San Carlos Postal Codes: 054420 to 054428 | Oriente Antioqueño, Antioquia

Key Facts

San Carlos is a municipality located in the Oriente Antioqueño subregion of the Antioquia department in Colombia. Situated in the central-northeastern part of Antioquia, San Carlos lies approximately 120 kilometers east of Medellín, the departmental capital. The municipality covers an area of approximately 702 square kilometers and has a population of around 17,000 people according to recent estimates. San Carlos is administratively divided into several smaller districts and villages that fall under its municipal jurisdiction. The town is positioned in the mountainous terrain characteristic of the Colombian Andes, with elevations ranging from 1,000 to 2,800 meters above sea level. San Carlos serves as an important agricultural and commercial center for the surrounding rural areas, with its economy primarily based on coffee cultivation, livestock farming, and dairy production. The municipality is part of the larger hydrographic basin that includes several important rivers and streams flowing through the region. For detailed postal code information and administrative subdivisions within San Carlos municipality, comprehensive data is available through regional postal services.

Neighboring Regions

• San Rafael
• San Roque
• Puerto Nare
• Caracolí
• Granada
• Cocorná