Loc8n Geographic Data vs Census (ACS by ZIP)

In-depth architectural comparison of the Loc8n Geographic Data and Census (ACS by ZIP) MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Loc8n Geographic Data when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore Loc8n Geographic Data Details

Choose Census (ACS by ZIP) when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore Census (ACS by ZIP) Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Loc8n Geographic Data Developer Tools	Census (ACS by ZIP) Developer Tools
Summary	U.S. demographics, housing, mortgage, migration, and employment data via loc8n API	U.S. Census (ACS) data by ZIP: income, demographics, housing, education, from a local store.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "loc8n-geographic-data": {
      "url": "https://loc8n.com"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "census-acs-by-zip": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcpwright-census"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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