216.73.216.172| IP Address | 216.73.216.172 |
|---|---|
| City | New York City |
| Region | New York |
| Country | United States of America (US) |
| Timezone | America/New_York |
| Coordinates | 40.712252, -74.005408 |
| ASN | AS16509 - AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US |
| Organization | Amazon.com, Inc. |
| Network | 216.73.216.0/22 |
| Type | Datacenter |
| VPN Detected | No |
An IP (Internet Protocol) address is a unique numerical label assigned to every device connected to the internet. It serves two purposes: identifying the host or network interface, and providing the location of the device in the network. Every time you visit a website, your IP address is sent along with the request so the server knows where to send the response.
IPv4 addresses are 32-bit numbers written as four decimal octets (e.g. 203.0.113.1), providing about 4.3 billion unique addresses. As the internet grew, this was not enough, so IPv6 was introduced with 128-bit addresses (e.g. 2001:db8::1) providing a virtually unlimited address space.
Your public IP address is the one visible to websites and services on the internet - it is what this tool shows you. Your private IP address is used within your local network (e.g. 192.168.x.x) and is not visible externally. Your router performs Network Address Translation (NAT) to map between the two.
IP addresses are allocated to Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in geographic blocks. By mapping these allocations, geolocation databases can determine the approximate country, city, and region associated with an IP address. This data is used for content localization, fraud detection, and regulatory compliance.