 North-to-south Highway 33 crosses the NW portion of Palmer and interchanges with 22, Hecktown Road, and 248 just beyond its western boundary.Other local roads of note include east-to-west Freemansburg Road, William Penn Highway, Park Avenue/Hecktown Road, Northwood Avenue, and Main Street/Nazareth Road, and north-to-south 25th Street, Bushkill Drive, Greenwood Avenue, Tatamy Road, and Van Buren Road.According to the a 1960 census, the population in Palmer Township was slightly more than 8,000.