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My IP Address is:

IPv4: 216.73.216.169
IPv6: Scanning...

My IP Location Information

ISP: WINDSTREAM
City:
Region:
Country: United States  
Privacy: No VPN Detected (Residential or mobile ISP)

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The location above is based on your ISP's routing infrastructure, not your physical address — and is often inaccurate for mobile or satellite connections. Verify your street-level position using high-precision GPS.
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What Is My IP Address?

Your public IP address is the unique numeric identifier assigned to your network by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) — defined in RFC 791 for IPv4 (32-bit) and RFC 8200 for IPv6 (128-bit). Every server and website you connect to sees this address.

The address shown above was detected live from your incoming connection. It reveals your ISP, Autonomous System Number (ASN), and approximate city and country via MaxMind GeoLite2 databases — but does not expose your street address or personal identity.

IP Address — Key Facts
IPv4 Address Space ~4.3 billion addresses (32-bit, RFC 791, 1981)
IPv6 Address Space ~340 undecillion addresses (128-bit, RFC 8200, 2017)
Country-Level Accuracy Greater than 95% (MaxMind GeoLite2)
City-Level Accuracy Approximately 50–75% — reflects ISP data center, not home address
Private IP Ranges (RFC 1918) 10.0.0.0/8  ·  172.16.0.0/12  ·  192.168.0.0/16

What Your IP Address Reveals

Field Meaning Example
IPv4 Address Your 32-bit public address in dotted-decimal notation 203.0.113.45
IPv6 Address Your 128-bit public address in hexadecimal notation 2001:db8::1
ISP The organization that owns the IP block and provides your internet service Comcast Cable
ASN The Autonomous System Number that routes your IP across the internet AS7922
City / Region Approximate location of your ISP's routing point — not your home address Chicago, Illinois
Country Country where your ISP's routing point is registered United States
Privacy Status Tor Detected = Tor exit node. VPN / Proxy Likely = the IP belongs to a hosting or VPN-provider network. No VPN Detected = residential or mobile ISP (a residential VPN cannot be ruled out). No VPN Detected

For a complete technical breakdown including network block (CIDR), abuse contact, and registration data, use the IP WHOIS Lookup or the IP Geolocation Lookup.

IPv4 vs IPv6 — Key Differences

IPv4 IPv6
Standard RFC 791 (1981) RFC 8200 (2017)
Address Length 32 bits 128 bits
Total Addresses ~4.3 billion ~340 undecillion
Format Dotted decimal: 203.0.113.1 Hexadecimal groups: 2001:db8::1
Pool Status Exhausted — IANA free pool depleted in 2011 Allocation ongoing — RIRs distributing blocks
Current Adoption Still dominant for most internet traffic ~45% of Google traffic as of 2026
Dual-Stack Most modern routers and ISPs assign both simultaneously

Most connections today are dual-stack: your router holds both an IPv4 and an IPv6 public address at the same time. The detection above renders whichever protocol your browser used to load this page, then asynchronously fetches the complementary address via a secondary API call.

How Your IP Address Is Detected

When your browser requests this page, the server reads your IP address from the CF-Connecting-IP header set by Cloudflare's edge network. This header always carries the original client IP, stripping intermediate Cloudflare proxy hops from the chain. In development, a fixed test address is used in place of the live header.

Because a single HTTP request uses only one IP protocol at a time, detecting both IPv4 and IPv6 requires two separate resolution steps. The server-detected address is rendered immediately on page load. A client-side fetch then queries the complementary protocol endpoint — ipv4.whatismyipnow.com for IPv4 or ipv6.whatismyipnow.com for IPv6 — and updates the display asynchronously once the result arrives. Each of these hostnames has only one DNS record type (A or AAAA), so the browser must connect over that protocol. You can also call them yourself, for example curl ipv4.whatismyipnow.com.

Geolocation data — ISP organization, ASN, city, and country — is resolved against the MaxMind GeoLite2-City and GeoLite2-ASN databases, held in memory with a CHM cache for low-latency access. No IP address is written to disk or retained after the response is delivered.

The Privacy Status indicator checks two public signals: whether your IP is on the official Tor Project exit-node list (refreshed hourly), and whether its ASN belongs to a known datacenter, hosting or VPN-provider network. Commercial VPNs exit from such networks, so a match is a strong hint, not proof. Some VPNs use residential IP addresses and will show as “No VPN Detected”. To check that your VPN is not leaking your real address, run the WebRTC Leak Test.

Get Your IP From the Command Line

The same detection works from any terminal, script or server. It is free, with no API key and no sign-up.

curl ipv4.whatismyipnow.com# your public IPv4
curl ipv6.whatismyipnow.com# your public IPv6
curl ipv4.whatismyipnow.com/json# {"ip":"203.0.113.7"}

Each hostname has only one DNS record type (A or AAAA), so it always answers over that protocol; ipv6.whatismyipnow.com fails on networks without IPv6. On Windows PowerShell, type curl.exe instead of curl. Requests are rate limited per IP address to keep the service fast for everyone.

