Keywords About Truro Departments Boards & Committees Resources You are here Home About Welcome to Truro Truro is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. Located two hours outside Boston, it is a summer vacation community just shy of the tip of Cape Cod. It is named after Truro in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Its name among the natives of Cape Cod was Pamet or Payomet, a name that still refers to an area around the town center known as the Pamet Roads. Following are three views of Truro's History; The first is from the modern perspective, the second from an 1890's perspective and the third from the Pamet Native American's perspective. Profile Incorporated: 1709 County: Barnstable Population: 2,003 (2010 Census), Summer estimate: 15,000 - 20,000 Tax Rate: FY 2017: $6.98 Zip Codes: 02666, Truro and 02652, North Truro Library: Truro Public Library School: Truro Central School (PK-6) Public Safety: Full-Time Police and Fire and Rescue. Beaches: Ballston, Beach Point, Coast Guard, Cold Storage, Corn Hill, Fisher, Great Hollow, Head of the Meadow, Longnook, and Ryder Click here for A Brief and Ever Growing History of the Town of Truro Massachusetts History News PRESS RELEASE: November 30, 2021 Settlement Approved For A/C Mobile Home Park, Inc. vs. Town of Truro Zoning Board of Appeals Planning Board - Discussion of Existing Road Definition PRESS RELEASE: Truro Awarded Two Community One Stop for Growth Grants from the Commonwealth View all 24 Town Hall Road • P.O. Box 2030 • Truro, MA 02666 • (508) 349-7004 Public Records Access Officer - rao@truro-ma.gov Website Photo by Nick Norman Staff Corner | Staff Directory About Truro | Departments | Boards & Committees | Resources Disclaimer | Government Websites by CivicPlus® Login