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]

Palmer, Cameron County, Texas
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 26°4′23″N 97°38′3″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Cameron
Area [1]
• 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[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.

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