diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index cc4fa6e..3154593 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -582,15 +582,6 @@ version = "0.8.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6373607a59f0be73a39b6fe456b8192fcc3585f602af20751600e974dd455e77"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "lock_api"
-version = "0.4.14"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "224399e74b87b5f3557511d98dff8b14089b3dadafcab6bb93eab67d3aace965"
-dependencies = [
- "scopeguard",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "log"
 version = "0.4.29"
@@ -679,29 +670,6 @@ version = "1.21.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "42f5e15c9953c5e4ccceeb2e7382a716482c34515315f7b03532b8b4e8393d2d"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "parking_lot"
-version = "0.12.5"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "93857453250e3077bd71ff98b6a65ea6621a19bb0f559a85248955ac12c45a1a"
-dependencies = [
- "lock_api",
- "parking_lot_core",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "parking_lot_core"
-version = "0.9.12"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2621685985a2ebf1c516881c026032ac7deafcda1a2c9b7850dc81e3dfcb64c1"
-dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
- "libc",
- "redox_syscall",
- "smallvec",
- "windows-link",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "percent-encoding"
 version = "2.3.2"
@@ -846,15 +814,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "getrandom 0.3.4",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "redox_syscall"
-version = "0.5.18"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ed2bf2547551a7053d6fdfafda3f938979645c44812fbfcda098faae3f1a362d"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "regex-automata"
 version = "0.4.14"
@@ -997,12 +956,6 @@ version = "1.0.23"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9774ba4a74de5f7b1c1451ed6cd5285a32eddb5cccb8cc655a4e50009e06477f"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "scopeguard"
-version = "1.2.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "94143f37725109f92c262ed2cf5e59bce7498c01bcc1502d7b9afe439a4e9f49"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
 version = "1.0.228"
@@ -1222,7 +1175,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "libc",
  "mio",
- "parking_lot",
  "pin-project-lite",
  "signal-hook-registry",
  "socket2",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b6a4561..9454831 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ edition = "2024"
 
 [dependencies]
 axum = "0.8.8"
-tokio = { version = "1.49.0", features = ["full"] }
+tokio = { version = "1.49.0", features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros", "net", "signal", "time", "fs", "io-util"] }
 askama = "0.15.4"
 askama_web = { version = "0.15.1", features = ["axum-0.8"] }
 maxminddb = "0.27.3"
diff --git a/src/db.rs b/src/db.rs
index f28e5a6..7949a22 100644
--- a/src/db.rs
+++ b/src/db.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use arc_swap::ArcSwap;
 use maxminddb::Reader;
+use serde::Deserialize;
 
-use crate::models::{from_mmdb_record, IpInfo, MmdbRecord};
+use crate::models::{
+    from_mmdb_record, IpInfo, MmdbAsn, MmdbCity, MmdbCountry, MmdbProxy, MmdbRecord, ProxyInfo,
+};
 
