Countries API - CountriesDB

Jamaica

ISO 3166-1 country codes and official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Jamaica. Use them in forms, validation, and CountriesDB integrations.

About Jamaica codes

Need Jamaica (JM) for a checkout form, shipping zone, or backend validation? This page summarizes the ISO 3166-1 country codes and official subdivisions developers use with CountriesDB.

This guide lists 14 official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Jamaica. These are the same codes CountriesDB serves through widgets and the Backend Data API.

For production, use the CountriesDB country/subdivision widget or fetch Jamaica from the Data API and validate codes server-side instead of copying values from this page.

ISO codes

  • Alpha-2JM
  • Alpha-3JAM
  • Numeric388
  • Independenttrue
  • StatusOfficially assigned

Official subdivisions (14)

Official ISO 3166-2 codes for Jamaica. Use these values in region/state selects and server-side validation, not informal or marketing region names.

CodeNameType
JM-13Clarendonparish
JM-09Hanoverparish
JM-01Kingstonparish
JM-12Manchesterparish
JM-04Portlandparish
JM-02Saint Andrewparish
JM-06Saint Annparish
JM-14Saint Catherineparish
JM-11Saint Elizabethparish
JM-08Saint Jamesparish
JM-05Saint Maryparish
JM-03Saint Thomasparish
JM-07Trelawnyparish
JM-10Westmorelandparish

Frequently asked questions

What is the ISO 3166-1 code for Jamaica?
Jamaica uses ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 JM, alpha-3 JAM, and numeric 388. These codes show up in forms, shipping, banking, and APIs.
How many official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions does Jamaica have?
CountriesDB lists 14 official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Jamaica (states, provinces, regions, or equivalent). Use them when you validate region selects and shipping zones.
How do I use Jamaica country and subdivision data in a form?
Use the CountriesDB widget or Data API to fill country and subdivision selects for Jamaica, then validate submitted codes with the Validation API so alpha-2 and ISO 3166-2 values stay consistent.

Use Jamaica in your app

Add CountriesDB country and subdivision selects with the widget docs, or call the Backend Data API for Jamaica (JM) and validate submissions with the Validation API. Guides stay in sync with the same dataset your project keys already use. widget docs.