Palm River is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
located in
Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. It shares its name with the
Palm River
Palm most commonly refers to:
* Palm of the hand, the central region of the front of the hand
* Palm plants, of family Arecaceae
**List of Arecaceae genera
* Several other plants known as "palm"
Palm or Palms may also refer to:
Music
* Palm ( ...
, a waterway sided with trail. Palm River boundaries include
McKay Bay
McKay Bay is the name given to the northeastern corner of Tampa Bay, a body of water in Tampa, Florida. The McKay Bay Greenway runs through the area on the east side of McKay Bay and connects to the Tampa Bypass Canal. McKay Bay Nature Park is lo ...
to the west,
Tampa city limits to the north, the
Clair Mel to the east, and
Progress Village to the south.
Situation
The community is combined with
Clair Mel to form the
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
of
Palm River-Clair Mel, thus no data was available separately. The community is served by a 33619
ZIP Code.
Geography
Palm River is located at 27.942 North, 82.397 West,
or approximately four miles east-southeast of
Tampa. The elevation of the community is 10 feet above
sea level
Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an average surface level of one or more among Earth's coastal bodies of water from which heights such as elevation may be measured. The global MSL is a type of vertical datuma standardise ...
.
References
External links
Community of Palm River information page
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Unincorporated communities in Hillsborough County, Florida
Unincorporated communities in Florida
Populated places on Tampa Bay