# Jones Town Community, Downtown, Saint Andrew Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/downtown/jones-town/ Community · Downtown # Jones Town Jones Town is a community of Jamaica in Downtown, Saint Andrew Parish. It covers **0.70 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.7km² - 5mapped services - 48 mtypical elevation ## Where is Jones Town? Jones Town lies in [Downtown](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/downtown/), [Saint Andrew Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Cross Roads](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/cross-roads/cross-roads/), [Denham Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/denham-town/), [Fletchers Land](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/fletchers-land/), [Hannah Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/hannah-town/) and [Trench Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/downtown/trench-town/). By area it is the 752nd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 12.8% of [Downtown](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/downtown/). The centre of Jones Town is about 1.2 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9859° N, 76.7953° 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 Jones Town ### Nearby, outside Jones Town - National Heroes Memorial · memorial, Allman Town0.8 km - Monument to Sir Donald Burns Sangster · monument, Allman Town0.8 km - Simon Bolivar Statue · monument, Allman Town1.0 km - Trench Town Culture Yard Museum · museum, Trench Town1.2 km - Marcus Garvey · memorial, Central Downtown1.4 km - Liberty Hall, Marcus Garvey Museum · museum, Central Downtown1.4 km - 1907 Earthquake Monument · attraction, Greenwich Town1.9 km - Natural History Museum of Jamaica · museum, Parade Gardens2.2 km - National Gallery of Jamaica · museum, Central Downtown2.4 km - National Galery of Jamaica · museum, Central Downtown2.4 km - Money Museum · museum, Central Downtown2.4 km - Negro Aroused · monument, Central Downtown2.5 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: Jones 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 Pen3.0 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston5.6 km ### Nearest railway station Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 17 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:31) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 17:34). 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 Jones Town Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Jones Town. The largest with a recorded population: Torrington Park (11,905). - Admiral Town - Torrington Park 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 Jones Town and the best time to visit Using the climate of Downtown, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 927 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (170 mm) and the driest Feb (19 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 33 Feb 26 19 Mar 26 29 Apr 27 41 May 27 111 Jun 28 89 Jul 28 69 Aug 28 104 Sep 28 127 Oct 28 170 Nov 27 87 Dec 26 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Jones Town Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Comprehensive Health Centre · Jones Town 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98647&mlon=-76.79214#map=17/17.98647/-76.79214) Bank Scotiabank · Cross Roads 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99232&mlon=-76.78818#map=17/17.99232/-76.78818) ATM NCB ATM · Central Downtown 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96859&mlon=-76.79091#map=17/17.96859/-76.79091) Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Orange Street · Fletchers Land 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98397&mlon=-76.79137#map=17/17.98397/-76.79137) Hotel Olympia crown hotel · Denham Town 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98330&mlon=-76.80000#map=17/17.98330/-76.80000) Mall Kid's Plaza · Fletchers Land 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98483&mlon=-76.79105#map=17/17.98483/-76.79105) School Central Branch Schools · Jones Town 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98329&mlon=-76.79361#map=17/17.98329/-76.79361) College Department of Government, UWI Mona · Denham Town 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98330&mlon=-76.80000#map=17/17.98330/-76.80000) Police station Trench town police station · Trench Town 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98493&mlon=-76.80232#map=17/17.98493/-76.80232) 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 Jones Town Places mapped inside Jones Town in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools2 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants1 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 Downtown - Mountain Veiw - Trench Town - Vineyard Town ## Quick answers - Where is Jones Town?In Downtown, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica - What borders Jones Town?Cross Roads, Denham Town, Fletchers Land, Hannah Town and Trench Town - What is there to see in Jones Town?National Heroes Memorial, Monument to Sir Donald Burns Sangster, Simon Bolivar Statue, Trench Town Culture Yard Museum - What time zone is Jones Town in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Jones Town?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Jones Town?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Jones Town?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Jones Town?November to July - Where is the nearest hospital to Jones Town?Comprehensive Health Centre, about 0.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Jones Town?Scotiabank, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Jones Town?NCB ATM, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Jones Town?TotalEnergies, Orange Street, about 0.5 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Jones Town?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Jones Town?JM060301 (OCHA common operational dataset)