Is IP geolocation accurate?

IP geolocation is highly accurate at the country level (95%+) and reasonable at the region level. City-level accuracy varies between 50-80% depending on the ISP. The coordinates shown are typically the ISP's network center, not your precise physical address.

What is a ZIP code or postal code in IP lookup?

The postal/ZIP code shown corresponds to the ISP's exchange or routing equipment that handles your IP address — not necessarily your exact home address. It gives more precise location information than country or region alone, typically accurate to the city or district level.

What is a reverse DNS or PTR record?

A PTR (Pointer) record maps an IP address back to a domain name — the reverse of normal DNS. ISPs set PTR records for their IP ranges. For example, a Cloudflare IP resolves to one.one.one.one. Servers often have PTR records pointing to their hostname. If no PTR record exists, it shows 'No PTR record'.

ASN stands for Autonomous System Number. It is a unique identifier assigned to a network or group of networks under a single administrative policy, typically an ISP, university, government, or large organisation. Every IP address belongs to an ASN.

IP LOOKUP

Q: What does the VPN and proxy detection show?

The security fields show whether the IP address is associated with a known proxy server, VPN service, or datacenter/hosting provider. If you are connected via VPN, this field shows 'Proxy / VPN Detected'. Residential ISP connections show 'None Detected'.

Q: Why does my IP location show the wrong city?

IP addresses are assigned to ISPs, not to end users. The location shown is typically the ISP's regional data centre, which may be in a different city from your actual location. This is normal and expected behaviour for IP geolocation.

Your public IP address, location, and ISP are displayed instantly. Enter any public IPv4 address below to look up its geolocation.

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IP Address Types

Public IP Address

The unique address visible on the public internet. Assigned by your ISP. This is what this tool detects and what websites see when you connect.

Example: 203.0.113.45

Private IP Address

Used within your local network (home router, office LAN). Not visible on the public internet. Cannot be geolocated by external tools.

Ranges: 192.168.x.x · 10.x.x.x · 172.16–31.x.x

IPv4 vs IPv6

IPv4 uses 32-bit addresses (4 groups of numbers). IPv6 uses 128-bit addresses (8 groups of hex). This tool currently supports IPv4 geolocation via the FindBeam Worker proxy.

IPv4: 8.8.8.8 · IPv6: 2001:4860:4860::8888

What Is an IP Address?

An IP address (Internet Protocol address) is the unique numeric identifier assigned to every device that connects to the internet. It works like a postal address — every request you send to a website includes your IP address so the server knows where to send the response.

Your public IP address is assigned by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) and changes every time you reconnect to the internet unless you have a static IP. It is visible to every website you visit, every API you call, and every service you connect to.

How IP geolocation works

IP geolocation databases map IP address ranges to physical locations by combining data from ISP registration records, active probing, and user-contributed data. Country-level accuracy is typically 95%+. City-level accuracy is 50–80% depending on the ISP's network infrastructure. The coordinates shown point to the ISP's regional network centre, not your precise address — this is by design and protects your privacy.

Why Your IP Location May Show a Different City

IP addresses are assigned to ISPs in blocks, not to individual users. Your ISP may have its network infrastructure — the device that handles your connection — in a city different from your actual location. This is especially common in rural areas served by a regional ISP, or when using mobile data (your carrier's tower routes through a distant city).

Using a VPN will show the VPN server's location instead of yours. The proxy/VPN detection field will flag this. Using a mobile hotspot shows your carrier's network location.

Why Look Up an IP Address?

Verify Your VPN

Check that your VPN is active and masking your real IP. The location shown should match your VPN server city, not your physical location. The proxy/VPN detection field confirms whether a VPN is detected.

Network Diagnostics

Identify the origin of server requests, trace suspicious traffic sources, or verify the location of a web server by looking up its IP. Essential for network administrators and DevOps engineers.

Security Research

Investigate suspicious IPs from server logs, email headers, or security alerts. Check if an IP is associated with a known hosting provider, datacenter, or anonymisation service like Tor.

