Palmer, Cameron County, Texas

Palmer,
Cameron County, Texas
Palmer is located in Texas
Palmer
Palmer
Palmer is located in the United States
Palmer
Palmer
Coordinates: 26°4′23″N 97°38′3″W / 26.07306°N 97.63417°W / 26.07306; -97.63417
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCameron
Area
 • Total1.18 sq mi (3.05 km2)
 • Land1.12 sq mi (2.91 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation
45 ft (14 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
78586 (San Benito)
Area code956
FIPS code48-54748
GNIS feature ID2805753[2]

Palmer is a colonia and census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron County, Texas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]

It is in the southern part of the county, bordered to the west by San Benito, to the northeast by Brownsville, to the east by Rice Tracts, to the south by Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, and to the southwest by La Paloma. It is 5 miles (8 km) south of the center of San Benito and 18 miles (29 km) northwest of downtown Brownsville.

The Resaca del Rancho Viejo, a southeast-flowing tributary of the Rio Grande, flows through the northern part of the community.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Palmer Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.