IP Address Lookup — Find Your IP & Geolocation
See your public IP address and geolocation instantly. Look up any IPv4 or IPv6 address for city, region, country, ISP, and timezone. No signup, runs in your browser.
Look Up Any IP Address
How IP Address Lookup Works
- 1The tool automatically detects your public IP address when the page loads.
- 2Geolocation data — city, region, country, timezone, ISP — is fetched from the ipapi.co API.
- 3To look up a different IP address, enter it in the lookup field and click Look Up.
- 4Click View on map to see the approximate geographic location on OpenStreetMap.
What Is an IP Address?
An IP (Internet Protocol) address is a unique numerical label assigned to every device connected to a network. IPv4 addresses use four octets separated by dots (e.g. 203.0.113.45) and IPv6 addresses use eight groups of four hexadecimal digits. Your public IP is assigned by your ISP and is how the internet identifies your network.
IP Address Tips
VPN Detection
If you use a VPN, this tool will show the VPN server's IP and location rather than your actual location. This is how VPNs provide privacy.
Dynamic vs Static IP
Most home ISPs assign dynamic IPs that change periodically. Business connections often have static IPs. Your IP may differ from a previous lookup.
IPv6 Adoption
IPv6 addresses look like 2001:0db8:85a3::8a2e:0370:7334. Many ISPs now assign both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses simultaneously (dual-stack).
Private IP Ranges
Addresses like 192.168.x.x, 10.x.x.x, and 172.16–31.x.x are private (RFC 1918) and not routable on the internet. They cannot be geolocated.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a public IP address?
Your public IP address is the IP address assigned to your network by your Internet Service Provider. It is visible to websites and services you connect to, and is shared by all devices on the same network (e.g. everyone on the same home Wi-Fi has the same public IP).
How accurate is IP geolocation?
IP geolocation is generally accurate to the country level and reasonably accurate to the city level. However, it reflects the location of your ISP infrastructure, not your physical location. VPNs and proxy servers will show the location of the VPN server rather than your actual location.
What does the ISP / Org field mean?
This field shows the organization or Internet Service Provider that owns the IP address. For home users this is typically their ISP. For cloud services, it shows the cloud provider (e.g. "Amazon" for AWS IP ranges).
Can I look up any IP address?
Yes. Enter any valid IPv4 or IPv6 address in the lookup field and click Look Up. The tool fetches geolocation data for that address via the ipapi.co API. Note that private IP addresses (like 192.168.x.x) cannot be geolocated.
Is my data private?
The tool fetches your IP data by making a request to ipapi.co from your browser. Your IP address is sent to ipapi.co to retrieve geolocation data, which is the same as visiting any website. No data is stored by PublicSoftTools.