Ludlow · Hampden County
Check an Address in Ludlow
The Town Around It
Whatever the address, these are Ludlow's numbers. Each one opens the full record.
Flood, Town-wide
Mapped Flood Zones Present
Parts of this town are inside mapped special flood hazard areas, where flood insurance is required for most mortgages and building is regulated. Whether a specific property is inside one is a parcel-level question, check the address, not the town.
No federal flood-insurance claims appear under this town's name, which speaks to filed claims only, and unmapped towns rarely carry policies to claim against.
Dams in Town
Alden Pond Dam · Broad Brook
Low hazard potential, a failure would be unlikely to cause loss of life or significant property damage.
Breached - Ackerman Upper Pond Dam · Tributary to Higher Brook
Not classified, no hazard potential classification has been published for this dam. This is not a finding that it poses no hazard.
Cherry Valley Dam · Broad Brook
High hazard potential, a failure would be likely to cause loss of life downstream. Not a statement about the dam's condition or the chance it fails.
Collins Pond Dam · Chicopee River
Low hazard potential, a failure would be unlikely to cause loss of life or significant property damage.
Gauthier Pond Dam · Minechoag Brook
Low hazard potential, a failure would be unlikely to cause loss of life or significant property damage.
Harris Pond Dam · Higher Brook, tributary to Fuller Brook
Significant hazard potential, a failure would be likely to cause property damage but not loss of life. Not a statement about the dam's condition or the chance it fails.
Indian Orchard Dam · Chicopee River
High hazard potential, a failure would be likely to cause loss of life downstream. Not a statement about the dam's condition or the chance it fails.
Ludlow Manufacturing Association Dam · Chicopee River
Low hazard potential, a failure would be unlikely to cause loss of life or significant property damage.
- …and 3 more on the state inventory.
The Cleanup Registry
Reported releases of oil or hazardous material, from the state's public registry. Being listed means a release was reported, not that it remains: the status letters run from active cleanup to closed. An empty list is a registry fact, not a clean bill of environmental health.
- LEE TOOL COMPANY · 40 RAVENWOOD DR · state file 1-0012169 (TIER1D)
- INTERSECTION OF WEST AND LIBBY STREETS · 283 WEST STREET · state file 1-0020724 (TIER1D)
- RESIDENTIAL RELEASE · 48 BAKER STREET · state file 1-0021477 (TIER1D)
- CARMON CLEANERS · 307 CENTER ST · state file 1-0014398 (TIERII)
6 of the town's closed cleanups carry a recorded land-use restriction: the deed limits what the property may be used for. Each links to its state file above; ask for the restriction's text before buying one.
Water at the Address
No community water system is registered here; addresses are on private wells. Sewer treatment exists (LUDLOW SEWER DEPT); beyond its lines, septic. Bedrock well yield in town rates "average specific yield".
The Busiest Roads
- MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE (I-90)57,541 vehicles/day (2024 count)
- LUDLOW AVENUE (Route-21)18,070 vehicles/day (2024 count)
- CENTER STREET (Route-21)18,070 vehicles/day (2024 count)
- WEST STREET12,385 vehicles/day (2022 count)
- MILLER STREET11,675 vehicles/day (2015 count)
The state counts major roads on a rotating schedule; each figure carries its own count year, and a quiet lane's absence from this list is not zero cars.
Zoning & Old Houses
The town's zoning references on record: JLUS_Zoning_Ludlow; JLUS_Zoning_Ludlow_180409. Always confirm district and dimensional rules with the town before designing anything. 277 properties in town appear in the state's historic inventory; listed buildings can carry review requirements on exterior work.
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Sources
- FEMA flood layer via MassGIS; FEMA flood-insurance claims. Checked 2026-08-05.
- Office of Dam Safety inventory; federal inventory for federally regulated dams. Checked 2026-08-05.
- MassDEP release and land-use-restriction registries (Chapter 21E). Checked 2026-08-05.
- MassDEP service registries; federal drinking-water system inventory; USGS well mapping. Checked 2026-08-05.
- MassDOT traffic count programme. Figures through the 2024 count.
- Town zoning references; Massachusetts historic inventory. Checked 2026-08-05.
"Figures through" is the period the publisher's data describes; "checked" is only when we last asked. The full sourcing: sources and method.