What Is My Location

What Is My IP?

Your public IP address is the number websites see when your device talks to them. It also advertises an approximate location — usually your provider's network node, not your house. This page shows both, and explains the difference from your true GPS position.

Your public IP address

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ISP / network
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Approximate city
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Region / country
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IP-derived coordinates
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Time zone
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Lookup source
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This is the location your IP address advertises — usually your ISP's node, up to ~25 km off. For your true position, use GPS lookup, or check the difference on the VPN checker.

Why your IP location is (usefully) wrong

IP geolocation matches your address block against databases of where providers announce their networks. For home broadband that lands in the right city most of the time; for mobile carriers it can be a regional hub hundreds of kilometres away; behind a VPN it is wherever the exit server lives. Expect 5–25 km of error on a good day. That coarseness is also a feature: a website knowing roughly your metro area is very different from one knowing your street — which is why this site never asks for GPS unless you press the button.

IPv4 vs IPv6, in one paragraph

IPv4 addresses (like 203.0.113.7) ran out years ago, so providers share them between customers using CGNAT — one more reason IP location is fuzzy. IPv6 (like 2001:db8::1) is plentiful, often assigned per household or per device, and increasingly preferred. You may have both; this page shows whichever your connection used to reach us. Neither version changes what GPS can do — for your true position, use the location finder.

Frequently asked questions

Why does my IP show the wrong city?
IP location reflects where your provider announces the network, not where you are. Mobile carriers and CGNAT can be hundreds of km off; VPNs show the exit server's city by design.
Is IPv6 different for location?
The databases work the same way; IPv6 blocks are sometimes newer and less precisely mapped. Neither version reveals your street — only your provider's area.
Can a website find my house from my IP?
No — IP geolocation is typically 5–25 km coarse. Street-level location needs the GPS permission prompt, which only you can approve.
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