The road is considered part of two larger communities, Tignish and Miminegash.

Route 156 (Palmer Road) is one of the longest continuous secondary highways in Prince Edward Island.

The middle section is located in the Palmer Road community, and was first paved in 1981.

[2] This district was formerly called Tignish-DeBlois, but renamed to include the Palmer Road name in 2007.

Basic cable service from Eastlink nor High speed internet from Aliant Telecom have ever been available in Route 156.