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io.github.andrew-sondgeroth/zipexplore-mcp

io.github.andrew-sondgeroth/zipexplore-mcp

US ZIP code intelligence: demographics, weather, tax, crime, housing, voting, and more.

Uptime
100.0%
2 direct probes · 30d
Response
2887ms
last probe
Tools
22
callable
Resources
2
readable
Prompts
0
available
Primary URL
https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp

Tools · 22

get_article

Returns the full prose of a specific ZipExplore research article. Use this for editing, fact-checking, detailed analysis, or when get_research summaries aren't enough. Valid slugs: disappearing-towns,…

ping

Returns server status and tool/resource counts. Use this to verify the ZipExplore MCP connection is live.

get_methodology

Returns ZipExplore's data interpretation guide: reasoning guardrails (associations vs. causes, small-ZIP noise, averages hiding distributions, editorial score weights, drawing conclusions about people…

get_research

Returns ZipExplore's published research articles — original data findings on topics including disaster risk vs. housing costs (the Hazard Premium), food insecurity in fully-employed communities (SNAP …

search_zips

Find ZIP codes matching one or more criteria. Returns a ranked list with scores. Use this first when the user wants recommendations (e.g. "find a low-crime suburb near Denver"). Call g…

get_zip_profile

Full location profile for one ZIP code across all 12 data domains: demographics, climate, tax, crime, cost of living, voting, education, healthcare, business, air quality, disaster ris…

compare_zips

Side-by-side full profiles for 2–5 ZIP codes. Use when the user has finalists and needs to choose between them. Returns the same profile shape as get_zip_profile for each ZIP.

get_search_fields

Lists every field name, type, and description available for search criteria. Call this when you're unsure what field names to pass to search_zips, or when the user asks what data ZipEx…

get_census_profile

Detailed Census / demographics data for one ZIP code. Use when get_zip_profile's demographics section isn't sufficient depth. Includes population, housing, income distribution, educati…

reverse_geocode

Convert a latitude/longitude coordinate to a ZIP code. Use when the user provides an address or map coordinates rather than a ZIP code.

get_zip_centroids

Get the latitude/longitude centroid for one or more ZIP codes (max 200). Use when you need map coordinates for a set of ZIPs.

get_weather_profile

Detailed climate data for one ZIP code. Use when get_zip_profile's climate section isn't sufficient depth. Includes annual/monthly temperature averages, precipitation, humidity, and ne…

get_tax_profile

Detailed tax data for one ZIP code. Use when get_zip_profile's tax section isn't sufficient depth. Includes state income tax, sales tax, property tax effective rates, excise taxes, and…

get_crime_profile

Detailed crime data for one ZIP code. Use when get_zip_profile's crime section isn't sufficient depth. Includes violent crime rate, property crime rate, and data quality flags (coverag…

get_cost_profile

Detailed cost of living data for one ZIP code. Use when get_zip_profile's cost section isn't sufficient depth. Includes fair market rents, housing cost burden, regional price indices, …

get_voting_profile

Detailed voting and political data for one ZIP code. Use when get_zip_profile's voting section isn't sufficient depth. Includes presidential election results, partisan lean, congressio…

get_education_profile

Detailed school data for one ZIP code. Use when get_zip_profile's education section isn't sufficient depth. Includes school counts, student-teacher ratios, graduation rates, per-pupil …

get_healthcare_profile

Detailed healthcare data for one ZIP code. Use when get_zip_profile's healthcare section isn't sufficient depth. Includes hospital count and ratings, nursing homes, beds per capita, pr…

get_business_profile

Detailed business and employment data for one ZIP code. Use when get_zip_profile's business section isn't sufficient depth. Includes top industries, sector breakdowns, total establishm…

get_air_quality_profile

Detailed air quality data for one ZIP code. Use when get_zip_profile's air quality section isn't sufficient depth. Includes EPA AQS pollutant levels (PM2.5, PM10, ozone, NO2, SO2, CO) …

get_disaster_risk_profile

Detailed natural disaster risk data for one ZIP code. Use when get_zip_profile's disaster risk section isn't sufficient depth. Includes FEMA NRI overall risk score, individual hazard s…

get_transit_profile

Detailed public transit data for one ZIP code. Use when get_zip_profile's transit section isn't sufficient depth. Includes bus stop count, subway station count, rail station count, lig…

Resources · 2

ZipExplore Data Methodology

Data interpretation guide, reasoning guardrails, quality flag definitions, known limitations, and data vintage information for all ZipExplore domains. Read this when you have questions about data qual…

zipexplore://methodology
ZipExplore Research Articles

Catalog of published ZipExplore research findings — original data analysis on topics including disaster risk vs. housing costs, food insecurity and employment, community economic decline, and retireme…

zipexplore://research

How to use

Add to your Claude Desktop / Cursor / Cline MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io.github.andrew-sondgeroth/zipexplore-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}