Otis · Berkshire County
Check an Address in Otis
The Town Around It
Whatever the address, these are Otis'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
2015 North Main Road Dam · Tributary to West Branch Farmington River
Not classified, no hazard potential classification has been published for this dam. This is not a finding that it poses no hazard.
Big Pond Dam · Twentyfive Mile River
Not classified, no hazard potential classification has been published for this dam. This is not a finding that it poses no hazard.
Hayden Pond Dam · West Branch Farmington River
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.
Hayes Pond Dam · Hop Brook
Low hazard potential, a failure would be unlikely to cause loss of life or significant property damage.
Otis Reservoir Dam · Fall 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.
Royal (Acres) Pond Dam · Clam River
Not classified, no hazard potential classification has been published for this dam. This is not a finding that it poses no hazard.
Watson Pond Dam · Tributary to Fall River
Low hazard potential, a failure would be unlikely to cause loss of life or significant property damage.
White Lily Pond Dam · Tributary to Fall River
Low hazard potential, a failure would be unlikely to cause loss of life or significant property damage.
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.
- TERRANOVAS MARKET · 14 SOUTH MAIN ST · state file 1-0012941 (TIERI)
- KATIES COUNTRY STORE · 1922 EAST OTIS RD · state file 1-0011279 (TIERI)
Water at the Address
No community water system is registered here; addresses are on private wells. Sewer treatment exists (OTIS WASTEWATER/SEWER); beyond its lines, septic. Bedrock well yield in town rates "average specific yield".
The Busiest Roads
- MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE (I-90)28,798 vehicles/day (2024 count)
- NORTH MAIN STREET (Route-8)2,605 vehicles/day (2022 count)
- SOUTH MAIN ROAD (Route-8)2,605 vehicles/day (2022 count)
- NORTH MAIN ROAD (Route-8)2,460 vehicles/day (2024 count)
- ALGERIE ROAD1,706 vehicles/day (2021 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
No machine-readable zoning reference is on record for this town; the town clerk has the bylaw. 131 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.