IP Geolocation Accuracy

Comments discuss the reliability, precision, and limitations of IP-based geolocation services, including providers like MaxMind and Google, as well as issues with VPNs and inaccuracies at city or country levels.

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Sample Comments

pas Nov 30, 2019 View on HN

How reliable is IP geolocating nowadays?

sonier Oct 5, 2013 View on HN

Maybe it uses your IP to guess at a location?

gruez Feb 24, 2017 View on HN

too bad IP geolocation is pretty bad. if you're lucky you'll get the city correct but that's about it.

nxzero Apr 12, 2016 View on HN

GeoLocation appears to default to the country this service is hosted instead of the country the request is coming from; as a result, report claims the foreign IP addresses are called when they're not.

Rebelgecko Feb 1, 2024 View on HN

Current IP is not the only way to do geolocation. IIRC it's not good enough to be compliant with at least some EU data rules

rick888 Jun 23, 2010 View on HN

geo lookup isn't that accurate yet (I assume you are talking about geo-IP lookup).

mkl Dec 14, 2025 View on HN

Google's GeoIP is rubbish for me. Often it's hundreds of kilometres off, and varies a lot even for a fixed IP.

andresmh May 19, 2009 View on HN

what service are you using for IP geolocation?

j45 Aug 9, 2025 View on HN

Neat tool, would love to be able to set the location when the registered IP location isn’t accurate.

inemesitaffia Oct 9, 2023 View on HN

Ask your ISP to work on thier geolocation