Every Internet-connected device carries a public Internet Protocol (IP) address that uniquely routes traffic across global networks. Regional registries assign numeric ranges, and commercial or open datasets map those ranges to continents, countries, cities, and network providers. This mapping process—IP geolocation—empowers businesses, researchers, and security teams with location-aware services, regulatory compliance checks, and traffic analytics.
The tool accepts any IPv4 or IPv6 address, queries a constantly updated geolocation dataset, and returns structured details such as continent, region, city, postal code, latitude, longitude, time zone and network provider. An integrated mapping layer visualises coordinates, while CSV and JSON exports simplify downstream analysis with copy-to-clipboard helpers that streamline quick look-ups during development or incident response.
For example, a customer-support agent can paste a caller’s IP address to confirm the nearest service centre before recommending region-specific troubleshooting steps. Network engineers likewise verify where unexpected traffic originates before adjusting routing or defence rules. Geolocation is approximate and should never be treated as definitive evidence of a user’s physical presence.
IP geolocation matches numerical address ranges to territorial data drawn from routing tables, regional registry allocations, and latency triangulation. Each IPv4 (32-bit) or IPv6 (128-bit) address belongs to a prefix announced through the Border Gateway Protocol. By comparing the queried prefix to a curated dataset, the engine infers continent, country, subdivision, city, and network provider. Accuracy drops at finer granularity because mobile carriers, VPNs, and content-delivery nodes obscure endpoints.
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Continent | Six-letter code and full name of continental region |
| Country | ISO-3166 alpha-2 code and official country name |
| Region | Primary administrative subdivision (state, province) |
| City | Inferred municipality closest to routing presence |
| Latitude / Longitude | Approximate centre point of the prefix |
| ISP | Autonomous System or commercial provider announcing the route |
Use continent or country values for broad content localisation, and combine city with coordinates for tailored service availability checks. Latitude and longitude should never be treated as a street-level pinpoint.
Lookup example (8.8.8.8):
Concepts align with RFC 791, RFC 4291, and academic studies on IP prefix allocation accuracy (Fontugne et al., 2023).
IP addresses are considered personal data under GDPR; use results responsibly and avoid combining with other identifying information.
Follow these steps to obtain and export geolocation details.
Some address blocks only map to a country or region because providers mask subscriber locations or lack fine-grained registry data.
Country-level matches typically exceed 95 % accuracy, while city-level precision varies by provider and can drop below 60 % in sparsely populated areas.
No. The address is transmitted to a public geolocation service for lookup, but the tool itself writes nothing to your device or any external server.
No. Reserved ranges such as 10.0.0.0/8 or fc00::/7 never traverse the public Internet and lack geographic context.
Yes. VPNs replace your original address with one belonging to their exit node, so the location reflects the server, not your device.