Your Public IP Address
What Is My IP Address?
Your IP address (Internet Protocol address) is a unique numerical label assigned to your device by your ISP when you connect to the internet. It’s how servers know where to send the data you request — every website you visit can see it.
There are two formats in use today. IPv4 looks like 203.0.113.42 — four numbers from 0–255 separated by dots. It’s still the most common format. IPv6 looks like 2001:db8::1 — eight groups of hex digits. It was created because the world was running out of IPv4 addresses.
The location, ISP, and timezone data shown above comes from a geolocation lookup on your IP. This is the exact information visible to every site you visit. We never store or log any of it.
Why Would You Check Your IP Address?
Verify your VPN is working. After connecting to a VPN, reload this page. If your IP has changed to the VPN server’s location, your VPN is working. If your real IP still shows, the tunnel isn’t active.
Troubleshoot network problems. Knowing your current public IP helps confirm which network you’re on, check if you got a new IP after restarting your router, or diagnose why a remote service isn’t connecting.
Set up remote access. Configuring SSH, port forwarding, or remote desktop usually requires your public IP. If your IP changes frequently (dynamic IP), you may want a dynamic DNS service.
See what websites know about you. The geolocation card above shows exactly what ad networks, analytics tools, and web servers see when you browse. Your city, ISP, and connection type are visible to every site you visit.
How Accurate Is IP Geolocation?
IP geolocation isn’t GPS — it’s an estimate based on which ISP owns your IP and where they route traffic. Accuracy varies by field:
Frequently Asked Questions
Can someone find my home address from my IP?
No. IP geolocation doesn’t reveal your street address — at most it shows the area your ISP routes traffic through, which could be a different city. Only your ISP can connect an IP to a specific subscriber, and they only release that information to law enforcement with a court order.
Does my IP address change?
It depends on your ISP. Most home connections have a dynamic IP that can change when you restart your router or after long inactivity. Business lines often have a static IP that never changes. Mobile data connections usually get a fresh IP each session.
Why does my IP show a different city than where I live?
Geolocation maps your IP to where your ISP routes traffic, not your physical location. ISPs often route through regional hubs in larger cities. Mobile carriers are especially prone to this. If you’re on a VPN, you’ll see the VPN server’s location instead of your own.
What’s the difference between a public and private IP address?
Your public IP is what the internet sees — assigned by your ISP, shown on this page. Your private IP is what your router assigns to each device on your local network (usually 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x). Websites only ever see your public IP.
Does this site store my IP address?
No. We look up your IP in a geolocation database and return the result to your browser. Nothing is saved to any database, log file, or analytics system. The moment you close this tab, there’s no record the lookup ever happened.
Why does the Security card say my VPN is not detected?
VPN detection uses a database of known VPN provider IP ranges. It’s not perfect — many residential VPN IPs are undetected, especially newer ones. A “not detected” result doesn’t guarantee your VPN is invisible; it just means the IP isn’t in the known VPN database.