# Frankfield, Saint James Parish – Communities, Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/frankfield/

Development area · Saint James Parish 

# Frankfield

Frankfield is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint James Parish. It covers **15.6 km²**. It is divided into 1 community. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 15.6km²
- 1community

## Where is Frankfield?

Frankfield lies in [Saint James Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 3 other development areas: [Adelphi](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/adelphi/), [Junction](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/junction/) and [Maggotty](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maggotty/). By area it is the 87th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 2.6% of [Saint James Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/). The centre of Frankfield is about 121 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 9.6 km from Montego Bay, the main town of Saint James Parish. The centre point is at 18.4154° N, 77.8487° 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).

## Know before you go: Frankfield

- 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 Bay12 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel93 km

### Nearest railway station

Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 12 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:34) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:35, 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.

## Communities of Frankfield

Community Area km² Localities Services 

[Johns Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/frankfield/johns-hall/) 16 9 0 

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); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Villages and localities in Frankfield

Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Frankfield. Settlements here lie between about 99 m and 272 m above sea level (median 192 m).

- Carew Spring Mount
- Cool Water
- Hurlock
- Johns Hall
- Potosi
- Salters Hill
- Spring Mount
- Williamsfield in John's Hall
- Worcester

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 Frankfield and the best time to visit

In Frankfield, the warmest month is Aug (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,325 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (217 mm) and the driest Feb (34 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to April**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 44 

Feb 26 34 

Mar 27 47 

Apr 28 57 

May 28 150 

Jun 28 150 

Jul 29 109 

Aug 29 146 

Sep 29 190 

Oct 28 217 

Nov 27 131 

Dec 27 50 

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Frankfield?In Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Frankfield?Adelphi, Junction and Maggotty
- What time zone is Frankfield in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Frankfield?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Frankfield?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Frankfield?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Frankfield?Settlements lie between 99 m and 272 m
- What is the best time to visit Frankfield?December to April
- What is the P-code of Frankfield?JM1004 (OCHA common operational dataset)