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TR postcode area

Postcode area within the United Kingdom

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The TR postcode area, also known as the Truro postcode area, is a group of 27 postcode districts in South West England, within 15 post towns. These cover west Cornwall, including Truro, Penzance, Camborne, Falmouth, Hayle, Helston, Marazion, Newquay, Penryn, Perranporth, Redruth, St Agnes, St Columb and St Ives, plus the Isles of Scilly.

01Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district Post town Coverage Local authority area(s)
TR1 TRURO Truro Cornwall Council
TR2 TRURO Gerrans, Probus, St Mawes, Tregony, Truro, Veryan, West Portholland Cornwall Council
TR3 TRURO Truro, Perranwell Station, Feock, Playing Place, Ponsanooth, Stithians Cornwall Council
TR4 TRURO Blackwater, Frogpool, Goonhavern, Trispen Cornwall Council
TR5 ST. AGNES St Agnes, Mithian Cornwall Council
TR6 PERRANPORTH Perranporth, Bolingey, Perrancoombe Cornwall Council
TR7 NEWQUAY Newquay Cornwall Council
TR8 NEWQUAY Carland Cross, Mitchell, Quintrell Downs Cornwall Council
TR9 ST. COLUMB St Columb Major Cornwall Council
TR10 PENRYN Penryn Cornwall Council
TR11 FALMOUTH Falmouth, Flushing, Mylor Bridge, Constantine, Mawnan Smith Cornwall Council
TR12 HELSTON Helston, Mullion Cornwall Council
TR13 HELSTON Helston Cornwall Council
TR14 CAMBORNE Camborne, Kehelland, Penponds Cornwall Council
TR15 REDRUTH Redruth, Pool Cornwall Council
TR16 REDRUTH Lanner, Carharrack, Gwennap, St Day, Portreath, Four Lanes Cornwall Council
TR17 MARAZION Marazion Cornwall Council
TR18 PENZANCE Penzance Cornwall Council
TR19 PENZANCE Pendeen, St Buryan Cornwall Council
TR20 PENZANCE Ludgvan, Penzance, Praa Sands Cornwall Council
TR21 ISLES OF SCILLY St Mary's, Hugh Town Council of the Isles of Scilly
TR22 ISLES OF SCILLY St Agnes Council of the Isles of Scilly
TR23 ISLES OF SCILLY Bryher Council of the Isles of Scilly
TR24 ISLES OF SCILLY Tresco Council of the Isles of Scilly
TR25 ISLES OF SCILLY St Martin's Council of the Isles of Scilly
TR26 ST. IVES St Ives, Zennor Cornwall Council
TR27 HAYLE Hayle Cornwall Council

The TR25 postcode district covered the smallest population in the UK as of the 2011 census.

TR postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with link to nearby PL postcode area.
TR postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with link to nearby PL postcode area.

02Map

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