Palmer, Massachusetts

Palmer, Massachusetts
Palmer, Massachusetts
City
	St. Paul's Church
	Seal
	Nickname: "Town of Seven Railroads"
	Location in Hampden County in Massachusetts
	Palmer, Massachusetts Location in the United States
	Coordinates: 42°09′30″N 72°19′45″W / 42.15833°N 72.32917°W
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Hampden
Settled	1727
Incorporated	August 23, 1775
Government
• Type	Council-manager
• Councilors-at-large	Barbara Barry, Council President; Robert Lavoie, Jessica Sizer; District Councilors; Mark Caci, Philip Hebert, Matthew Lemieux, Karl Williams
• Town Manager	Ryan W. McNutt
Area
• Total	32.00 sq mi (82.88 km2)
• Land	31.58 sq mi (81.78 km2)
• Water	0.42 sq mi (1.09 km2)
Elevation	330 ft (101 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	12,448
• Density	394.22/sq mi (152.21/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP code	01069
Area code	413
FIPS code	25-52144
GNIS feature ID	0619387
Website	Town of Palmer, Massachusetts

Palmer is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,448 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. Palmer adopted a home rule charter in 2004 with a council-manager form of government. Palmer is one of thirteen Massachusetts municipalities that have city forms of government but retain "The town of" in their official names.^[3]

The villages of Bondsville, Thorndike, Depot Village, and Three Rivers are located in Palmer.

^ "Town of Palmer, Massachusetts". Town of Palmer, Massachusetts. Archived from the original on August 28, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^ "CIS: Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates". www.sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 6, 2018.