Content Access Issues

Understand why you might be blocked from geo-restricted content. Verify that your connection is being identified in the correct country before contacting support or troubleshooting access problems.

Privacy & How Your IP Data Is Handled

What FindBeam Does

FindBeam does not log or store your IP address. Your browser calls a Cloudflare Worker proxy which relays the request to api.ip2location.io and returns the result — the Worker never retains your IP. Only Umami analytics (no cookies, no personal data) records that a page visit occurred. No IP addresses are stored by FindBeam.

Your IP lookup request flows: Browser → Cloudflare Worker (CORS proxy, no storage) → IP2Location.io → Worker → Browser. The Worker acts as a privacy-preserving relay — it never logs or stores your IP address.

What IP2Location.io Sees

Your browser connects directly to api.ip2location.io to look up geolocation data. IP2Location.io sees your IP address as part of the API request. Their privacy policy governs their data handling practices.

The keyless API tier: 1,000 requests/day (reset 00:00 UTC). Cloudflare's meta endpoint is used only to enrich the result with HTTP protocol version — no IP data is sent to Cloudflare beyond the normal HTTPS connection.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is my IP address?

Your IP address is the unique numeric identifier assigned to your internet connection. It is visible to every website and server you connect to. This tool detects and displays it automatically when the page loads — no input required.

How accurate is IP geolocation?

IP geolocation is typically 95%+ accurate at the country level and 50–80% accurate at the city level. The coordinates shown point to the ISP's regional network centre, not your precise physical address — this is how IP geolocation works by design. For exact location, a GPS signal or user-granted browser permission is required.

Why does my IP location show the wrong city?

IP addresses are assigned to ISPs, not to individual users. The city shown is where your ISP's routing equipment is, which may be in a different city from your physical location. This is completely normal. Rural users served by regional ISPs, and mobile data users, are most likely to see a distant city.

Can I look up someone else's IP address?

You can look up the geolocation of any public IPv4 address. Enter it in the lookup field and press the button. Private IP addresses (192.168.x.x, 10.x.x.x, 172.16–31.x.x) are local network addresses and cannot be geolocated — they are not visible on the public internet.

What do the proxy and VPN detection fields mean?

The security fields show whether the IP is associated with a known proxy server, VPN service, or datacenter/hosting provider. If you are connected via VPN, this field will typically show "Proxy / VPN Detected". Residential IPs from home broadband connections show "None Detected".

What is a Reverse DNS (PTR) record?

A PTR (Pointer) record is the reverse of a standard DNS lookup. Instead of finding an IP from a domain name, a PTR record finds the domain name associated with an IP address. ISPs set PTR records for their IP blocks — for example, a Cloudflare IP might resolve to one.one.one.one. Hosting servers often have PTR records pointing to their hostname. If "No PTR record" is shown, the IP owner hasn't configured reverse DNS.

What is an ASN?

ASN stands for Autonomous System Number. It is a unique identifier assigned to a network or group of IP networks under a single administrative policy — typically an ISP, university, or large organisation. Every IP address belongs to an ASN. The ASN field shows you which organisation controls the block of IP addresses your connection uses.

Why does this tool show ZIP / postal code?

The postal code shown is the postal zone of the ISP's exchange or routing equipment that serves your IP address — not necessarily your exact mailing address. IP-to-postal code mapping is accurate to the city or district level in most countries. It is more precise than country or region but less precise than a GPS coordinate.

Does this tool use a Worker or backend server?

FindBeam's IP Lookup uses a lightweight Cloudflare Worker as a CORS proxy — it relays your lookup to IP2Location.io and returns the result. This is required because IP2Location.io does not send CORS headers on its API, so direct browser calls are blocked. The Worker stores no data. If the Worker is unavailable, Cloudflare's meta endpoint is used as a basic fallback for your own IP.

Is this IP lookup tool free?

Yes. FindBeam's IP Lookup is completely free with no account, no registration, and no usage limits. It will remain free.