Welcome to Palmer Center ...

Palmer Center is located in Hampden County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Palmer Center: Palmer Ctr. (or less commonly used: Palmer Cen., Palmer Cent. or Palmer Cntr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Palmer Center for more information about variations on the name of Palmer Center.

Palmer Center is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Palmer Center lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Palmer Center: 413

Communities near Palmer Center ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Palmer Center.

• Springfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Springfield is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
• Chicopee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Chicopee is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
• Enfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Enfield is located in Hartford County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,559 people
• Amherst
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Amherst is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
• Holyoke
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Holyoke is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
• Agawam
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Agawam is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
• West Springfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • West Springfield is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
• Northampton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Northampton is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
• Ludlow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ludlow is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
• South Hadley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Palmer Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Palmer Center.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Palmer Center. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Palmer Center.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Palmer Center. See our Newspapers Page for Palmer Center.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palmer Center ...

Looking for more information about Palmer Center? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Palmer Center, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Palmer Center.