Zipexplore MCP server

Zipexplore is an MCP server with 22 tools an agent can call, among them compare_zips, get_air_quality_profile, get_article. It answers at https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp over streamable HTTP, and it listed its tools to an anonymous client, so no sign-in was needed for that. Our probes reached it 6 of 6 times since 11 September 2026; the last check, on 21 October 2026, succeeded.

Status

Answering

Tools

Reliability

6 of 6 checks

Response time

312 ms

Transport

streamable HTTP

Last checked

21 October 2026

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

Description as the publisher wrote it.

The 22 tools Zipexplore offers

Tool	What it does
`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. Inputs: zips
`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. Inputs: zip
`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-r Inputs: slug
`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 Inputs: zip
`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 Inputs: zip
`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. Inputs: zip
`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). Inputs: zip
`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, Inputs: zip
`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 (inst Inputs: zip
`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, Inputs: zip
`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 def
`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 v
`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.
`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. Inputs: zip
`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 Inputs: zip
`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 Inputs: zip
`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. Inputs: zip
`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. Inputs: zips
`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 se Inputs: zip
`ping`	Returns server status and tool/resource counts. Use this to verify the ZipExplore MCP connection is live.
`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. Inputs: lat, lon
`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 Inputs: criteria, limit, states, regions, area_types, minimum_completeness

Add Zipexplore to your AI client

Every block below points at https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp. Pick your client and copy.

Claude Code: one command in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http zipexplore https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp

Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zipexplore": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor: ~/.cursor/mcp.json, or .cursor/mcp.json in a project

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zipexplore": {
      "url": "https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code and GitHub Copilot: .vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "zipexplore": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Zed: Zed settings.json

{
  "context_servers": {
    "zipexplore": {
      "url": "https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf: ~/.codeium/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zipexplore": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

JetBrains AI Assistant: Settings, Tools, AI Assistant, MCP, New MCP Server, as JSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zipexplore": {
      "url": "https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Continue: .continue/mcpServers/neuronto.yaml

name: Zipexplore
version: 0.0.1
schema: v1
mcpServers:
  - name: Zipexplore
    type: streamable-http
    url: https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp

Gemini CLI: ~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zipexplore": {
      "httpUrl": "https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Codex CLI: MCP server config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zipexplore": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Warp: MCP servers, + Add, paste JSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zipexplore": {
      "url": "https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Goose: a one-click extension link

goose://extension?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcp.zipexplore.com%2Fmcp&type=streamable_http&id=zipexplore&name=Zipexplore

Is Zipexplore up right now?

It answered our last check on 21 October 2026 in 312 ms. Over 6 checks since 11 September 2026 it answered 6. Status here comes from Neuronto's own probes, not from the publisher.

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Questions about Zipexplore

How many tools does Zipexplore have?

22, as returned by the server's own tools/list on 13 September 2026: compare_zips, get_air_quality_profile, get_article, get_business_profile, get_census_profile, get_cost_profile, get_crime_profile, get_disaster_risk_profile, and 14 more.

Is Zipexplore down?

It answered our last check on 21 October 2026 in 312 ms. Over 6 checks since 11 September 2026 it answered 6.

How do I add Zipexplore to Cursor?

Put the server under mcpServers in ~/.cursor/mcp.json with the URL https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp. The exact JSON is above, with the same setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, Gemini CLI and the rest.

Does Zipexplore need an API key?

It listed its tools to an anonymous client, so reading the tool list needs no key. Individual tools can still ask for credentials in their own inputs.

Where this comes from

Publisher: io.github.andrew-sondgeroth. Endpoint host: mcp.zipexplore.com. ARD identifier: urn:air:io.github.andrew-sondgeroth:mcp:zipexplore-mcp. First indexed 10 September 2026. The tools are exactly what the server returned; nothing on this page is inferred from its name. Ranking in Neuronto search is never for sale.

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