diff --git a/lib/api.py b/lib/api.py
index 49e7005..9dd8587 100644
--- a/lib/api.py
+++ b/lib/api.py
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ app.config['MAX_CONTENT_LENGTH'] = None  # ZIM files can be multi-GB
 from .address_book_api import address_book_bp
 app.register_blueprint(address_book_bp)
 
+# ── Netsyms + Geocode Blueprints ──
+from .netsyms_api import netsyms_bp, geocode_bp
+app.register_blueprint(netsyms_bp)
+app.register_blueprint(geocode_bp)
+
 
 # ── Navigation Constants ──
 
diff --git a/lib/nav_tools.py b/lib/nav_tools.py
index 832ca2d..6d7d343 100644
--- a/lib/nav_tools.py
+++ b/lib/nav_tools.py
@@ -70,6 +70,120 @@ def _geocode(query: str):
     return coords[1], coords[0], display  # lat, lon
 
 
+
+def geocode(query: str):
+    """
+    Three-tier geocode chain returning a consistent shape.
+
+    Chain: address_book (exact) → netsyms → photon.
+    Returns dict with {name, lat, lon, source, raw} or None.
+    """
+    coords = _parse_coords(query)
+    if coords:
+        return {
+            'name': query,
+            'lat': coords[0],
+            'lon': coords[1],
+            'source': 'coordinates',
+            'raw': None,
+        }
+
+    # ── Tier 1: Address book (exact match only) ──
+    ab_partial = None
+    try:
+        from . import address_book
+        match = address_book.lookup(query)
+        if match and match['confidence'] == 'exact' and match.get('lat') and match.get('lon'):
+            logger.info("geocode: address_book exact match: %r → %s", query, match['name'])
+            return {
+                'name': match.get('address') or match['name'],
+                'lat': match['lat'],
+                'lon': match['lon'],
+                'source': 'address_book',
+                'raw': match,
+            }
+        elif match and match['confidence'] == 'partial':
+            logger.info("geocode: address_book partial match: %r → %s (continuing chain)",
+                        query, match['name'])
+            ab_partial = match
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug("geocode: address_book lookup failed: %s", e)
+
+    # ── Tier 2: Netsyms (159M US+CA addresses) ──
+    netsyms_result = None
+    try:
+        from . import netsyms
+        results = netsyms.lookup_free_text(query)
+        if results:
+            # Prefer results with plus4 (more precise)
+            best = results[0]
+            for r in results:
+                if r.get('plus4') and not best.get('plus4'):
+                    best = r
+                    break
+            addr_parts = [best['number'], best['street']]
+            if best.get('street2'):
+                addr_parts.append(best['street2'])
+            addr_parts.extend([best['city'], best['state'], best['zipcode']])
+            display = ' '.join(p for p in addr_parts if p)
+            netsyms_result = {
+                'name': display,
+                'lat': best['lat'],
+                'lon': best['lon'],
+                'source': 'netsyms',
+                'raw': best,
+            }
+            logger.info("geocode: netsyms match: %r → %s", query, display)
+            return netsyms_result
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug("geocode: netsyms lookup failed: %s", e)
+
+    # ── Tier 3: Photon (global geocoding) ──
+    try:
+        resp = requests.get(
+            f"{PHOTON_URL}/api",
+            params={"q": query, "limit": 1},
+            timeout=2,
+        )
+        resp.raise_for_status()
+        data = resp.json()
+        features = data.get("features", [])
+        if features:
+            props = features[0]["properties"]
+            coords = features[0]["geometry"]["coordinates"]  # [lon, lat]
+            parts = [props.get("name", "")]
+            for key in ("city", "county", "state", "country"):
+                v = props.get(key)
+                if v and v != parts[-1]:
+                    parts.append(v)
+            display = ", ".join(p for p in parts if p)
+            logger.info("geocode: photon match: %r → %s", query, display)
+            return {
+                'name': display,
+                'lat': coords[1],
+                'lon': coords[0],
+                'source': 'photon',
+                'raw': props,
+            }
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug("geocode: photon lookup failed: %s", e)
+
+    # ── Fallback: address book partial match ──
+    if ab_partial and ab_partial.get('lat') and ab_partial.get('lon'):
+        logger.info("geocode: falling back to address_book partial: %r → %s",
+                    query, ab_partial['name'])
+        return {
+            'name': ab_partial.get('address') or ab_partial['name'],
+            'lat': ab_partial['lat'],
+            'lon': ab_partial['lon'],
+            'source': 'address_book',
+            'raw': ab_partial,
+        }
+
+    logger.info("geocode: no match for %r across all tiers", query)
+    return None
+
+
 def reverse_geocode(lat: float, lon: float) -> str:
     """Reverse geocode coordinates via Photon. Returns formatted address string."""
     try:
diff --git a/lib/netsyms.py b/lib/netsyms.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d51162e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/netsyms.py
@@ -0,0 +1,228 @@
+"""
+RECON Netsyms AddressDatabase2025 — SQLite-backed US+CA address lookup.
