# Drivers River, Saint Mary Parish – Communities, Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/drivers-river/

Development area · Saint Mary Parish 

# Drivers River

Drivers River is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint Mary Parish. It covers **5.55 km²**. It is divided into 1 community. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 5.5km²
- 1community

## Where is Drivers River?

Drivers River lies in [Saint Mary Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 2 other development areas: [Annotto Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/annotto-bay/) and [Wag Water](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/wag-water/). By area it is the 116th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 0.9% of [Saint Mary Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/). The centre of Drivers River is about 24 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 23 km from Port Maria, the main town of Saint Mary Parish. The centre point is at 18.2080° N, 76.7498° 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: Drivers River

- 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 Pen26 km
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston31 km

### Nearest railway station

Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 30 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:30) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 17:33).

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 Drivers River

Community Area km² Localities Services 

[Long Road](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/drivers-river/long-road/) 5.5 5 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 Drivers River

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Drivers River. Settlements here lie between about 253 m and 438 m above sea level (median 253 m).

- Cum See
- Fish Bone
- Long Road
- Long Road Village
- Tryall

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 Drivers River and the best time to visit

In Drivers River, 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/).

## Quick answers

- Where is Drivers River?In Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Drivers River?Annotto Bay and Wag Water
- What time zone is Drivers River in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Drivers River?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Drivers River?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Drivers River?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Drivers River?Settlements lie between 253 m and 438 m
- What is the best time to visit Drivers River?November to July
- What is the P-code of Drivers River?JM1104 (OCHA common operational dataset)