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geonames-mcp-server

io.github.cyanheads/geonames-mcp-server · v0.1.3

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Description written by the publisher, not verified

Search GeoNames places, walk admin hierarchies, reverse geocode, get postal codes and country info.

Connect

claude mcp add --transport http geonames-mcp-server https://geonames.caseyjhand.com/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "geonames-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://geonames.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools as reported by the server

• geonames_search_places
  Search the GeoNames gazetteer of 13M+ places by name and filters: country, admin division by its GeoNames code (adminCode1 TX with countries US for Texas), feature class (P populated places, A admin divisions, T mountains and terrain, H water, S buildings and spots), feature code (PPLC capitals, ADM
• geonames_get_place
  Fetch the full GeoNames record for one geonameId: coordinates, feature type, the admin chain with each level's code, name, and geonameId, timezone, bounding box, recorded and DEM elevation, population, Wikipedia URL, names in other languages, postal codes, and external identifiers (IATA, ICAO, UN/LO
• geonames_get_hierarchy
  Return the parent chain of a GeoNames feature, ordered from Earth and its continent through the country and admin divisions down to the feature itself, each with its geonameId, feature code, and coordinates. Use it to find which country, state, and county contain a place, or to fill an admin path fo
• geonames_get_children
  List the direct children of a GeoNames feature — Earth's continents, a continent's countries, a country's first-level divisions, a state's counties, a city's sections — in the administrative tree, or in the tourism tree (islands, coasts, and their municipalities; almost all in Spain) or the dependen
• geonames_reverse_geocode
  Resolve a latitude/longitude to the country and admin subdivisions that contain it (down to ADM5, each with its geonameId and ISO 3166-2 code where one exists), or the ocean or sea when the point is offshore, plus the nearest populated places with distances; these include neighborhood sections (PPLX
• geonames_find_postal_codes
  Look up postal codes in the GeoNames postal database (122 countries): mode code resolves a postal code to its place, admin names, and centroid; mode place_name finds postal codes for a place name; both page with offset, up to 5000; mode nearby lists postal codes within radiusKm (up to 30 km) of a co
• geonames_get_countries
  Get GeoNames country facts — ISO alpha-2, alpha-3, and numeric codes, FIPS code, geonameId, capital, population, area in km², continent, languages, currency, postal-code format, and mainland bounding box — for the countries named, a continent, or all 250. The geonameId anchors geonames_get_children
• geonames_list_reference
  Decode GeoNames vocabulary used by the other tools: topic feature_classes lists the 9 one-letter classes; topic feature_codes lists the 684 feature codes with names and definitions, filterable by class and text; topic postal_countries lists the 122 countries with postal-code data and each one's code

Tool changes

• 2026-10-19: geonames_search_places, geonames_get_place, geonames_get_hierarchy, geonames_get_children, geonames_reverse_geocode, geonames_find_postal_codes, geonames_get_countries, geonames_list_reference
• 2026-10-16: geonames_search_places, geonames_get_place, geonames_get_hierarchy, geonames_get_children, geonames_reverse_geocode, geonames_find_postal_codes, geonames_get_countries, geonames_list_reference

Repository · JSON · Text for agents · Registry updated 2026-10-18