+
+Provides 159.78M geocoded addresses as tier-2 between address book
+(exact named locations) and Photon (full-text global geocoding).
+
+Database: /mnt/nav/addresses/AddressDatabase2025.sqlite (read-only)
+"""
+
+import os
+import re
+import sqlite3
+import threading
+
+from .utils import setup_logging
+
+logger = setup_logging('recon.netsyms')
+
+_DB_PATH = '/mnt/nav/addresses/AddressDatabase2025.sqlite'
+
+_conn = None
+_lock = threading.Lock()
+_cached_row_count = None
+
+# US states + DC + territories, CA provinces, for free-text parsing
+_STATE_CODES = {
+    'AL', 'AK', 'AZ', 'AR', 'CA', 'CO', 'CT', 'DE', 'FL', 'GA',
+    'HI', 'ID', 'IL', 'IN', 'IA', 'KS', 'KY', 'LA', 'ME', 'MD',
+    'MA', 'MI', 'MN', 'MS', 'MO', 'MT', 'NE', 'NV', 'NH', 'NJ',
+    'NM', 'NY', 'NC', 'ND', 'OH', 'OK', 'OR', 'PA', 'RI', 'SC',
+    'SD', 'TN', 'TX', 'UT', 'VT', 'VA', 'WA', 'WV', 'WI', 'WY',
+    'DC', 'PR', 'VI', 'GU', 'AS', 'MP',
+    # Canadian provinces
+    'AB', 'BC', 'MB', 'NB', 'NL', 'NS', 'NT', 'NU', 'ON', 'PE',
+    'QC', 'SK', 'YT',
+}
+
+_NUMBER_RE = re.compile(r'^(\d+[\w-]*)(.*)$')
+
+
+def _get_conn():
+    """Lazy-open a read-only SQLite connection."""
+    global _conn
+    if _conn is not None:
+        return _conn
+    with _lock:
+        if _conn is not None:
+            return _conn
+        uri = f'file:{_DB_PATH}?mode=ro'
+        _conn = sqlite3.connect(uri, uri=True, check_same_thread=False)
+        _conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
+        logger.info("Netsyms DB opened: %s", _DB_PATH)
+        return _conn
+
+
+def _row_to_dict(row):
+    """Convert a sqlite3.Row to a plain dict with lat/lon keys."""
+    return {
+        'zipcode': row['zipcode'],
+        'number': row['number'],
+        'street': row['street'],
+        'street2': row['street2'],
+        'city': row['city'],
+        'state': row['state'],
+        'plus4': row['plus4'],
+        'country': row['country'],
+        'lat': float(row['latitude']),
+        'lon': float(row['longitude']),
+        'source': row['source'],
+    }
+
+
+def lookup_by_street(number, street, city=None, state=None,
+                     zipcode=None, country=None, limit=20):
+    """Match on number + street, with optional qualifiers."""
+    conn = _get_conn()
+    clauses = ['number = ?', 'street = ?']
+    params = [str(number).strip().upper(), street.strip().upper()]
+
+    if city:
+        clauses.append('city = ?')
+        params.append(city.strip().upper())
+    if state:
+        clauses.append('state = ?')
+        params.append(state.strip().upper())
+    if zipcode:
+        clauses.append('zipcode = ?')
+        params.append(zipcode.strip())
+    if country:
+        clauses.append('country = ?')
+        params.append(country.strip().upper())
+
+    sql = f"SELECT * FROM addresses WHERE {' AND '.join(clauses)} LIMIT ?"
+    params.append(limit)
+
+    with _lock:
+        try:
+            rows = conn.execute(sql, params).fetchall()
+        except sqlite3.Error as e:
+            logger.warning("Netsyms lookup_by_street error: %s", e)
+            return []
+
+    results = [_row_to_dict(r) for r in rows]
+    logger.debug("lookup_by_street(%s, %s, city=%s, state=%s) → %d results",
+                 number, street, city, state, len(results))
+    return results
+
+
+def lookup_free_text(query, country_hint=None):
+    """Parse a free-text address and look it up."""
