City profile · Jamaica · North America
Barrett Town
Saint James Parish · Jamaica
City population
17,169
#11
in Jamaica
#2
in Saint James Parish
#28,522
worldwide
18.515, -77.802 · 121 km from Kingston
About Barrett Town
Barrett Town is a city in Saint James Parish, Jamaica with a population of 17,169. It is the 11th largest of the 12 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Jamaica, and the 28,522nd largest worldwide. It lies 121 km from Kingston.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Saint James Parish
Rank in region
#2of 2
Elevation
53 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Jamaica
Coordinates
18.515, -77.802
Record updated
2026-06-18
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 12 in JamaicaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.