Frequently Asked Questions

How accurate is the IP location shown above?
IP geolocation accuracy depends on the level of detail requested. Country-level accuracy exceeds 95% for most connections. City-level accuracy is approximately 50–75% — the location reflects your ISP's routing infrastructure or regional data center, not your physical home address. Mobile (5G/LTE) and satellite connections typically show lower city accuracy because carriers route traffic through centralized hubs that may be hundreds of miles from your device. A VPN will display the location of the VPN server, not your actual position. Data is sourced from MaxMind GeoLite2 databases.
Does WhatIsMyIPNow store or log the IP addresses I look up?
No IP addresses are stored or logged. Your IP address is detected in real time from your incoming network connection and is used only to generate the response displayed above. The geolocation query is resolved server-side against an in-memory database and discarded after delivery. No session data, query history, or IP records are written to disk or retained after the page loads.
Why is my IP address showing the wrong city or location?
IP geolocation maps your IP address to the physical location of your ISP's data center or regional routing point — not to your home. If you are on a 5G or LTE mobile network, your traffic may route through a carrier hub in a different city or state. A VPN or proxy replaces your IP with the server's IP, showing that server's location instead. For a street-level position, use the GPS Location tool above, which uses your device's geolocation hardware rather than IP estimation.
What is the difference between a public IP and a private IP address?
Your public IP address — shown above — is the globally unique identifier assigned by your ISP for communication on the internet. A private IP address (defined in RFC 1918: 10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12, and 192.168.0.0/16) is assigned by your router within your local network and is not visible to external servers. Your router uses NAT (Network Address Translation) to map all devices on your local network to a single public IP when accessing the internet.
Can someone find my exact home address using my IP address?
No. An IP address reveals only your ISP, Autonomous System, and approximate city or region — not your street address or building number. Your Internet Service Provider knows the billing address linked to your account, but releases that information only to law enforcement with a valid legal warrant or subpoena, subject to applicable jurisdictional requirements. A standard website, advertiser, or third party cannot access this data through your IP address alone.
How can I hide my IP address?
Three methods conceal your public IP. A VPN (Virtual Private Network) encrypts your connection and routes traffic through a server in a location you choose — the server's IP replaces your real address on every site you visit. A proxy server routes requests through an intermediary without full encryption, suitable for browser-level masking. The Tor Browser routes your traffic through a chain of volunteer-operated relays for maximum anonymity. Each method trades some performance for privacy. For a full comparison, see the How to Hide Your IP Address guide.
What is the difference between a dynamic and a static IP address?
A dynamic IP address is reassigned automatically by your ISP each time your router reconnects or when the ISP's DHCP lease expires — standard for residential connections. A static IP address is permanently assigned and does not change between sessions; typically used by businesses hosting servers, running VPNs, or requiring consistent remote access to a network. The address shown above is almost certainly dynamic if you are a home user. For a full comparison of both types, see the Static IP vs Dynamic IP guide.
How do I know if my VPN is leaking my real IP address?
Connect your VPN, then reload this page. If the IPv4 or IPv6 address shown above still matches your ISP rather than your VPN provider, your connection has a leak. The most common cause is a WebRTC leak — browsers can bypass VPN tunnels and expose your real IP through the WebRTC protocol regardless of VPN status. A DNS leak is the second common vector: DNS queries resolve outside the VPN tunnel, revealing your ISP to the sites you visit even when your traffic IP is masked. Use the WebRTC Leak Test to isolate which protocol is exposing your address.
What can someone do with my IP address?
On its own, an IP address reveals only your approximate city, ISP, and Autonomous System — not your name, street address, or device contents. That said, a malicious actor with your IP can attempt targeted DDoS attacks against your connection, submit it to advertising trackers to profile your browsing habits, or use it as a starting point to probe your router for open ports. Combined with other leaked data — usernames, email addresses, or cookies — IP-based profiling becomes significantly more accurate. Hiding your IP with a VPN eliminates most of these vectors by replacing your real address with the server's IP on every site you visit.
How do I change my IP address?
The fastest method is to connect to a VPN — your public IP immediately becomes the VPN server's address and changes again each session unless you use a dedicated IP plan. Without a VPN, restarting your router releases your ISP's DHCP lease and typically assigns a new dynamic IP within minutes to hours, though some ISPs reassign the same address. On mobile, switching between Wi-Fi and cellular always produces a different public IP because each network uses a separate ISP address pool. For a step-by-step walkthrough for Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS, see the How to Change Your IP Address guide.

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