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Check flood, wildfire, earthquake, PFAS, water quality, air quality, toxic-site, and weather-alert risk for US ZIPs and addresses — with a web tool and JSON API built from public government data.
Hey Product Hunt 👋
I built ProtectMyZip because environmental risk data in the US is public, but painfully fragmented.
FEMA has flood and disaster risk data.
EPA has air, water, PFAS, and toxic-site data.
USGS has earthquakes and water gauges.
NWS has live weather alerts.
ProtectMyZip brings those sources into one simple risk score and API.
You can use it to:
- check environmental risk for a ZIP or address before moving
- compare two cities
- add risk indicators to real estate or relocation products
- build climate, insurance research, or local-data tools with the API
Data sources:
FEMA · EPA · USGS · NWS
Try it:
- API: https://protectmyzip.com/api
- Docs: https://protectmyzip.com/api-docs
- ZIP checker: https://protectmyzip.com
- Compare cities: https://protectmyzip.com/compare
Important note: this is a first-pass screening tool, not a professional environmental assessment, insurance quote, or official flood determination.
I’d love feedback from builders:
What would make this more useful as an API or data product?
Love how many risk factors you cover in one place, especially the PFAS and toxic-site layers which are usually buried elsewhere. One thing I'd find really useful is a side-by-side compare for two or three ZIPs at once so you can weigh neighborhoods against each other when relocating.
Pulled up my mom's ZIP and the wildfire layer was honestly more useful than I expected, basically exactly the kind of stuff you wish Zillow showed you. Wish the air quality breakdown went a little deeper though.
honestly super useful, i checked my zip and it pulled wildfire and air quality data in like two seconds, way faster than digging through government sites myself
About ProtectMyZip on Product Hunt
“FEMA, EPA & USGS risk data in one API”
ProtectMyZip was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 0 upvotes and 4 comments, placing #128 on the daily leaderboard. Check flood, wildfire, earthquake, PFAS, water quality, air quality, toxic-site, and weather-alert risk for US ZIPs and addresses — with a web tool and JSON API built from public government data.
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