About Ponce
Set in the southern part of Puerto Rico, Ponce is a storied little place.
Ponce holds the status of a zona urbana — the urban heart of its Puerto Rico municipio. The community covers 28.35 square miles.
📰 Ponce News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Ponce Unique
- The only place in America named Ponce — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- Positioned in southern 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
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Ponce
- Café Café — regional
- Cuerdas Taberna & Tapas — spanish
- El Ancla — seafood
- La Parrilla Argentina — regional
- Sizzler — steak house
- Campioni Pizza
- Carotenos
- Chef’s Creations
- Chili's — tex-mex
- Coffee Sides (café)
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Museo de Arte de Ponce · Museum
- Acueducto Alfonso XII · Attraction
- Casa de la Masacre de Ponce · Museum
- Esquina Tommy Muñiz · Attraction
- Esquina del Propagandista Medico · Attraction
- Faro de Isla Cardona · Attraction
- Museo Francisco Pancho Coimbre · Museum
- Museo de la Historia de Ponce · Museum
- Museo de la masacre de Ponce · Museum
- Parque de Bombas · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Ponce
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Ponce
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN PONCE
- ANDRES GRILLASCA SALAS
- ANGELA CORDERO BERNARD
- ANTONIO PAOLI PONCE
- BELLAS ARTES DE PONCE
- DR. JOSE CELSO BARBOSA PONCE
- DR. PILA
- EDUARDO NEUMANN GANDIA
- ISMAEL MALDONADO LUGARO
- JAIME L. DREW
- JOSEFINA BOYA LEON
- JULIO ALVARADO TRICOCHE
- LIBRADO NET
- PONCE HIGH SCHOOL
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Hospital Metropolitano Dr Pila · 24/7 ER
- Hospital Damas Inc · 24/7 ER
- Hospital Episcopal San Lucas Ii · 24/7 ER
- Hospital Menonita Ponce · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.