What is my IP location?
Your Internet Protocol location is an approximate geographic estimate based on public Internet Protocol geolocation data. It is useful for timezone and region clues, but it is not as precise as the Global Positioning System.
Estimated location
FAQ
Internet Protocol location (Internet Protocol geolocation) estimates where an Internet Protocol address is registered, usually country, region, and sometimes city, using public databases. It is not the same as Global Positioning System location from your phone.
Country is usually reliable. City and region can be off by dozens of kilometers, especially on mobile networks or when traffic exits through a distant Internet Service Provider gateway.
Geolocation databases map Internet Protocol ranges to places. Corporate, Virtual Private Network, and carrier-grade NAT ranges often point to a hub city rather than your exact neighborhood.
A Virtual Private Network or proxy changes the exit Internet Protocol address websites see, so location estimates follow that exit network instead of your home Internet Service Provider. Your true Global Positioning System location is never read by this tool.
No. Internet Protocol location comes from network databases. Global Positioning System comes from your device’s location hardware and usually needs your permission in the browser.