Domain location finder
Enter a domain or IP address to see the approximate server location, local time there, network owner and every IP behind the name, with an honest note on how precise it is.
- Works with domains, IPv4 and IPv6
- Flags CDN and anycast addresses
- No signup needed
Approximate server location
Enter a domain or IP to start
- Domain or IPWaiting for inputWhat you entered
- IP address—Found in public DNS
- Network—Who runs that IP range
- Location—Estimated from the IP
Location report
Enter a domain or IP address above to see the full report: location, local time, network owner, data centre status and every IP address behind the name.
Fair-use limit: 30 lookups per hour and 200 per day for each visitor IP address.
What a domain's location really tells you
IP location is useful, but only when you know what it measures. Here is how to read the result.
The location comes from the IP, not the domain
Domains have no location of their own. DNS points the name to one or more IP addresses, and a location database estimates where each IP range is used. Change the server and the location changes, even though the domain stays the same.
It describes a network, not a person or a company
The result is where the server's network is registered or routed, which can be far from the company that owns the site. A shop based in Ahmedabad can run on servers in Mumbai, Frankfurt or behind a worldwide CDN.
CDNs and anycast break the idea of one place
With anycast, the same IP address is announced from many data centres at once and each visitor reaches the nearest one. A database can still store only one location, so for CDN addresses the report warns you instead of pretending to be precise.
Precision drops with every level of detail
Country is reliable, region is often right and city is an estimate. Coordinates are the centre of the estimated area, so the map link opens the whole area rather than dropping a misleading pin.
How precise each level is
What IP location can and cannot tell you, from country down to street address.
| Level | Reliability | What it means | Good for | Not good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | High | The country where the IP range is registered or routed. | Language, currency and legal region of a server or visitor. | Anycast and VPN addresses, which show the provider's country. |
| Region or state | Moderate | The state or province linked to the network. | Broad regional statistics. | Mobile and national networks routed through one regional hub. |
| City | Variable | The nearest city the database links to the IP range, often a network hub. | Rough distance and latency estimates. | Anything that needs to know where a person or server physically is. |
| Postal code | Low | A code near the network hub, when the database has one. | Very rough local grouping. | Delivery, tax or any decision about a real address. |
| Coordinates | Area centre | The centre point of the estimated city or region. | Placing a marker on a country-level map. | Finding a building. The point can be many kilometres from the server. |
| Street address | Not available | IP location databases hold no street addresses. | Nothing: a website needs your browser's location permission for that. | Any tool that claims to show a home address from an IP is wrong. |
How this tool works
What happens between entering a domain and seeing its location.
Your input is cleaned up
We remove https://, paths, ports and login details, keep the exact hostname you typed (www included) and convert international domain names to their ASCII form. IP addresses are used as they are.
Our server queries public DNS
For a domain we read its IPv4 and IPv6 addresses and its CNAME chain. Private and internal addresses are refused, and the website itself is never contacted.
The main IP is located
The first IPv4 address (or IPv6 if there is none) is sent to ip-api.com for location, timezone and network owner. Your own IP address is not sent.
Anycast and data centres are flagged
If the IP belongs to a CDN or anycast network, the report warns that the location is the network's home rather than one server, and shows whether the IP is listed as a data centre address.
The result is cached briefly
Locations are cached for up to 12 hours per IP and 30 minutes per domain, then they expire. No history is kept.
What this tool does, and what it doesn't
A plain list, so you know exactly what to expect.
This tool does
- Estimate the country, region and city of a server
- Show the local time and timezone there
- Show the network owner, ASN and reverse DNS
- List every IPv4 and IPv6 address of a domain
- Warn when an IP is anycast or a data centre address
- Copy or download the full report
This tool does not
- Find a person's home or street address
- See through VPNs, proxies or Tor
- Pin a server to an exact building
- Visit or scan the website you enter
- Keep a history of your lookups
- Require an account
Where your data goes
Our server looks up the domain in public DNS, then sends only the IP address being located (not your IP address) to ip-api.com for location and network data. The website you enter is never contacted, and results are cached briefly. Like any website, our server may keep normal access logs, as described in our privacy policy.
Want the full background? Read the IP and domain location guide by Bhavin J. Sheth.
Why your results might look unexpected
The six surprises people ask about most, and what each one means.
A CDN site shows the provider's home city
Cloudflare, Fastly, Akamai and Google serve one IP from many countries. The database stores a single place, usually the provider's registered location, so the city says little about where visitors are served from.
A VPN address shows the VPN server
VPN and proxy IPs belong to the VPN company's servers, so the lookup shows where those servers are, not where the person using them is.
A mobile IP shows a distant city
Mobile carriers route traffic through a few regional gateways, so a phone's IP usually locates to the gateway city rather than the nearest tower.
Private addresses are refused
Addresses such as 192.168.1.1 or 10.0.0.5 exist only inside local networks and have no public location. Check them in your router or network dashboard instead.
A domain has several IP addresses
Large sites publish several IPs for load balancing, sometimes in different countries. The report locates the main one; select any other address to locate it too.
The map point looks wrong
Coordinates mark the centre of the estimated area. The map opens that whole area on purpose, because the server is very unlikely to be at the exact point.
Questions about domain and IP location
How accurate is the location of a domain or IP?
The country is right in most cases. The region is often right, and the city is a best guess that can be off by tens or hundreds of kilometres. Coordinates mark the centre of the estimated area, never a building, which is why the map link opens an area rather than a pin.
Why is the location not where the company is based?
The location belongs to the server or network that answers for the domain, not to the company. A business in India can host its site in Germany or behind a CDN, and the lookup will show the server network, not the head office.
Why does a site on Cloudflare or another CDN show one city when it is served worldwide?
CDNs use anycast: the same IP address is announced from data centres in many countries, and each visitor reaches the nearest one. A location database can store only one place per IP, usually the provider's registered location, so treat the result as the network's home, not where the content is served from.
Can this tool find a person's home address?
No. IP location databases describe networks, not people, and they contain no street addresses. Only an internet provider can link an IP address to a customer, and it does so only in response to a legal request.
Why do different IP location tools show different cities?
Each tool uses a different location database, updated on its own schedule. When a provider moves or re-assigns an IP range, some databases catch up sooner than others, so the city can differ while the country usually matches.
Does it work with IPv6 addresses?
Yes. You can enter an IPv6 address directly, and when a domain has IPv6 records they are listed in the report. The location shown is for the main IPv4 address when one exists, and you can locate any other address with one click.
Are the domains and IPs I look up stored?
Each result is cached on our server so repeat lookups are fast: 30 minutes for a domain name and up to 12 hours for an IP location. Nothing is linked to you or kept as a history. A hashed, temporary copy of your IP address is used only for rate limiting and expires within 24 hours. Like any website, our server may keep normal access logs, as described in our privacy policy.