MCP Server vs Postal Codes
A side-by-side look at the MCP Server and Postal Codes MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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Postal CodesLocation Services · Remote HTTP/SSEPostal code lookup with place names and coordinates for 60+ countries. Via Zippopotam.us.42FairAuth: not declaredVerdict: choose MCP Server for location services work as a local process; choose Postal Codes for location services over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose MCP Server when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Location Services domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
uri.
PChoose Postal Codes when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Location Services domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | P Postal Codes | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Location Services | Location Services |
| Quality signal | 63/100 · Good | 42/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 361 | — |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 1 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View MCP Server | View Postal Codes |
Tools & capabilities
MCP Server tools 1
uriThe resource URI to read (e.g., `mapbox://categories`, `mapbox://categories/ja`)
Postal Codes tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
MCP Server
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server-139": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"plop"
]
}
}
}
Postal Codes
{
"mcpServers": {
"postal-codes": {
"url": "https://invokera.com/mcp/postal-codes"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
MCP Server is categorized under Location Services and uses a local stdio subprocess. Postal Codes belongs to Location Services and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick MCP Server for location services work and Postal Codes for location services.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
MCP Server has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Postal Codes has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add mcp-server-139 and postal-codes as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, MCP Server has a quality signal of 63/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 361 GitHub stars. Postal Codes has 42/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.