About Truro
Welcome to Truro
Located in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, the Town of Truro is about two hours outside of Boston. The town is named after Truro in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Its name among the Native American communities of Cape Cod was Pamet, or Payomet, a name that still refers to an area around the town center known as the Pamet Roads. Truro's year-round population remains under 3,000, but it can soar to 15,000 to 20,000 people during summer months as Truro is an ideal vacation spot, being just minutes from the tip of Cape Cod and Provincetown.
Quick Facts
- Incorporated: 1709
- County: Barnstable
- Population: 2,000 (+/-) year-round; 20,000 (+/-) summer estimate
- Res Tax Rate: $6.17 CIP Tax Rate: $5.71
- Zip Codes: 02666 Truro; 02652 North Truro
- Medical Services: Outer Cape Health Services (nearest locations are Provincetown and Wellfleet)
- Library: Truro Public Library
- School: Truro Central School - Grades PK-5
- Public Safety: Truro Police Department; Truro Fire and Rescue
- Beaches: Ballston, Beach Point, Coast Guard, Corn Hill, Fisher, Great Hollow, Head of the Meadow, Longnook, and Ryder.