About The Open Shingle

The Open Shingle is a directory of local businesses in the United States. Every new page is reviewed by a person first. Nobody can pay for a better place in a list. Owners claim their page to keep it right, and a confirmed removal request takes a page down.

What we do not do

We do not rank businesses.
We show no ratings we did not collect.
We promise no customers or calls.

Where our listings come from

Businesses add themselves with “Add your business”, and every one is checked by a person before it shows. Other listings come from public records. We copy only the name, address, phone and the facts the record gives. We never add ratings or reviews, and we never write descriptions for them.

OpenStreetMap, OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0)

A listing from public records is marked “Not yet claimed”. Its owner can claim it to keep it up to date, or ask us to remove it. Removal requests are done within two business days.