708&mlon=-77.24181#map=17/17.96708/-77.24181) 

School Four Paths Primary Junior High School · Four Paths 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97105&mlon=-77.29331#map=17/17.97105/-77.29331) 

College Hastings Acadamy · May Pen 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96555&mlon=-77.24445#map=17/17.96555/-77.24445) 

Police station Four Paths Police Station · Four Paths 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96935&mlon=-77.29388#map=17/17.96935/-77.29388) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Other communities in May Pen

- Ashley
- Brixton Hill
- Bucknor
- Bushy Park
- Chatteau
- Cockpit
- Curatoe Hill
- Dawkins
- Effortville
- Four Paths
- Free Town
- Glenmuir
- Hazard
- Longville Park
- May Pen
- Mineral Heights
- Moores
- Mount Airy
- New Denbigh (Race Track)
- New Longsville
- Old Denbigh
- Osbourne Store
- Paisley
- Palmers Cross
- Pleasant Valley
- Richmond Park
- Rock
- Rosewell
- Sandy Bay
- Smithville
- Thompson Town
- Tollgate
- Treadlight

## Quick answers

- Where is York Town?In May Pen, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
- What borders York Town?Curatoe Hill, Four Paths, Gimme-mi-bit, Gravel Hill, Halse Hall, Milk River, Old Denbigh and Osbourne Store
- What is there to see in York Town?Jamalco Great House, Spring Cave, Martin Spring Cave, Woodside Caves
- What time zone is York Town in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in York Town?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in York Town?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in York Town?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of York Town?Settlements lie between 44 m and 53 m
- What is the best time to visit York Town?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to York Town?May Pen General Hospital, about 7.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to York Town?Sagicor Bank, about 8.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to York Town?ScotiaBank, about 25 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to York Town?Petcom Gas Station, about 6.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of York Town?JM010534 (OCHA common operational dataset)