# Cumberland Community, Spalding, Clarendon Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/cumberland/ Community · Spalding # Cumberland Cumberland is a community of Jamaica in Spalding, Clarendon Parish. It covers **10.6 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 10.6km² - 1mapped service - 887 mtypical elevation ## Where is Cumberland? Cumberland lies in [Spalding](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/), [Clarendon Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Banana Ground](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/williamsfield/banana-ground/), [Bellefield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/williamsfield/bellefield/), [Bombay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/williamsfield/bombay/), [Ritchies](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/ritchies/), [Spalding](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/spalding/) and [Thompson Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/thompson-town/). By area it is the 363rd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 14.6% of [Spalding](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/). The centre of Cumberland is about 68 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1066° N, 77.4216° 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 Cumberland OpenStreetMap lists 4 named sights in Cumberland: 4 caves. - Boundary Pot · cave - Cabbage Hall Caverns · cave - Garden Piece Holes · cave - Sunday Hole · cave ### Nearby, outside Cumberland - Ganja Pot · cave, Bombay1.4 km - Mistress Bell Cave · cave, Thompson Town2.3 km - Peace River Cave · cave, Thompson Town2.8 km - Broomwell Cave · cave, Ritchies2.8 km - Peace River Sink · cave, Thompson Town3.0 km - Banana Ground Sink #2 · cave, Banana Ground3.1 km - Banana Ground Sink #1 · cave, Banana Ground3.1 km - Bombay Sinkholes 6-8 · cave, Bombay3.3 km - Bombay Sinkhole 3 · cave, Bombay3.3 km - Bombay Sinkhole 4 · cave, Chantilly3.5 km - Babylon Cave · cave, Bombay3.6 km - Bombay Sinkhole 5 · cave, Bombay3.7 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: Cumberland - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel58 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen65 km ### Nearest railway station Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 14 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 06:33, 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 Cumberland Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Cumberland. Settlements here lie between about 880 m and 926 m above sea level (median 887 m). - Balcarres - Cabbage Hall - Cumberland 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). ## Weather in Cumberland and the best time to visit Using the climate of Spalding, the warmest month is Aug (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 177 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 24 43 Feb 25 23 Mar 25 36 Apr 26 51 May 26 126 Jun 26 91 Jul 27 69 Aug 27 95 Sep 27 128 Oct 26 162 Nov 25 92 Dec 25 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cumberland Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Percy Junor Hospital · Spring Ground 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15502&mlon=-77.46474#map=17/18.15502/-77.46474) Bank Scotiabank Jamaica - Christiana Branch · Christiana 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17301&mlon=-77.49028#map=17/18.17301/-77.49028) ATM National Commercial Bank · Mandeville 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04584&mlon=-77.50786#map=17/18.04584/-77.50786) Petrol pump Texaco · Williamsfield 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07195&mlon=-77.46187#map=17/18.07195/-77.46187) Hotel Buttonwood Reef Villa Jamaica · Banana Ground 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.06226&mlon=-77.41258#map=17/18.06226/-77.41258) Mall Midway Mall Mandeville Jamaica · Mandeville 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05415&mlon=-77.50961#map=17/18.05415/-77.50961) School Scott's Pass Primary and Infant School · Cumberland 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.08344&mlon=-77.42053#map=17/18.08344/-77.42053) College Catholic College of Mandeville · Williamsfield 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07117&mlon=-77.45826#map=17/18.07117/-77.45826) Police station Williamsfield Police Station · Williamsfield 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07057&mlon=-77.46524#map=17/18.07057/-77.46524) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Cumberland Places mapped inside Cumberland in open map data, by type. - Schools1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other communities in Spalding - Aenon Town - Alston - Coffee Piece - Morgans Forest - Ritchies - Sanguinetti - Silent Hill/Moravia - Spalding ## Quick answers - Where is Cumberland?In Spalding, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica - What borders Cumberland?Banana Ground, Bellefield, Bombay, Ritchies, Spalding and Thompson Town - What is there to see in Cumberland?Boundary Pot, Cabbage Hall Caverns, Garden Piece Holes, Sunday Hole - What time zone is Cumberland in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Cumberland?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Cumberland?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Cumberland?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Cumberland?Settlements lie between 880 m and 926 m - What is the best time to visit Cumberland?November to April and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Cumberland?Percy Junor Hospital, about 7.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Cumberland?Scotiabank Jamaica - Christiana Branch, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Cumberland?National Commercial Bank, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Cumberland?Texaco, about 5.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Cumberland?JM010704 (OCHA common operational dataset)