ZipExplore MCP Server

Remote MCP server for ZipExplore — location intelligence for US ZIP codes.

Connect to Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zipexplore": {
      "url": "https://mcp.zipexplore.com/mcp",
      "headers": { "X-API-Key": "your_api_key_here" }
    }
  }
}

Get your API key at zipexplore.com/account.

Connect to Claude.ai (web)

Visit mcp.zipexplore.com/oauth/authorize or click "Connect" in Claude.ai's MCP settings.

Available Tools

Aggregate (start here)

• search_zips — find ZIPs matching criteria (crime, income, schools, etc.)

• get_zip_profile — full profile for one ZIP across all 12 domains

• compare_zips — side-by-side profiles for 2–5 ZIPs

• get_search_fields — list all searchable fields

Domain depth (when you need more detail on one topic)

• get_census_profile, get_weather_profile, get_tax_profile, get_crime_profile

• get_cost_profile, get_voting_profile, get_education_profile, get_healthcare_profile

• get_business_profile, get_air_quality_profile, get_disaster_risk_profile, get_transit_profile

Geographic utilities

• reverse_geocode — coordinates → ZIP code

• get_zip_centroids — ZIP codes → lat/lon centroids