How to use the IP address lookup
- 1Open the page: Your public IP address appears with its approximate location and network.
- 2Press Copy IP to copy it.
- 3To check another address, type it under IP address and press Look up IP (or Use my IP).
Example: a private address
192.168.1.10
192.168.1.10 is a private or reserved address This is a private, local or reserved address. It isn't routed on the public internet, so it has no public location.
That's the server's real answer for any address in the private ranges (10.x, 172.16–31.x, 192.168.x). Public addresses return the country and network from ipinfo.io when lookups are configured.
Your public IP address
The address shown is the one websites see when you connect: usually your router's public address, shared by every device on your network, or your mobile carrier's. Your device's own address on the home network (such as 192.168.1.20) is different and private. If you use a VPN or iCloud Private Relay, sites see the VPN's address instead. The approximate location comes from our hosting provider's edge network and, when configured, from ipinfo.io.
What IP geolocation can and can't tell you
IP location databases map address ranges to the place where the network operator registered or uses them. Country is usually right; anything finer is an estimate. This tool reports the country and the network only. It can't reveal a street address, a name or who was using an address at a given moment; only the network operator knows that, and only discloses it under legal process.
ISP, ASN and connection type
An ASN (Autonomous System Number, such as AS15169) identifies a network that routes its own block of IP addresses on the internet: an ISP, a mobile carrier, a cloud provider or a large company. The lookup shows the ASN, the organization that operates it and its domain. That tells you, for example, whether traffic comes from a home broadband provider or a data center, which is useful when investigating suspicious traffic or a blocked visitor.
IPv4 vs IPv6
| IPv4 | IPv6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | 203.0.113.42 | 2001:db8::8a2e:370:7334 |
| Size | 32 bits, about 4.3 billion addresses | 128 bits, about 3.4 × 10³⁸ addresses |
| Sharing | Often shared through NAT | Usually one per device |
Many connections have both. Sites that support IPv6 see your IPv6 address; others see IPv4. The tool tells you which version you're connected with.
Why the location looks wrong
- Your ISP registered the address block in another city or region.
- Mobile carriers route traffic through a few central gateways, often far from you.
- VPNs, proxies, corporate networks and privacy relays show their exit location.
- Address blocks are reassigned and databases update with a delay.
If a site blocks you based on a wrong location, contacting your ISP or the database provider (ipinfo.io has a correction form) is the fix.
What happens to the address I enter?
This tool sends the address you enter to ipinfo.io to look up the country and network of an IP address (your own when the page loads, or the one you enter), when lookups are configured. Their privacy policy applies to that request. We don't store the results.