Today we are opening MyZip to our first wave of alpha testers.

What is MyZip?

MyZip is a hyper-local social timeline. You see posts, questions, events, and updates from people in your ZIP code — and only your ZIP code. No algorithm deciding what is relevant. Just your neighborhood, in chronological order.

You navigate to a ZIP code like my.zip/us/95129 and see everything happening there. You can post text, ask questions, share local photos, and follow threads from your neighbors.

Why we built it

Local community information is a mess. It lives in Facebook groups that require membership, Nextdoor threads that are hard to search, city subreddits that skew toward complaints, and HOA email chains that nobody reads. We wanted a single, open place for neighborhood-scale conversation.

The key insight: most things people care about are local. Road closures, lost pets, restaurant openings, school events, neighborhood watch updates. These are not things the global social internet is well suited for.

What is in the alpha

The alpha includes:

• Timeline — A public, chronological feed per ZIP code. No account required to read.
• Posting — Create an account to post text updates, questions, or images to your ZIP.
• Comments — Reply to posts and join the conversation with your neighbors.
• ZIP navigation — Browse any US ZIP code at /us/{zip}. Explore other neighborhoods.
• RSS — Every ZIP has an RSS feed so you can follow in your reader of choice.

What is not in the alpha (yet)

We deliberately kept scope small. Things not in the alpha:

• Notifications
• Direct messages
• Mobile apps (the web is responsive, though)
• Moderation tools beyond basic reporting

How to get access

Sign up for free at my.zip. No invite needed — just pick your ZIP code and you are in.

What comes next

Registration is open, so our next focus is on notifications, direct messages, and neighborhood-level moderation so communities can govern themselves. We will be writing about all of it here.

Thanks for being early. It means a lot.