How it works:
Enter any IP address (IPv4 or IPv6) to instantly discover its geolocation, ISP, timezone, and other network details. Useful for security, analytics, and network troubleshooting.
Leave blank to lookup your own IP address.
Enter an IP address to see the public information associated with it — the network it belongs to, the ISP or organization, and an approximate location. Leave it blank to check your own public IP.
What is an IP address?
An IP address is the number that identifies a device on a network. The familiar IPv4 form is four numbers 0–255, like 203.0.113.45. Because the world ran out of those, IPv6 adds a much larger format like 2001:0db8:85a3::8a2e:0370:7334.
Some ranges are private — 10.x.x.x, 192.168.x.x and 172.16–31.x.x — used inside home and office networks and never routable on the public internet. Your public IP is the one your router shows the outside world, assigned by your ISP.
Geolocation works by looking up which ISP a public IP block is registered to and where that block is administratively based — not by tracking your device. That's why it's approximate.
When and why you'd use it
- Check your own public IP — confirm a VPN is active, or grab the address a firewall rule needs to allow.
- Investigate a log entry — see which ISP or hosting provider an address in your server logs belongs to.
- Troubleshoot networking — verify you're hitting the server you think you are.
Worked examples
Frequently asked questions
How accurate is IP geolocation?
City-level at best, and frequently off by tens of miles. It reflects where your ISP registers the address block, not your GPS position. Mobile and VPN traffic can appear in an entirely different city.
Can someone find my home address from my IP?
No. A public IP reveals your ISP and an approximate area — not your name or street address. Tying an IP to a specific customer requires a legal request to the ISP.
Why does it show the wrong city?
Usually because your ISP routes your area through a regional hub, you're on a mobile carrier, or you're behind a VPN/proxy that shows the server's location instead of yours.
What's the difference between IPv4 and IPv6?
IPv4 is the older 4-number format with a limited supply; IPv6 is the newer, vastly larger format created to provide enough addresses for every device.