 pub type DbReader = Reader<Vec<u8>>;
 pub type SharedDb = Arc<ArcSwap<DbReader>>;
@@ -23,3 +26,68 @@ pub fn lookup(db: &DbReader, ip: IpAddr) -> Option<IpInfo> {
     let record: MmdbRecord<'_> = result.decode().ok()??;
     Some(from_mmdb_record(ip, &record))
 }
+
+// Lightweight deserialization structs for single-field endpoints.
+// These avoid deserializing the full MMDB record when only one field is needed.
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Default)]
+struct ProxyOnly {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    proxy: MmdbProxy,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Default)]
+struct AsnOnly<'a> {
+    #[serde(borrow, default)]
+    asn: MmdbAsn<'a>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Default)]
+struct CountryOnly<'a> {
+    #[serde(borrow, default)]
+    country: MmdbCountry<'a>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Default)]
+struct CityOnly<'a> {
+    #[serde(borrow, default)]
+    city: MmdbCity<'a>,
+}
+
+pub fn lookup_proxy(db: &DbReader, ip: IpAddr) -> Option<ProxyInfo> {
+    let result = db.lookup(ip).ok()?;
+    let record: ProxyOnly = result.decode().ok()??;
+    Some(ProxyInfo {
+        is_proxy: record.proxy.is_proxy,
+        is_vpn: record.proxy.is_vpn,
+        is_tor: record.proxy.is_tor,
+        is_hosting: record.proxy.is_hosting,
+        is_cdn: record.proxy.is_cdn,
+        is_school: record.proxy.is_school,
+        is_anonymous: record.proxy.is_anonymous,
+    })
+}
+
+pub fn lookup_asn_number(db: &DbReader, ip: IpAddr) -> Option<u32> {
+    let result = db.lookup(ip).ok()?;
+    let record: AsnOnly<'_> = result.decode().ok()??;
+    record.asn.autonomous_system_number
+}
+
+pub fn lookup_asn_org(db: &DbReader, ip: IpAddr) -> Option<String> {
+    let result = db.lookup(ip).ok()?;
+    let record: AsnOnly<'_> = result.decode().ok()??;
+    record.asn.autonomous_system_organization.map(str::to_owned)
+}
+
+pub fn lookup_country_name(db: &DbReader, ip: IpAddr) -> Option<String> {
+    let result = db.lookup(ip).ok()?;
+    let record: CountryOnly<'_> = result.decode().ok()??;
+    record.country.names.english.map(str::to_owned)
+}
+
+pub fn lookup_city_name(db: &DbReader, ip: IpAddr) -> Option<String> {
+    let result = db.lookup(ip).ok()?;
+    let record: CityOnly<'_> = result.decode().ok()??;
+    record.city.names.english.map(str::to_owned)
+}
diff --git a/src/handlers.rs b/src/handlers.rs
index b46b378..7d2638a 100644
--- a/src/handlers.rs
+++ b/src/handlers.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use std::net::IpAddr;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use askama::Template;
 use axum::extract::{Query, State};
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ pub struct IpQuery {
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct AppState {
     pub db: SharedDb,
-    pub site_domain: String,
+    pub site_domain: Arc<str>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Template)]
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ pub struct AppState {
 struct IndexTemplate {
     ip: String,
     query: String,
-    site_domain: String,
+    site_domain: Arc<str>,
     asn: String,
     org: String,
     country: String,
@@ -75,21 +76,21 @@ fn format_asn(info: &IpInfo) -> String {
         .unwrap_or_default()
 }
 
-fn format_org(info: &IpInfo) -> String {
+fn format_org(info: &IpInfo) -> &str {
     info.asn
         .as_ref()
-        .and_then(|a| a.autonomous_system_organization.clone())
+        .and_then(|a| a.autonomous_system_organization.as_deref())
         .unwrap_or_default()
 }
 
-fn format_country(info: &IpInfo) -> String {
+fn format_country(info: &IpInfo) -> &str {
     info.country
         .as_ref()
         .map(|c| get_en_name(&c.names))
         .unwrap_or_default()
 }
 
-fn format_city(info: &IpInfo) -> String {
+fn format_city(info: &IpInfo) -> &str {
     info.city
         .as_ref()
         .map(|c| get_en_name(&c.names))
@@ -125,9 +126,9 @@ pub async fn root(
         query: query.ip.unwrap_or_default(),
         site_domain: state.site_domain.clone(),
         asn: format_asn(&info),
-        org: format_org(&info),
-        country: format_country(&info),
-        city: format_city(&info),
+        org: format_org(&info).to_owned(),
+        country: format_country(&info).to_owned(),
+        city: format_city(&info).to_owned(),
         is_proxy: info.proxy.is_proxy,
         is_vpn: info.proxy.is_vpn,
         is_hosting: info.proxy.is_hosting,
@@ -165,8 +166,11 @@ pub async fn asn_handler(
     Query(query): Query<IpQuery>,
 ) -> Result<String, AppError> {
     let ip = resolve_ip(&headers, &query)?;
-    let info = lookup_ip(&state.db, ip)?;
-    Ok(format!("{}\n", format_asn(&info)))
+    let reader = state.db.load();
+    let text = db::lookup_asn_number(&reader, ip)
+        .map(|n| format!("AS{n}"))
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+    Ok(format!("{text}\n"))
 }
 
 pub async fn org_handler(
@@ -175,8 +179,9 @@ pub async fn org_handler(
     Query(query): Query<IpQuery>,
 ) -> Result<String, AppError> {
     let ip = resolve_ip(&headers, &query)?;
-    let info = lookup_ip(&state.db, ip)?;
-    Ok(format!("{}\n", format_org(&info)))
+    let reader = state.db.load();
+    let org = db::lookup_asn_org(&reader, ip).unwrap_or_default();
+    Ok(format!("{org}\n"))
 }
 
