IP Geolocation Lookup

What Is IP Geolocation?

IP geolocation maps an IP address to a physical location by cross-referencing IP allocation databases maintained by Regional Internet Registries with ISP network data. Results are typically accurate to the city level for residential IPs and country level for datacenter IPs.

Common Uses

• Verify proxy location — confirm your proxy exit IP is in the target country before running a scraping job
• Ad verification — check if ads are served correctly for specific geographies
• Fraud detection — identify suspicious transactions from unexpected locations
• Content localization — test how your website appears to users in different regions
• Security analysis — investigate suspicious IP addresses hitting your servers

Residential vs Datacenter IP Geolocation

Residential IPs show accurate city-level geolocation because they are assigned by ISPs to specific areas. Datacenter IPs often show the data center location, which may not match your intended target region. For geo-sensitive tasks, residential proxies provide the most accurate location targeting.

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