Jamaica Practical Country Info
Time, road side, electricity, plugs, communications and standard country identifiers in one practical reference.
For Jamaica, civil time is represented by America/Jamaica, traffic keeps to the left side, the listed mains supply is 110 V, the international calling code is +1876, and the country-code domain is .jm.
Jamaica time right now
Civil time reference
Jamaica is represented here using America/Jamaica.
Driving side
Left side traffic
Vehicles normally travel on the left side of the road in Jamaica.
Electrical system
Mains electricity
Plug and socket types
Type A
2 flat parallel pins
Type B
2 flat pins + round earth pin
How Jamaica is identified internationally
For Jamaica, measurement: This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units.
Jamaica practical data table
| Field | Jamaica | Authority / basis |
|---|---|---|
| Time zone | America/Jamaica | IANA |
| Driving side | Left side | Cited road convention |
| Mains voltage | 110 V | Cited electrical reference |
| Commercial frequency | 50 Hz | Cited electrical reference |
| Calling code | +1876 | ITU |
| ccTLD | .jm | IANA Root Zone |
| ISO alpha-2 | JM | ISO 3166 |
| ISO alpha-3 | JAM | ISO 3166 |
| ISO numeric | 388 | ISO 3166 |
| Measurement practice | This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units. | Page methodology |
Sources & methodology
The source cards below document Jamaica's cited practical-data fields, including calling code +1876, ccTLD .jm, time-zone reference America/Jamaica, and identify the authority used for each claim.