Palmer Park is an unincorporated community in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, within the census-designated place of Landover.

Palmer Park was an enclave of post-World War II triplex housing units designed as starter homes for young low-income families (less than $13K).

[citation needed] It is also home to Prince George's County Police Headquarters, which also serves as the District III station.

[3][6][7] It is located right across from Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex and FedExField, home of the three-time Super Bowl champion Washington Commanders.

Palmer Park offered a quiet and trusting environment as opposed to the Washington DC communities where most of the first families moved from.

Comedian Martin Lawrence once lived in Palmer Park while attending Eleanor Roosevelt High School in nearby Greenbelt.

Palmer Park was the hometown of 1976 Olympics gold medal winning boxer Sugar Ray Leonard.