Use our IP location tool (IP locator) to see where an IP appears to originate, which announces it, and how the network is routed. Start with your own IP location below, then search any public IP you want.
IP location is an estimate. Accuracy depends on data, routing paths, and databases.
See and ownership, plus routing hints that explain where traffic is coming from.
IP lookups do not reveal exact addresses or personal identity. We show network-level facts.
is built from public allocation data, routing signals, and location databases. It is not GPS, and results can vary based on your network.
Regional internet registries assign IP ranges to organizations. data helps identify who announces the network.
Databases map IP ranges to cities and regions using ISP records and observed routing behavior.
, hosting classifications, and carrier NAT () can all influence where an IP appears to be located.
Read an IP location result as a stack of evidence, not as one perfect map pin. The country is usually the strongest geographic field because IP ranges are allocated and routed at national or regional scale. The city is weaker: it may describe a carrier gateway, a cable headend, a data-center point of presence, or the place where a geolocation vendor last observed the range. That is why two lookup tools can agree on the ISP and country while disagreeing on the city.
The provider and often explain more than the map does. A residential broadband ASN usually means the address belongs to a consumer ISP pool, but it still does not identify a household. A mobile ASN can place traffic at a regional packet gateway far from the phone. A cloud or hosting ASN often means the IP is a server, VPN exit, proxy, CDN edge, or security gateway rather than a normal home connection. Use the provider type before drawing conclusions from the city label.
For troubleshooting, compare the IP location result with the behavior you expected. If a VPN is enabled, the visible ISP and ASN should usually shift away from your normal network. If the location changed but the ASN still belongs to your home ISP, test the VPN setup with the VPN verification workflow. If the ASN changed but the city looks wrong, the VPN may simply be using an exit node whose geolocation database has not caught up.
For security and support work, avoid treating an IP lookup as identity evidence. Public lookup data can help you decide whether an address looks residential, mobile, hosting, proxied, or regionally inconsistent. It cannot name a person, prove an exact street address, or replace server logs, account history, device signals, or ISP-side records. A good workflow is to check IP location first, then confirm ASN ownership, reverse DNS, WHOIS/RDAP contacts, proxy signals, and blacklist history before making a decision.
IP location is best for broad context. It typically shows a city or region, not an exact address. Mobile carriers, VPNs, proxies, and shared gateways can all shift the visible location.
Learn more in IP geolocation explained and Public vs Private IP addresses.
Your IP reveals your city, region, and ISP to every site you visit. A VPN swaps it for a server IP elsewhere, so your real location stays private.
