# Pepper Community, Santa Cruz, Saint Elizabeth Parish

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/pepper/

Community · Santa Cruz 

# Pepper

Pepper is a community of Jamaica in Santa Cruz, Saint Elizabeth Parish. It covers **20.9 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 20.9km²
- 1mapped service
- 306 mtypical elevation

## Where is Pepper?

Pepper lies in [Santa Cruz](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/), [Saint Elizabeth Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 9 other communities: [Braes River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/braes-river/), [Fairfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/fairfield/), [Goshen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/goshen/), [Huntley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/huntley/), [Leeds](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/leeds/), [Myersville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/junction/myersville/), [Nain](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/junction/nain/), [Prospect](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/alligator-pond/prospect/) and [Spur Tree](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/spur-tree/). By area it is the 156th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 7.3% of [Santa Cruz](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/). The centre of Pepper is about 87 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.0376° N, 77.6175° 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 Pepper

OpenStreetMap lists 4 named sights in Pepper: 4 caves.

- Carpenter's Cave · cave
- Pepper Shelter Cave · cave
- Peppers Cave · cave
- Phantillands Cave · cave

### Nearby, outside Pepper

- Spice Grove Cave · cave, Huntley4.0 km
- Peru Cave · cave, Braes River4.6 km
- Long Hill Cave · cave, Myersville4.8 km
- Huntley Sinkholes · cave, Maidstone5.3 km
- Nottingham Big Cave · cave, Spur Tree5.8 km
- Rocky Dunder Cave · cave, Spur Tree5.9 km
- Spaniard Hole Cave · cave, Spur Tree6.5 km
- Braes River Cave · cave, Braes River7.0 km
- Green Vale Cave · cave, Greenvale8.2 km
- Somerset Sinks · cave, Somerset8.6 km
- Abbey Cave · cave, Hatfield8.8 km
- Maidstone · museum, Maidstone8.8 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: Pepper

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

### Nearest airports

- Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay60 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel80 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 05:34) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:33, sunset around 17:37).

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 Pepper

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Pepper. Settlements here lie between about 62 m and 505 m above sea level (median 306 m).

- Eglington
- Goshen
- Gutters
- Mitcham
- New Hope
- Pepper
- Phantilands
- Salliwitter

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 Pepper and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Santa Cruz, the warmest month is Aug (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 172 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 Pepper

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Lincoln Health Centre · Fairfield 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02357&mlon=-77.56668#map=17/18.02357/-77.56668) 

Bank First Caribbean · Santa Cruz 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05404&mlon=-77.69749#map=17/18.05404/-77.69749) 

ATM ScotiaBank · Mandeville 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03904&mlon=-77.51064#map=17/18.03904/-77.51064) 

Petrol pump Texaco · Pepper 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01396&mlon=-77.58924#map=17/18.01396/-77.58924) 

Hotel Ultimate Freedom Bed and Breakfast · Santa Cruz 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05672&mlon=-77.68746#map=17/18.05672/-77.68746) 

Mall Skyview Shopping Mall · Santa Cruz 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05405&mlon=-77.69664#map=17/18.05405/-77.69664) 

School Nain Primary & Junior High School · Nain 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96720&mlon=-77.59816#map=17/17.96720/-77.59816) 

College Regent College of Caribbean Qualifications · Mandeville 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04657&mlon=-77.51413#map=17/18.04657/-77.51413) 

Police station Nain Police Station · Nain 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96591&mlon=-77.59970#map=17/17.96591/-77.59970) 

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 Pepper

Places mapped inside Pepper in open map data, by type.

- Petrol pumps1

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 Santa Cruz

- Braes River
- Burnt Savannah
- Goshen
- Holland
- Lacovia
- Leeds
- Malvern
- Santa Cruz

## Quick answers

- Where is Pepper?In Santa Cruz, Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Pepper?Braes River, Fairfield, Goshen, Huntley, Leeds, Myersville, Nain, Prospect and Spur Tree
- What is there to see in Pepper?Carpenter's Cave, Pepper Shelter Cave, Peppers Cave, Phantillands Cave
- What time zone is Pepper in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Pepper?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Pepper?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Pepper?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Pepper?Settlements lie between 62 m and 505 m
- What is the best time to visit Pepper?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pepper?Lincoln Health Centre, about 5.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pepper?First Caribbean, about 8.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Pepper?ScotiaBank, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pepper?Texaco, about 4.0 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Pepper?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Pepper?JM090708 (OCHA common operational dataset)