why is my IP location now located in Iowa

[Freek]

randomly one day, my IP changed and now it says I'm located in Des Moines, Iowa. I don't live there nor do I want to, but I'm wondering why it changed to this even though I didn't do anything. It still says my provider is Mediacom, which it is. why is this happen

[Ad Bot]

[sir dooble]

I know that ISP's blur the location of your IP so they aren't tracked definitively to your house, and that the blur can vary in range.
Maybe it reset that?

How far out from your location are we talking?

[Freek]

How far out from your location are we talking?

I live in Delaware, so around 1000 miles.

[suburb]

I know that ISP's blur the location of your IP so they aren't tracked definitively to your house, and that the blur can vary in range.
Maybe it reset that?

How far out from your location are we talking?

Incredible just how inaccurate this post is.

First off, your physical IP will not reveal an accurate location in the least, in fact, it's probably located in Iowa in favor of a backbone server with a low ping.  Second, there is no such thing as "blur your IP" never has been, never will be.  A way to "blur" your IP would be to use a proxy to 'spoof' your IP address.  The closest an IP can get to your location is my best guess is 5-15 miles in a circular radius.

[sir dooble]

The closest an IP can get to your location is my best guess is 5-15 miles in a circular radius.

That's what I meant by blur. It doesn't pinpoint you on the map. I'm a bit tired and couldn't think of a better way to phrase that.
And I was only speaking on what I recall others saying here before on similar topics about IPs and the locations they point to.
Sorry if it's not correct.

[XR-7]

The IP addresses are way off on all my devices. My tablet is in Decatur, IL (200 miles maybe), my computer in Millstadt, IL (80 miles or so), and furthest off is my PlayStation 3 which is somewhere in California (thinking Pasadena but might be wrong, but if so then 2000 miles).

[Flatflyer]

freek confirmed for owning secret tunnel going to Iowa

its all a conspiracy.

[Freek]

freek confirmed for owning secret tunnel going to Iowa

its all a conspiracy.

uh oh