# zipexplore-mcp MCP server

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

## Links
- Registry page: https://www.getdrio.com/mcp/io-github-andrew-sondgeroth-zipexplore-mcp

## Install
- Endpoint: https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp
- Auth: Auth required by registry metadata

## Setup notes
- Remote header: x-api-key (required; secret)
- The upstream registry signals required auth or secrets.
- Remote endpoint: https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp
- Header: x-api-key

## Tools
- 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, hazard-premium, snap-economy, wealthy-retirees. Each article includes all body sections and methodology notes exactly as published. Endpoint: https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp
- ping - Returns server status and tool/resource counts. Use this to verify the ZipExplore MCP connection is live. Endpoint: https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp
- 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 from geographic data), quality flag definitions, known data limitations, coverage gap explanations, and per-domain vintage summary. Call this when you have questions about data quality, what a quality_flag code means, why a ZIP has no data, or how to reason carefully about scores and correlations. Endpoint: https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp
- 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 economy), economically declining towns vs. retirement communities, and income variation among America's oldest ZIP codes. Each entry includes the key finding, specific quantitative results, caveats, and a URL to the full article. Call this when a user asks about these topics or when published findings would add context to a live data lookup. Endpoint: https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp
- 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 get_search_fields first if you're
        unsure what field names to use.

        criteria: list of {"field": str, "level": "low"|"medium"|"high"}
        area_types: "CITY" | "SUBURB" | "SMALL_TOWN" | "RURAL"
        regions: "northeast" | "southeast" | "midwest" | "southwest" | "west"
         Endpoint: https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp
- 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 risk, and transit. Use this
        to get detail on a ZIP after search, or when the user asks about a
        specific ZIP. For deeper data on one domain, use the domain-specific tools.
         Endpoint: https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp
- 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.
         Endpoint: https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp
- 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 ZipExplore has.
         Endpoint: https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp
- 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, education attainment,
        economic indicators, internet access, and public assistance rates.
         Endpoint: https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp
- 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.
         Endpoint: https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp
- 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.
         Endpoint: https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp
- 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 nearest weather station info.
         Endpoint: https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp
- 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 IRS income statistics.
         Endpoint: https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp
- 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 (coverage level, Bayesian shrinkage).
         Endpoint: https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp
- 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, and affordability metrics.
         Endpoint: https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp
- 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, congressional and
        state legislative districts, and state officials.
         Endpoint: https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp
- 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 spending, Title I
        percentage, and budget breakdown (instruction vs. admin vs. capital).
        May reflect data from the nearest ZIP if no schools are in this ZIP.
         Endpoint: https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp
- 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, primary care and mental health
        shortage area designations, pharmacy count, and urgent care count.
         Endpoint: https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp
- 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 establishments, employment,
        and annual payroll from Census BDS/CBP data.
         Endpoint: https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp
- 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) and AQI summary.
         Endpoint: https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp
- 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 scores (hurricane, tornado,
        earthquake, wildfire, flood, etc.), and expected annual loss estimates.
         Endpoint: https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp
- 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, light rail count, ferry terminal count,
        total transit stops, transit commute percentage, and nearest subway/rail
        distances.
         Endpoint: https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp

## Resources
- zipexplore://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 quality, what a quality_flag means, why a ZIP has no data, or how to reason about correlations and scores. MIME type: text/markdown
- zipexplore://research - 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 retirement community demographics. Each entry includes the key finding, specific data points, and a link to the full article. Read this when a user's question touches on these topics, to surface relevant published findings alongside live ZIP data. MIME type: text/markdown

## Prompts
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## Metadata
- Owner: io.github.andrew-sondgeroth
- Version: 1.0.0
- Runtime: Streamable Http
- Transports: HTTP
- License: Not captured
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- Stars: Not captured
- Updated: May 29, 2026
- Source: https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io