Palmer is a colonia and census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron County, Texas, United States.

[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.

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

Palmer first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S.

This article about a location in Cameron County, Texas is a stub.