Suffolk County, MA parcel and infrastructure data API

Korzy has about 200,000 parcel records for Suffolk County, Massachusetts, with source updates through November 2026. Nearly every record carries values; 91% include year built and 91% include building size. In and around the county the API also maps 2 data-center projects (2 operating); 1 port with reported cargo; and about 10 power plants with about 270 MW of capacity, led by oil. Look up any parcel by address or coordinates, then check water, sewer and infrastructure context at the same point.

Parcel coverage in Suffolk County

About 200,000 parcel records with boundaries, situs addresses and parcel numbers, with the latest source update from November 2026. Each record has a stable korzy_id you can store and look up again with /api/parcel-record. Share of records with each field:

FieldCoverageShare
Situs addressNearly all · 100%
Owner nameNot published
Assessed or market valueNearly all · 95%
Year builtMost · 91%
Building sizeMost · 91%
Last saleSome · 9%
Land useMost · 89%
ZoningNot published

Suffolk County records do not include owner names. See pricing for credit costs.

Infrastructure in and around Suffolk County

Power plants

About 10 operable plants with about 270 MW of nameplate capacity; largest by capacity: oil, natural gas, other fuels. Proposed generators add about 250 MW.

Plant details: /api/power/plants/{plant_id}

Substations and transmission

About 15 in-service substations, 2 rated 230 kV or higher.

About 70 miles of transmission lines: about 50 mi at 100–161 kV; about 15 mi at 345 kV.

Water and sewer service

Service areas of about 15 community water systems cover about 90% of the county.

Sewer service areas of 2 systems cover about 94%.

At a point: /api/utilities/context

Data-center projects

2 tracked projects: 2 operating. Reported operating capacity: about 30 MW.

Within 10 km of a point: /api/datacenters/context

Grid capacity data

2 utility-published grid capacity layers cover parts of Suffolk County, including loading forecasts, substation inventory.

Sources and dates: /api/grid/capacity/summary

Flood zones and wetlands

Special flood hazard areas cover about 20% of the county on the current federal flood maps, published October 2026.

Rail, ports and freight

  • About 60 miles of active rail, about 40 of it main line
  • About 25 miles of national freight network highway
  • 1 port area with reported cargo tonnage

Within 25 km of a point: /api/logistics/context

Example requests for Suffolk County

Real responses from the production API, trimmed to the main fields. Every request needs an API key with api:read; see authentication and credits and limits.

1. Find a parcel by address

/api/search matches 15 STOUGHTON STREET, ROXBURY, MA and returns the parcel's korzy_id, coordinates and record. 1 credit.

curl --fail-with-body -sS --get \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KORZY_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'q=15 STOUGHTON STREET, ROXBURY, MA' \
  https://api.korzy.co/api/search
Python
import os
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.korzy.co/api/search",
    params={"q": "15 STOUGHTON STREET, ROXBURY, MA"},
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['KORZY_API_KEY']}"},
    timeout=30,
)
response.raise_for_status()
parcel = response.json()["results"][0]
print(parcel["korzy_id"], parcel["longitude"], parcel["latitude"])
Response (trimmed)
{
  "results": [
    {
      "korzy_id": "25025-1f52190a2658b1750f85",
      "address": "15 STOUGHTON STREET",
      "city": "ROXBURY",
      "postcode": "02118",
      "county": "Suffolk",
      "statefp": "25",
      "longitude": -71.07223649800639,
      "latitude": 42.3369975,
      "match_type": "exact",
      "parcelid": "0801405040",
      "parceladdr": "15 STOUGHTON STREET",
      "parcelcity": "ROXBURY",
      "situs_zip": "02118",
      "usedesc": "MEDICAL OFFICE",
      "yearbuilt": 1910,
      "bldgsqft": 67782,
      "taxacres": 11823,
      "totalvalue": 24704600,
      "updated": "2026-11-03",
      "geoid": "25025"
    }
  ],
  "truncated": false
}

2. Look up the parcel at a point

/api/query/point returns every parcel whose boundary covers the coordinates; here it returns the same record, 25025-1f52190a2658b1750f85, in records. 1 credit per 10 records requested.

curl --fail-with-body -sS --get \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KORZY_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'longitude=-71.072236' \
  --data-urlencode 'latitude=42.336998' \
  --data-urlencode 'limit=5' \
  https://api.korzy.co/api/query/point
JavaScript
const params = new URLSearchParams({"longitude": "-71.072236", "latitude": "42.336998", "limit": "5"});
const response = await fetch(`https://api.korzy.co/api/query/point?${params}`, {
  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.KORZY_API_KEY}` },
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Korzy API ${response.status}`);
const { records } = await response.json();
console.log(records.map((record) => record.korzy_id));

3. Check water and sewer service

/api/utilities/context returns the water and sewer service areas at the point and the nearest treatment plants. 1 credit.

curl --fail-with-body -sS --get \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KORZY_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'longitude=-71.072236' \
  --data-urlencode 'latitude=42.336998' \
  https://api.korzy.co/api/utilities/context
Python
import os
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.korzy.co/api/utilities/context",
    params={"longitude": "-71.072236", "latitude": "42.336998"},
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['KORZY_API_KEY']}"},
    timeout=30,
)
response.raise_for_status()
matches = response.json()["matches"]
print([area["name"] for area in matches["water"]])
Response (trimmed)
{
  "longitude": -71.072236,
  "latitude": 42.336998,
  "matches": {
    "water": [
      {
        "feature_id": "water:36548",
        "name": "BOSTON WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION (MWRA)",
        "boundary_basis": "System Sourced"
      }
    ],
    "sewer": [
      {
        "feature_id": "sewer:919",
        "name": "MWRA Deer Island WWTF",
        "boundary_basis": "Sourced"
      }
    ]
  },
  "nearby_treatment": [
    {
      "feature_id": "treatment:2098",
      "name": "MWRA Deer Island WWTF",
      "distance_km": 9.59727688518615
    },
    {
      "feature_id": "treatment:2084",
      "name": "Hull Sewerage Collection System and WPCF",
      "distance_km": 14.621530484924767
    }
  ]
}

Suffolk County data questions

How many parcels in Suffolk County include year built?
About 180,000 of about 200,000 parcel records (91%) include year built.
Does the Korzy API return owner names for Suffolk County parcels?
Suffolk County parcel records do not include owner names. Values, land use and building facts are returned where the county publishes them.
How many data-center projects are in Suffolk County?
Korzy tracks 2 data-center projects in Suffolk County: 2 operating. /api/datacenters/context lists projects within 10 km of any point.
How much power generation is in Suffolk County?
About 10 operable power plants in Suffolk County total about 270 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly oil, natural gas and other fuels.
Which water systems serve Suffolk County?
Service areas of about 15 community water systems cover about 90% of Suffolk County, and sewer service areas cover about 94%. /api/utilities/context returns the water and sewer matches at a point.

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Build on Suffolk County parcel data

Search, point and record lookups work the same in every county Korzy covers. Credits are shared across parcels, utilities, environment, logistics and data-center routes.