# Trench Town Community, Downtown, Saint Andrew Parish

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/downtown/trench-town/

Community · Downtown 

# Trench Town

Trench Town is a community of Jamaica in Downtown, Saint Andrew Parish. It covers **1.78 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.8km²
- 6mapped services
- 33 mtypical elevation

## Where is Trench Town?

Trench 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 7 other communities: [Cross Roads](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/cross-roads/cross-roads/), [Denham Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/denham-town/), [Greenwich Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/three-miles/greenwich-town/), [Jones Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/downtown/jones-town/), [Kencot](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/cross-roads/kencot/), [Tivoli Gardens](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/tivoli-gardens/) and [Whitfield Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/three-miles/whitfield-town/). By area it is the 699th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 32.5% of [Downtown](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/downtown/). The centre of Trench Town is about 1.7 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9866° N, 76.8048° 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 Trench Town

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Trench Town: 1 museum.

- Trench Town Culture Yard Museum · museum

### Nearby, outside Trench Town

- 1907 Earthquake Monument · attraction, Greenwich Town1.0 km
- helShire beach · attraction, Whitfield Town1.6 km
- National Heroes Memorial · memorial, Allman Town1.7 km
- Monument to Sir Donald Burns Sangster · monument, Allman Town1.8 km
- Marcus Garvey · memorial, Central Downtown2.0 km
- Simon Bolivar Statue · monument, Allman Town2.0 km
- Liberty Hall, Marcus Garvey Museum · museum, Central Downtown2.0 km
- National Gallery of Jamaica · museum, Central Downtown2.7 km
- National Galery of Jamaica · museum, Central Downtown2.7 km
- Natural History Museum of Jamaica · museum, Parade Gardens2.7 km
- Negro Aroused · monument, Central Downtown2.8 km
- Money Museum · museum, Central Downtown2.9 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: Trench 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 Pen2.0 km
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston5.9 km

### Nearest railway station

Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 16 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 Trench Town

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Trench Town. Settlements here lie between about 24 m and 54 m above sea level (median 33 m).

- Avon Park
- Lyndhurst Park
- Rose Town
- Three Piece
- Trench Town

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 Trench 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 Trench Town

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kingston Public Hospital · Denham Town 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98330&mlon=-76.80000#map=17/17.98330/-76.80000) 

Bank Lascelles Employees & Partners CCU · Whitfield Town 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98635&mlon=-76.81189#map=17/17.98635/-76.81189) 

ATM NCB ATM · Central Downtown 2.5 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 1.5 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 Garmex Freezone and commercial Complex · Greenwich Town 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97544&mlon=-76.81018#map=17/17.97544/-76.81018) 

School Charlie Smith High School · Trench Town 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98816&mlon=-76.80119#map=17/17.98816/-76.80119) 

College UWI Mona Commuting Students Office · Trench Town 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98326&mlon=-76.80114#map=17/17.98326/-76.80114) 

Police station Trench town police station · Trench Town 0.3 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 Trench Town

Places mapped inside Trench Town in open map data, by type.

- Banks1
- Schools1
- Colleges and universities1
- Restaurants2
- Police stations1

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

- Jones Town
- Mountain Veiw
- Vineyard Town

## Quick answers

- Where is Trench Town?In Downtown, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Trench Town?Cross Roads, Denham Town, Greenwich Town, Jones Town, Kencot, Tivoli Gardens and Whitfield Town
- What is there to see in Trench Town?Trench Town Culture Yard Museum
- What time zone is Trench Town in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Trench Town?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Trench Town?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Trench Town?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Trench Town?Settlements lie between 24 m and 54 m
- What is the best time to visit Trench Town?November to July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Trench Town?Kingston Public Hospital, about 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Trench Town?Lascelles Employees & Partners CCU, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Trench Town?NCB ATM, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Trench Town?TotalEnergies, Orange Street, about 1.5 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Trench Town?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Trench Town?JM060303 (OCHA common operational dataset)