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Carolina, Puerto Rico

Zona Urbana
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Carolina is a city and municipality on the northeastern coastal plain of Puerto Rico, immediately east of San Juan and Trujillo Alto, north of Gurabo and Juncos, and west of Canóvanas and Loíza. Part of the San Juan metropolitan area, Carolina encompasses 12 barrios, in addition to the downtown area and administrative center of Carolina Pueblo.

Intro: Wikipedia

About Carolina

Set in the northeastern part of Puerto Rico, Carolina is a storied little place.

Carolina holds the status of a zona urbana — the urban heart of its Puerto Rico municipio. The community covers 20.71 square miles.

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What Makes Carolina Unique

  • Positioned in northeastern Puerto Rico, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
  • Part of the fabric of Puerto Rico — one of 292 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

  • Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
  • Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
  • Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Carolina

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

  • Just 4 Fun · Theme park
  • Museo del Niño de Carolina · Museum
  • At the Pier Arcade · Arcade
  • Avión de American Airlines · Attraction
  • Cenotafio de Roberto Clemente Walker · Attraction
  • Museo Casa Escuté · Museum
  • Museo de Historia y Arte de Carolina · Museum
  • Parque Acuático Infantil Aquasol · Water park
  • Survey 12 · Attraction
  • Survey 13 · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Carolina

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Carolina

  • AGUSTIN CABRERA
  • DR. JOSE M. LAZARO
  • DR. MODESTO RIVERA RIVERA
  • EDUARDO J. SALDANA
  • FRANCISCO MATIAS LUGO
  • JESUS MARIA SANROMA
  • JOSE SEVERO QUINONES
  • LUZ AMERICA CALDERON
  • MANUEL FEBRES GONZALEZ
  • MARIA TERESA SERRANO
  • PASCASIO P. SANCERRIT
  • PEDRO MOCZO BANIET
  • PETRA ROMAN VIGO
  • ROBERTO CLEMENTE

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

  • Hospital Upr, Dr Federico Trilla · 24/7 ER
  • Doctors Center Hospital Carolina Llc · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

TypeZona Urbana
Population (2024)—
Land area20.71 sq mi
Coordinates18.4121, -65.9798

🌤️ Current Weather

Right now90°F
ConditionsChance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind12 to 16 mph

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Carolina