South Hadley · Hampshire County
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The Town Around It
Whatever the address, these are South Hadley'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.
2 federal flood-insurance claims have been filed from this town since 2005 (most recent: 2011). Counted by the claim's self-reported city, so this can undercount. History, not a prediction.
Dams in Town
Breached - Newton Smith Upper Pond Dam · Newton Smith Brook, tributary to Buttery Brook
Not classified, no hazard potential classification has been published for this dam. This is not a finding that it poses no hazard.
Breached - Pearl City Pond Dam · Bachelor Brook
Not classified, no hazard potential classification has been published for this dam. This is not a finding that it poses no hazard.
Breached - Sunset Beach Lower Pond Dam · Leaping Well Brook
Not classified, no hazard potential classification has been published for this dam. This is not a finding that it poses no hazard.
Breached - Sunset Beach Upper Pond Dam · Leaping Well Brook
Not classified, no hazard potential classification has been published for this dam. This is not a finding that it poses no hazard.
Hillside Beach Dam · Buttery 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.
Leaping Well Reservoir Dam · Leaping Well 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.
Lithia Springs Reservoir Dam · Tributary to Elmer Brook
Low hazard potential, a failure would be unlikely to cause loss of life or significant property damage.
Marcalus Manufacturing Company Dam · Leaping Well 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.
- …and 6 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.
- MT HOLYOKE COLLEGE · 50 COLLEGE ST · state file 1-0013589 (TIER1D)
- OLD TIME SERVICE/GASOLINE STATION · 609 NEWTON ST · state file 1-0017440 (TIER1D)
7 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
Public water systems in town: SOUTH HADLEY FD #1 (MWRA), SOUTH HADLEY FIRE DISTRICT #2 WATER DEPT. Service areas have edges; an address outside them is on a well. Sewer treatment exists (SOUTH HADLEY WATER POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION); beyond its lines, septic. Bedrock well yield in town rates "average specific yield".
The Busiest Roads
- PURPLE HEART DRIVE ROTARY21,814 vehicles/day (2021 count)
- ROUTE 202 (US-202)20,161 vehicles/day (2022 count)
- PURPLE HEART DRIVE (US-202)20,161 vehicles/day (2022 count)
- GRANBY ROAD (US-202)18,940 vehicles/day (2020 count)
- MEMORIAL DRIVE (Route-33)14,899 vehicles/day (2024 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_SouthHadley. Always confirm district and dimensional rules with the town before designing anything. 221 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.