 pub async fn country_handler(
@@ -185,8 +190,9 @@ pub async fn country_handler(
     Query(query): Query<IpQuery>,
 ) -> Result<String, AppError> {
     let ip = resolve_ip(&headers, &query)?;
-    let info = lookup_ip(&state.db, ip)?;
-    Ok(format!("{}\n", format_country(&info)))
+    let reader = state.db.load();
+    let country = db::lookup_country_name(&reader, ip).unwrap_or_default();
+    Ok(format!("{country}\n"))
 }
 
 pub async fn city_handler(
@@ -195,8 +201,9 @@ pub async fn city_handler(
     Query(query): Query<IpQuery>,
 ) -> Result<String, AppError> {
     let ip = resolve_ip(&headers, &query)?;
-    let info = lookup_ip(&state.db, ip)?;
-    Ok(format!("{}\n", format_city(&info)))
+    let reader = state.db.load();
+    let city = db::lookup_city_name(&reader, ip).unwrap_or_default();
+    Ok(format!("{city}\n"))
 }
 
 pub async fn proxy_handler(
@@ -205,8 +212,9 @@ pub async fn proxy_handler(
     Query(query): Query<IpQuery>,
 ) -> Result<String, AppError> {
     let ip = resolve_ip(&headers, &query)?;
-    let info = lookup_ip(&state.db, ip)?;
-    Ok(format!("{}\n", info.proxy.is_proxy))
+    let reader = state.db.load();
+    let proxy = db::lookup_proxy(&reader, ip).ok_or(AppError::DbLookupFailed)?;
+    Ok(format!("{}\n", proxy.is_proxy))
 }
 
 pub async fn vpn_handler(
@@ -215,8 +223,9 @@ pub async fn vpn_handler(
     Query(query): Query<IpQuery>,
 ) -> Result<String, AppError> {
     let ip = resolve_ip(&headers, &query)?;
-    let info = lookup_ip(&state.db, ip)?;
-    Ok(format!("{}\n", info.proxy.is_vpn))
+    let reader = state.db.load();
+    let proxy = db::lookup_proxy(&reader, ip).ok_or(AppError::DbLookupFailed)?;
+    Ok(format!("{}\n", proxy.is_vpn))
 }
 
 pub async fn hosting_handler(
@@ -225,8 +234,9 @@ pub async fn hosting_handler(
     Query(query): Query<IpQuery>,
 ) -> Result<String, AppError> {
     let ip = resolve_ip(&headers, &query)?;
-    let info = lookup_ip(&state.db, ip)?;
-    Ok(format!("{}\n", info.proxy.is_hosting))
+    let reader = state.db.load();
+    let proxy = db::lookup_proxy(&reader, ip).ok_or(AppError::DbLookupFailed)?;
+    Ok(format!("{}\n", proxy.is_hosting))
 }
 
 pub async fn tor_handler(
@@ -235,6 +245,7 @@ pub async fn tor_handler(
     Query(query): Query<IpQuery>,
 ) -> Result<String, AppError> {
     let ip = resolve_ip(&headers, &query)?;
-    let info = lookup_ip(&state.db, ip)?;
-    Ok(format!("{}\n", info.proxy.is_tor))
+    let reader = state.db.load();
+    let proxy = db::lookup_proxy(&reader, ip).ok_or(AppError::DbLookupFailed)?;
+    Ok(format!("{}\n", proxy.is_tor))
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 7477300..085e748 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ async fn main() {
 
     let state = handlers::AppState {
         db: shared_db,
-        site_domain: config.site_domain,
+        site_domain: config.site_domain.into(),
     };
 
