Your IP location data comes from external geolocation databases, not from WhatIsMyIP.com directly. Here’s how corrections actually get made.
🧭 What needs to happen Your IP’s location must be corrected in the third-party databases. Those providers publish the updated record. Our tools refresh and start showing the new location. 🛡️ What WhatIsMyIP.com does Displays IP location data from multiple providers. Shows both IPv4 and IPv6 results when ailable. Automatically picks up changes from IP2Location, IPData, and MaxMind. 🚫 What we can’t change for you We can’t manually edit or override your IP’s location. We can’t choose a custom city or address for your IP. We can’t control how each provider determines your location. ✅ What you need to do Run an IP Lookup to see if your location is incorrect. Submit a correction to each provider that has your location wrong: IPData.co IP2Location MaxMind Check back here after the databases are updated.⏱ Updates are not instant. It can take up to about a month for changes at IPData, IP2Location, and MaxMind to appear on WhatIsMyIP.com.
Though an Internet Protocol address isn’t the same as a physical address, it serves many of the same functions in the digital space. In some cases, however, your IP address location information may appear incorrect in IP address geolocation services. This is not an uncommon issue, and it can be fixed.
Why is my IP geolocation wrong?IP address geolocation is never completely accurate. The public IP address information provided in the IP address lookup tool comes from third party databases that he different data conventions and gathering methods. Because we do not maintain our own IP address database, it means there’s a possibility for the physical address associated with your IP address to be incorrect or slightly off.
Even the best IP geolocation tools only he 99% accuracy on a country level. As you get more specific, with a city, state, or town, the IP location accuracy will decrease. Because IP geolocation uses the location of IP addresses, which can be spread out or move, a geolocation tool with total accuracy is impossible; it may, for example, be able to provide a country code but not a zip code. This applies to both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. Regardless of the kind of IP, you will get the same level of IP geolocation accuracy.
However, though they aren’t always completely accurate, IP geolocation provides a lot of information. IP geolocation helps companies deliver targeted ads. It also helps users receiving customer support and aids law enforcement. For everyday Internet users, an accurate IP geolocation means that their social media, Google searches, and more will be locationally relevant.
Where did the wrong IP geolocation address come from?If you find that the address coming up for your IP address is not your address, don’t be concerned. Your IP address hasn’t been compromised. Because IP geolocation links to an IP address, rather than a physical address, it’s possible that the location shown is that of your Internet service provider.
Furthermore, if you change your IP using a VPN or proxy for privacy, the IP address shown can be from your VPN or proxy rather than your real IP address, since the goal of both tools is to disguise your IP.
It’s also possible that the information in one of the third-party databases is simply inaccurate. It can show the wrong state or country. If this is the case, you can follow the instructions below to correct the geolocation data.
How to update IP geolocation informationTo update your IP geolocation information, the first step is to go to the IP Lookup page and search your IP address in the IP Lookup Tool. This tool shows the geolocation data provided by various third-party IP address databases. To update the IP address information, contact each third party database directly. Check the information for each database – IP2Location, IPData, and MaxMind – and contact them accordingly.
After the information is corrected, WhatIsMyIP.com will show the updated information after about a month. Check back with the IP Lookup Tool to confirm that the changes were successful. You can also confirm the publication of the updates on individual databases’ sites.