IP Address Lookup

What is IP geolocation?

IP geolocation is the process of mapping an IP address to a real-world location and the network that owns it. Every device on the internet is reachable through an IP address, and the organizations that operate those addresses publish registry data about which blocks belong to which networks and roughly where they are used. An IP lookup combines that registry data with commercial location databases to estimate the country, region, city, timezone and internet service provider behind any address you enter.

What are ISPs, organizations and ASNs?

The ISP (internet service provider) is the company that delivers internet access to that IP, such as a broadband or mobile carrier. The organization field often names the specific entity assigned the address — sometimes the ISP, sometimes a business or hosting company. The ASN (Autonomous System Number) is a globally unique identifier for the network that announces the IP to the rest of the internet. Together these tell you whether an address belongs to a home connection, a corporate network, or a datacenter that commonly hosts proxies and VPNs.

How accurate is IP location?

IP geolocation is an estimate, not GPS. Country-level results are usually highly accurate, but city-level results can be off by tens of kilometres because they often point to your ISP's regional gateway rather than your home. Mobile networks, corporate VPNs and CGNAT can make a location look quite different from where the user actually is.

Why look up an IP address?

People use IP lookups to investigate suspicious traffic, verify where a service is hosted, debug network issues, or simply to understand what their own connection reveals. If you would rather sites not see your real address, ProxyMule routes your browsing through our servers so the IP they look up is ours, not yours — with no download or account required.

Frequently asked questions

Can I look up any IP address? You can look up any public IPv4 or IPv6 address. Private ranges (like 192.168.x.x) and reserved addresses have no public location and will return no data.

Does an IP reveal someone's exact home address? No. An IP maps to an approximate area and a network operator, not a street address. Only the ISP, with a legal request, can tie an IP to a specific subscriber.

Why does my own IP show a different city? Your ISP may route you through a gateway in a nearby city, or you may be on a VPN, mobile network or proxy that changes the apparent location.