Palmer, Cameron County, Texas
Palmer, Cameron County, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 26°4′23″N 97°38′3″W / 26.07306°N 97.63417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Cameron |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.18 sq mi (3.05 km2) |
| • Land | 1.12 sq mi (2.91 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2) |
| Elevation | 45 ft (14 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 78586 (San Benito) |
| Area code | 956 |
| FIPS code | 48-54748 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2805753 |
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.
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.