# Frankfield, Westmoreland Parish – Communities, Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/frankfield/

Development area · Westmoreland Parish 

# Frankfield

Frankfield is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Westmoreland Parish. It covers **7.02 km²**. It is divided into 1 community. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 7.0km²
- 1community
- 2mapped services

## Where is Frankfield?

Frankfield lies in [Westmoreland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 2 other development areas: [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/may-pen/) and [Negril](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/negril/). By area it is the 107th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 0.9% of [Westmoreland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/). The centre of Frankfield is about 163 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 20 km from Savanna-la-Mar, the main town of Westmoreland Parish. The centre point is at 18.2410° N, 78.3180° 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 Bay52 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel143 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:36) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:37, sunset around 17:39).

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 

[Orange Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/frankfield/orange-hill/) 7.0 3 2 

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 **3 villages, towns and localities** in Frankfield. Settlements here lie between about 53 m and 122 m above sea level (median 59 m).

- Orange Hill
- Pitkelleney
- Retirement

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 (27 °C). About 1,046 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (171 mm) and the driest Feb (24 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 27 48 

Feb 27 24 

Mar 27 37 

Apr 28 56 

May 28 141 

Jun 29 102 

Jul 29 76 

Aug 29 100 

Sep 29 141 

Oct 29 171 

Nov 28 102 

Dec 27 50 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Frankfield

Places mapped inside Frankfield in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hotels2

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.

## Quick answers

- Where is Frankfield?In Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Frankfield?May Pen and Negril
- 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?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Frankfield?Settlements lie between 53 m and 122 m
- What is the best time to visit Frankfield?December to April
- What is the P-code of Frankfield?JM1405 (OCHA common operational dataset)