     let app = routes::build_router(state);
diff --git a/src/models.rs b/src/models.rs
index 8a6fbae..0ea2e1b 100644
--- a/src/models.rs
+++ b/src/models.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+use std::fmt::Write;
 use std::net::IpAddr;
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -154,12 +154,32 @@ pub struct IpInfo {
     pub proxy: ProxyInfo,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
+pub struct Names {
+    #[serde(rename = "de", skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub german: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(rename = "en", skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub english: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(rename = "es", skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub spanish: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(rename = "fr", skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub french: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(rename = "ja", skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub japanese: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(rename = "pt-BR", skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub brazilian_portuguese: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(rename = "ru", skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub russian: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(rename = "zh-CN", skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub simplified_chinese: Option<String>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
 pub struct CityInfo {
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub geoname_id: Option<u32>,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-    pub names: Option<BTreeMap<String, String>>,
+    pub names: Option<Names>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
@@ -169,7 +189,7 @@ pub struct ContinentInfo {
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub geoname_id: Option<u32>,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-    pub names: Option<BTreeMap<String, String>>,
+    pub names: Option<Names>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
@@ -179,7 +199,7 @@ pub struct CountryInfo {
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub iso_code: Option<String>,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-    pub names: Option<BTreeMap<String, String>>,
+    pub names: Option<Names>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
@@ -209,7 +229,7 @@ pub struct SubdivisionInfo {
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub iso_code: Option<String>,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-    pub names: Option<BTreeMap<String, String>>,
+    pub names: Option<Names>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
@@ -235,36 +255,20 @@ pub struct ProxyInfo {
 
 // --- Conversion from MMDB record to API output ---
 
-fn convert_names(names: &MmdbNames<'_>) -> Option<BTreeMap<String, String>> {
+fn convert_names(names: &MmdbNames<'_>) -> Option<Names> {
     if names.is_empty() {
         return None;
     }
-    let mut map = BTreeMap::new();
-    if let Some(v) = names.german {
-        map.insert("de".to_string(), v.to_string());
-    }
-    if let Some(v) = names.english {
-        map.insert("en".to_string(), v.to_string());
-    }
-    if let Some(v) = names.spanish {
-        map.insert("es".to_string(), v.to_string());
-    }
-    if let Some(v) = names.french {
-        map.insert("fr".to_string(), v.to_string());
-    }
-    if let Some(v) = names.japanese {
-        map.insert("ja".to_string(), v.to_string());
-    }
-    if let Some(v) = names.brazilian_portuguese {
-        map.insert("pt-BR".to_string(), v.to_string());
-    }
-    if let Some(v) = names.russian {
-        map.insert("ru".to_string(), v.to_string());
-    }
-    if let Some(v) = names.simplified_chinese {
-        map.insert("zh-CN".to_string(), v.to_string());
-    }
-    Some(map)
+    Some(Names {
+        german: names.german.map(str::to_owned),
+        english: names.english.map(str::to_owned),
+        spanish: names.spanish.map(str::to_owned),
+        french: names.french.map(str::to_owned),
+        japanese: names.japanese.map(str::to_owned),
+        brazilian_portuguese: names.brazilian_portuguese.map(str::to_owned),
+        russian: names.russian.map(str::to_owned),
+        simplified_chinese: names.simplified_chinese.map(str::to_owned),
+    })
 }
 
 fn has_city(c: &MmdbCity<'_>) -> bool {
@@ -396,8 +400,11 @@ pub fn from_mmdb_record(ip: IpAddr, record: &MmdbRecord<'_>) -> IpInfo {
         is_anonymous: record.proxy.is_anonymous,
     };
 
+    let mut ip_str = String::with_capacity(45);
+    write!(ip_str, "{ip}").expect("IP address formatting cannot fail");
+
     IpInfo {
-        ip: ip.to_string(),
+        ip: ip_str,
         city,
         continent,
         country,
@@ -410,10 +417,9 @@ pub fn from_mmdb_record(ip: IpAddr, record: &MmdbRecord<'_>) -> IpInfo {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn get_en_name(names: &Option<BTreeMap<String, String>>) -> String {
+pub fn get_en_name(names: &Option<Names>) -> &str {
     names
         .as_ref()
-        .and_then(|m| m.get("en"))
-        .cloned()
+        .and_then(|n| n.english.as_deref())
         .unwrap_or_default()
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration.rs b/tests/integration.rs
index 9071a77..3cc30fb 100644
--- a/tests/integration.rs
+++ b/tests/integration.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ fn build_test_app() -> axum::Router {
     let shared_db = db::new_shared(reader);
     let state = AppState {
         db: shared_db,
-        site_domain: "test.example.com".to_string(),
+        site_domain: "test.example.com".into(),
     };
     build_router(state)
 }