Puerto Rico
Territory-wide maps, data, and agencies, plus all its municipios.
Puerto Rico territory-wide property map
Taxes, deeds, permits and other Puerto Rico services on GovDir
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- Puerto Rico territory-wide property mapMunicipio GIS map · Property lines · Parcel number
Puerto Rico's territory-wide map of property lines. Search an address or parcel to see its boundaries. Accept the terms on the first screen to open the map.
- Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto RicoProperty owner · Plats
Deeds and other land documents are recorded in the Registro de la Propiedad, a single registry run by the Department of Justice with a section for each region.
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- BLM General Land Office RecordsSearch original federal land patents and survey plats by name or legal description to find the first private owner of a parcel.
- Puerto Rico property taxProperty records
Property tax in Puerto Rico is island-wide work, not municipio work. CRIM appraises every property, sends the bill and collects it, then passes the money to the municipios.
- Puerto Rico GIS data downloadsAerial imagery · GIS data downloads · Elevation · Land cover · Addresses and 911 numbers
Download Puerto Rico's territory-wide GIS data, such as roads, boundaries, imagery and elevation. It has no territory-wide property lines.
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- Sanborn Fire Insurance MapsDigitized Sanborn fire insurance maps showing building footprints, materials and uses for American towns and cities, widely used in property history and environmental research.
- USDA NAIP Imagery HubFind and download USDA's leaf-on aerial photography for the contiguous United States. Check coverage and acquisition dates for the area you need.
- USGS National Map ViewerNational base map with elevation, hydrography, imagery, boundaries and PLSS layers.
- State Plane Coordinate System zonesThe official State Plane Coordinate System from the National Geodetic Survey: which zone covers each state and county, zone definitions and conversion tools.
- FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer ViewerInteractive nationwide map of current flood zones, base flood elevations and map panels.
- NCES School District BoundariesNational school district boundary maps and downloadable GIS files, with an address lookup for the district serving a location.
- USGS topoViewBrowse and download every historical USGS topographic map for a location, useful for seeing old roads, buildings and shorelines.
- MRLC NLCD Land Cover ViewerNational land cover map for every year since 1985: forest, cropland, developed, wetland, water and change over time.
- National Land Cover Database (NLCD) DownloadsFilter and download National Land Cover Database products including Annual NLCD land cover for the contiguous United States. Provides downloadable raster products and links to the viewer for spatial selection.
- US Census GeocoderFree service that converts a street address into map coordinates and census geography. No account needed.
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The Planning Board writes the land use plans and zoning maps for Puerto Rico, including the territorial ordering plan each municipio adopts.
- FEMA Flood Map Service CenterFlood zones
Official source for flood insurance rate maps. Enter an address to see the current flood zone and download the FIRM panel and letters of map change.
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- FEMA Disaster DeclarationsSearch federal disaster and emergency declarations by state, county and incident to see whether an area was declared and what assistance was authorized.
- FEMA Increased Cost of ComplianceFlood insurance coverage that helps pay to elevate, relocate, demolish or floodproof a substantially damaged building.
- Departamento de Recursos Naturales y AmbientalesWetlands · Lakes and water
Puerto Rico's natural resources agency: water, wetlands, coastal zone, wells, forests and the permits that go with them.
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- NRCS wetland determinations and conservation complianceFarm wetland rules for USDA program participants. Before you drain, fill or clear a wet area in a farm field, ask NRCS at your local USDA Service Center for a wetland determination.
- Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) sign-up, USDA Farm Service AgencyHow the Conservation Reserve Program works, which sign-ups are open and what it pays. You enroll land in CRP at your county Farm Service Agency office at the local USDA Service Center.
- NRCS highly erodible land determinationsHow NRCS decides whether a farm field is highly erodible land, which affects USDA program eligibility and conservation plans. Requests go to NRCS at your local USDA Service Center.
- U.S. Drought MonitorWeekly national drought map by county, with historical conditions and state summaries.
- USDA Web Soil SurveySoils
Draw an area on the map to get soil types, drainage, septic suitability, building limitations and farmland ratings.
- USGS map of public and protected landPublic land
National map of federal, state, local and other public and protected land from the U.S. Geological Survey Protected Areas Database (PAD-US).
- Puerto Rico licensed land surveyor lookupSurveys and section corners
Search the Junta Examinadora de Ingenieros y Agrimensores de Puerto Rico for a licensed land surveyor by name or license number. Only a licensed surveyor can mark a legal property line on the ground, so check a surveyor's license before you hire one. Board phone 787-722-2121.
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- NGS survey mark and benchmark mapMap of National Geodetic Survey benchmarks and survey control marks. Zoom to a place, click a mark and open its datasheet with the mark's position, elevation and how to find it on the ground.
- NGS Survey Mark DatasheetsFederal survey mark datasheets and control monument records, searchable by county or coordinates.
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Puerto Rico's roads and highways: road maps, projects, and the access permit you need before you build a driveway onto a public road.
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- 811 Before You DigCall 811 or use your state 811 center's website a few business days before any digging, including fence posts, decks, trees and mailboxes. The service is free, and the utilities mark their buried lines with paint or flags. This page lists every state's 811 center.
- National Pipeline Mapping SystemPublic map viewer of transmission pipelines and operator contacts by county, for excavation planning and emergency response.
- U.S. wildfire risk mapHazards and emergency information
Type a community, county or state to see its wildfire likelihood, risk to homes and exposure, with maps and charts. It shows long-term risk, not current fires, and is a screening tool, not an official hazard designation for a property.
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- U.S. hurricane storm surge risk mapsInteractive map of how deep storm surge flooding could get near the coast in a worst-case hurricane of each category. It does not replace your local hurricane evacuation zone; check the state or county zone lookup for that.
- U.S. landslide mapInteractive national map of known landslides and how susceptible the ground is to landslides. It is a broad screening map, not a site-specific assessment.
- Southern wildfire risk mapOpen the Southern Wildfire Risk Explorer map to see wildfire risk for a place in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It is a screening tool for planning, not an official hazard determination.
Other Puerto Rico resources
- Puerto Rico State ArchivesThe Archivo General de Puerto Rico holds historical government records, early land records, plans and maps.
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Municipios
- Adjuntas
- Aguada
- Aguadilla
- Aguas Buenas
- Aibonito
- Arecibo
- Arroyo
- Añasco
- Barceloneta
- Barranquitas
- Bayamón
- Cabo Rojo
- Caguas
- Camuy
- Canóvanas
- Carolina
- Cataño
- Cayey
- Ceiba
- Ciales
- Cidra
- Coamo
- Comerío
- Corozal
- Culebra
- Dorado
- Fajardo
- Florida
- Guayama
- Guayanilla
- Guaynabo
- Gurabo
- Guánica
- Hatillo
- Hormigueros
- Humacao
- Isabela
- Jayuya
- Juana Díaz
- Juncos
- Lajas
- Lares
- Las Marías
- Las Piedras
- Loíza
- Luquillo
- Manatí
- Maricao
- Maunabo
- Mayagüez
- Moca
- Morovis
- Naguabo
- Naranjito
- Orocovis
- Patillas
- Peñuelas
- Ponce
- Quebradillas
- Rincón
- Río Grande
- Sabana Grande
- Salinas
- San Germán
- San Juan
- San Lorenzo
- San Sebastián
- Santa Isabel
- Toa Alta
- Toa Baja
- Trujillo Alto
- Utuado
- Vega Alta
- Vega Baja
- Vieques
- Villalba
- Yabucoa
- Yauco