Country is right, city differs between tools
Check Check the country in two more tools.
Fix Accept the difference unless your target needs that exact city.
Proxy IP Shows Wrong City or Country: Why It Happens
Why one IP gets different locations in different databases, how to check it in five steps, and what to do when it stays wrong.
Why databases place one IP in different cities
MaxMind explains that IPs are not fixed to one place. Internet providers reassign them across wide areas, acquire new address blocks or sublease them, and operators are not required to publish where their networks are. A database may keep the old location while another already has the update.
The closer a result gets to a specific point, the less certain it is. MaxMind's own database carries an accuracy radius in kilometres and says the coordinates are not precise. IP2Location documents that when a city is unknown, latitude and longitude default to the capital city, so a "capital" result can mean "no city data".
How much to trust each level
Country: The broadest level, least affected by reassignment inside a country.
Region or state: Less certain than country; databases may place an address in a neighbouring region.
City: Less certain again. MaxMind gives an accuracy radius in kilometres, and IP2Location may fall back to the capital city.
Street or household: Not available: MaxMind says its coordinates should not be used to identify a street address or household.
Source: MaxMind and IP2Location documentation, read on 11 November 2026. The ranking from country to city follows MaxMind's statement that certainty falls as the point gets more specific; neither source publishes a percentage.
What matters for your use
If a site only needs the right country, a different city in one database is usually not a problem. If you need a specific city, the order page must offer it for that product, and the target site's own database must agree.
Also check things that are not the IP database: the browser time zone, language and the account's own country settings can disagree with the IP and cause the same symptom.
Check a wrong location in five steps
Step 1: Confirm the exit IP through the proxy
Request the lookup page through the proxy and copy the IP it reports. If that IP is not the one you bought, the problem is the connection, not the database.
Step 2: Compare the country in two or three databases
Look the IP up in at least two databases and write down the country each gives. If the country is right everywhere, stop worrying about small city differences.
Step 3: Then compare the city
Note the city in each. A city that differs between databases is normal; a city in another country is not.
Step 4: Check the browser around the IP
Set the browser time zone and language to match the IP country, restart the browser and test again.
Step 5: Request a correction only if the error stays
If a database stays wrong for days, MaxMind offers a correction request and says it aims to apply approved requests within a week; approval is not guaranteed.
Common symptoms
A database shows the capital city
Check The city may be unknown to it.
Fix Compare with another database before concluding the IP is wrong.
Country is wrong in every tool
Check Check that the proxy connection is the one you ordered and that the country on the order is correct.
Fix Send Support the order number and the lookups.
On Proxy302
Static ISP IPs are chosen by country and the price is the same in every country; the order page shows what is available, so check it before you plan around a country. Rotating residential traffic can be targeted by country and by major city (not by city in Russia or Singapore), and small towns and some connections exit at country level.
If the exit country is not the one you chose, send Support the order number and your lookups; failed IPs are fixed by reissuing them. Different cities in different databases are not by themselves a fault.
Wrong IP location: FAQ
Why does my proxy IP show a different city in different tools?
Databases update on their own schedules and addresses are reassigned across wide areas, so cities often differ even when the country matches.
Which geolocation database is right?
None is final. Compare the country in two or three databases and treat city as less certain.
Can I get a database to fix the location?
MaxMind has a correction request and says it tries to apply approved ones within a week; approval is not guaranteed.
Why does the lookup show the capital city?
IP2Location documents that coordinates default to the capital when the city is unknown.
Does a different city break my account?
We cannot say how a site treats an IP. Check the country, the browser settings and the real site.
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Reference links
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- MaxMind: understanding IP geolocation discrepancies
Official documentation · Confirmed on:
Read on 11 November 2026: IPs are not fixed to one place; ISPs reassign them across wide areas, acquire new blocks or sublease them, and operators are not required to publish where their networks are, so one database can keep an old location while another has the update; the closer to a specific point, the less certain the location.
- MaxMind: GeoIP City and Country databases
Official documentation · Confirmed on:
Read on 11 November 2026: the database carries an accuracy_radius in kilometres, and says the coordinates are not precise and should not be used to identify a street address or household.
- MaxMind: correct GeoIP data
Official documentation · Confirmed on:
Read on 11 November 2026: a correction request applies when the data for an IP is inaccurate; MaxMind says it aims to apply approved requests within a week.
- IP2Location.io: API documentation
Official documentation · Confirmed on:
Read on 11 November 2026: usage_type codes include ISP (Fixed Line ISP), MOB (Mobile ISP), DCH (Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit), COM (Commercial), CDN, EDU and others; latitude and longitude default to the capital city when the city is unknown.
- Proxy302 product facts and price list
Product observation · Confirmed on:
Product facts file of the site, checked 10 November 2026 against the console, the backend and the price table: per-IP lease prices in US$ (1 PTC = US$1), lease terms, HTTP port 2222 and SOCKS5 port 3333, no free trial, failed assets are reissued after a Support ticket.
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