Levittown, Puerto Rico
| Levittown, Puerto Rico | |
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 Bridge on Highway 165 leaving Levittown
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| Country | United States |
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| Territory | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | Toa Baja |
| Elevation | 5 ft (1.5 m) |
| Coordinates | 18°26′55″N 66°10′49″W / 18.44861°N 66.18028°WCoordinates: 18°26′55″N 66°10′49″W / 18.44861°N 66.18028°W |
| Area | 2.53 sq mi (6.6 km2) |
| - land | 2.27 sq mi (6 km2) |
| - water | 0.26 sq mi (1 km2), 10.3% |
| Population | 26,960 (2010) |
| Timezone | Atlantic (AST) (UTC-4) |
| Postal code | 00949 |
| Area code | 787 |
 Location within the island of Puerto Rico
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 U.S. Census map of Levittown
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Levittown, Puerto Rico, a suburb of the San Juan MSA and part of the municipality of Toa Baja, is one of the largest planned communities in Puerto Rico. It was developed by Levitt and Sons in 1963.
Levittown is divided into eight sections called secciones (the eighth section was renamed Urb. Fronteras) and several sub-divisions called urbanizaciones. Part of what is known as Levittown is located in the municipalities of Cataño and Bayamón. Levittown is known for its large, light blue painted water tower (now converted into a public library) that was one of the first water towers in Puerto Rico used to provide potable water to residences. To the west sits Levittown Lakes or Los Lagos de Levittown, a small man-made lake formed by draining the marshland over which Levittown was built. The drainage canal that feeds the lake is called Caño El Hato, which extends into the center of Levittown. To the east, the Bayamon River divides Levittown from the fishing village of Palo Seco, next to the Cataño municipality.
It has a Blue Flag-rated public beach known as Punta Salinas and also one of the bigger public sports centers of the metropolitan area of San Juan with tennis courts and a stadium for track and field meets. Its Olympic-sized pool has been in use since its construction in 1977. Its high school, Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos High School, was built in 1970 and is named after an important political figure on the island. The school's football team, the Levittown Spartans, have been among the top high school football teams on the island. In 1975 they became the Co-Champions along with the Pirates from Antilles High School, in Fort Buchanan. Also, the Spartans track teams, coached by Wilfredo Meaux (who would later on coach the team from University of Puerto Rico at Bayamon) were perennial powers during the 1970s and 80s. Levittown High's Basketball team has produced several excellent players including Ramon Rivas, who played for the NBA with the Boston Celtics.
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