Welcome to Palm Heights (aka 'Palm Heights Colonia') ...

Palm Heights is located on the South Texas Plains.

Palm Heights is located in Hidalgo County<1>.

The location of Palm Heights has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Palm Heights: Palm Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Palm Heights is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Palm Heights lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Palm Heights is located in the (956) area code.

The community of Palm Heights has also been called Palm Heights Colonia.

Communities Also Named Palm Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Palm Heights - it's located in Florida.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Palm Heights.

Communities near Palm Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Palm Heights.

• Edinburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Edinburg is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <4>
• Mission
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
  • Mission is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <4>
• Weslaco
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weslaco
  • Weslaco is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weslaco <4>
• Alamo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Alamo is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <4>
• Alton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <4>
• Mercedes
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercedes
  • Mercedes is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercedes <4>
• Donna
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donna
  • Donna is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donna <4>
• Hidalgo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidalgo
  • Hidalgo is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hidalgo <4>
• Elsa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsa
  • Elsa is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsa <4>
• Progreso
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Progreso have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progreso
  • Progreso is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Progreso <4>

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 Palm Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Palm Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Palm Heights. 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 Palm Heights.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palm Heights ...

Looking for more information about Palm Heights? 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 Palm Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Palm Heights.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Palm Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hidalgo County: www.co.hidalgo.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/