+    q = query.strip()
+    if not q:
+        return []
+
+    # Strip trailing zipcode if present
+    zipcode = None
+    zip_match = re.search(r'\b(\d{5})\s*$', q)
+    if zip_match:
+        zipcode = zip_match.group(1)
+        q = q[:zip_match.start()].strip().rstrip(',').strip()
+
+    # Strip trailing state
+    tokens = re.split(r'[,\s]+', q)
+    tokens = [t for t in tokens if t]
+    if not tokens:
+        return []
+
+    state = None
+    if len(tokens) >= 2 and tokens[-1].upper() in _STATE_CODES:
+        state = tokens[-1].upper()
+        tokens = tokens[:-1]
+
+    # Leading digits → number
+    number = None
+    if tokens and re.match(r'^\d', tokens[0]):
+        number = tokens[0]
+        tokens = tokens[1:]
+
+    if not tokens:
+        # Only a number, or empty — try zipcode if we have one
+        if zipcode:
+            return lookup_by_zipcode(zipcode, limit=20)
+        return []
+
+    # If state was found and we have 2+ tokens remaining, last token is city
+    city = None
+    if state and len(tokens) >= 2:
+        city = tokens[-1]
+        tokens = tokens[:-1]
+
+    street = ' '.join(tokens)
+
+    if number:
+        results = lookup_by_street(number, street, city=city, state=state,
+                                   zipcode=zipcode, country=country_hint)
+        if results:
+            logger.debug("lookup_free_text(%r) → %d results via street match",
+                         query, len(results))
+            return results
+
+    # Fallback: try zipcode only if available
+    if zipcode:
+        return lookup_by_zipcode(zipcode, limit=20)
+
+    logger.debug("lookup_free_text(%r) → 0 results", query)
+    return []
+
+
+def lookup_by_zipcode(zipcode, limit=100):
+    """Direct zipcode lookup."""
+    conn = _get_conn()
+    sql = "SELECT * FROM addresses WHERE zipcode = ? LIMIT ?"
+    params = [zipcode.strip(), limit]
+
+    with _lock:
+        try:
+            rows = conn.execute(sql, params).fetchall()
+        except sqlite3.Error as e:
+            logger.warning("Netsyms lookup_by_zipcode error: %s", e)
+            return []
+
+    results = [_row_to_dict(r) for r in rows]
+    logger.debug("lookup_by_zipcode(%s) → %d results", zipcode, len(results))
+    return results
+
+
+def health():
+    """Health check with cached row count."""
+    global _cached_row_count
+
+    try:
+        file_size = os.path.getsize(_DB_PATH)
+    except OSError:
+        return {'ok': False, 'row_count': 0, 'file_size_bytes': 0,
+                'indexed_countries': []}
+
+    try:
+        conn = _get_conn()
+    except Exception:
+        return {'ok': False, 'row_count': 0, 'file_size_bytes': file_size,
+                'indexed_countries': []}
+
+    if _cached_row_count is None:
+        with _lock:
+            if _cached_row_count is None:
+                try:
+                    row = conn.execute(
+                        "SELECT COUNT(*) AS cnt FROM addresses"
+                    ).fetchone()
+                    _cached_row_count = row['cnt']
+                except sqlite3.Error:
+                    _cached_row_count = 0
+
+    with _lock:
+        try:
+            rows = conn.execute(
+                "SELECT DISTINCT country FROM addresses"
+            ).fetchall()
+            countries = sorted(r['country'] for r in rows)
+        except sqlite3.Error:
+            countries = []
+
+    return {
+        'ok': True,
+        'row_count': _cached_row_count,
+        'file_size_bytes': file_size,
+        'indexed_countries': countries,
+    }
diff --git a/lib/netsyms_api.py b/lib/netsyms_api.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d6e43d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/netsyms_api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+"""
+RECON Netsyms API + Geocode chain — Flask Blueprints.
+
+GET /api/netsyms/lookup?q=<free text>&country=<optional>
+GET /api/netsyms/health
+GET /api/geocode?q=<query>   (full 3-tier chain: address_book → netsyms → photon)
+"""
+
+from flask import Blueprint, request, jsonify
+
+from . import netsyms
+from . import address_book
+from . import nav_tools
+from .utils import setup_logging
+
+logger = setup_logging('recon.netsyms_api')
+
+netsyms_bp = Blueprint('netsyms', __name__)
+geocode_bp = Blueprint('geocode', __name__)
+
+
+@netsyms_bp.route('/api/netsyms/lookup')
+def api_netsyms_lookup():
+    q = request.args.get('q', '').strip()
+    if not q:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Missing q parameter'}), 400
+
+    country = request.args.get('country', '').strip() or None
+    results = netsyms.lookup_free_text(q, country_hint=country)
+    return jsonify({'results': results, 'count': len(results), 'query': q})
+
+
+@netsyms_bp.route('/api/netsyms/health')
+def api_netsyms_health():
+    return jsonify(netsyms.health())
+
+
+@geocode_bp.route('/api/geocode')
+def api_geocode():
+    q = request.args.get('q', '').strip()
+    if not q:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Missing q parameter'}), 400
+
+    result = nav_tools.geocode(q)
+    if result is None:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'No results', 'query': q}), 404
+
+    return jsonify(result)
diff --git a/lib/netsyms_test.py b/lib/netsyms_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed70472
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/netsyms_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Tests for Netsyms address database module."""
+
+import sys
+import os
+
+# Ensure the lib directory is importable
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
+
+from lib import netsyms
+
+
+def test_lookup_by_street_lowercase():
+    results = netsyms.lookup_by_street("214", "North St", city="Filer", state="ID")
+    assert len(results) >= 1, f"Expected at least 1 result, got {len(results)}"
+    r = results[0]
+    assert abs(r['lat'] - 42.5736) < 0.01, f"Lat mismatch: {r['lat']}"
+    assert abs(r['lon'] - (-114.6066)) < 0.01, f"Lon mismatch: {r['lon']}"
+    print("  PASS: lookup_by_street (lowercase)")
+
+
+def test_lookup_by_street_uppercase():
+    results = netsyms.lookup_by_street("214", "NORTH ST", city="FILER", state="ID")
+    assert len(results) >= 1, f"Expected at least 1 result, got {len(results)}"
+    r = results[0]
+    assert abs(r['lat'] - 42.5736) < 0.01, f"Lat mismatch: {r['lat']}"
+    print("  PASS: lookup_by_street (uppercase)")
+
+
+def test_lookup_nonexistent():
+    results = netsyms.lookup_by_street("999999", "Nonexistent Rd",
+                                       city="Filer", state="ID")
+    assert results == [], f"Expected empty list, got {len(results)} results"
+    print("  PASS: lookup_by_street (nonexistent)")
+
+
+def test_free_text_with_commas():
+    results = netsyms.lookup_free_text("214 North St, Filer, ID")
+    assert len(results) >= 1, f"Expected at least 1 result, got {len(results)}"
+    r = results[0]
+    assert r['city'] == 'FILER', f"City mismatch: {r['city']}"
+    assert r['state'] == 'ID', f"State mismatch: {r['state']}"
+    print("  PASS: lookup_free_text (commas)")
+
+
+def test_free_text_no_commas():
+    results = netsyms.lookup_free_text("214 North St Filer ID")
+    assert len(results) >= 1, f"Expected at least 1 result, got {len(results)}"
+    r = results[0]
+    assert r['state'] == 'ID', f"State mismatch: {r['state']}"
+    print("  PASS: lookup_free_text (no commas)")
+
+
+def test_lookup_by_zipcode():
+    results = netsyms.lookup_by_zipcode("83328", limit=5)
+    assert len(results) == 5, f"Expected 5 results, got {len(results)}"
+    for r in results:
+        assert r['zipcode'] == '83328', f"Zipcode mismatch: {r['zipcode']}"
+    print("  PASS: lookup_by_zipcode")
+
+
+def test_health():
+    h = netsyms.health()
+    assert h['ok'] is True, f"Health not OK: {h}"
+    assert h['row_count'] >= 159_000_000, f"Row count too low: {h['row_count']}"
+    assert 'US' in h['indexed_countries'], f"US not in countries: {h['indexed_countries']}"
+    assert 'CA' in h['indexed_countries'], f"CA not in countries: {h['indexed_countries']}"
+    print("  PASS: health")
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    print("Running Netsyms tests...")
+    test_lookup_by_street_lowercase()
+    test_lookup_by_street_uppercase()
+    test_lookup_nonexistent()
+    test_free_text_with_commas()
+    test_free_text_no_commas()
+    test_lookup_by_zipcode()
+    test_health()
+    print("All tests passed.")