MaxMindCityTesting
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This page is meant to document how well the city level MaxMind database does for city, state, region, etc identification
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| ip | city | region | actual city | actual region | country | accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83.228.202.149 | Versoix | 07 (Geneve) | Männedorf | Zürich | Switzerland | Access with Swisscom DSL, they connect thru one of several access points to the internet, sometimes very close, sometimes far away. Geneva is about 200 km from Zurich. This means: tonight not really accurate. But the country is right. |
| 134.102.61.246 | Bremen | 03 (Bremen) | Bremen | 02/03 (Bremen) | Germany | Not sure about the region-code, lat-lon are very accurate |
| 193.191.6.53 | Brussels | 11 (Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest) | Antwerpen | Antwerpen | Belgium | Reasonable. Country right, city wrong. Perhaps related to the fact that I am accessing from inside a Belgian educational institution |
| 87.217.63.81 | --- | Madrid | Madrid | Madrid | Spain | perfect but no city field in the result |
| 67.164.99.48 | San Francisco | CA | San Francisco | CA | USA | perfect |
| 58.165.17.17 | Melbourne | Victoria, Australia | Melbourne | Victoria, Australia | Australia | perfect |
| 82.139.85.9x | Oegstgeest | 11 (Zuid-Holland) | Oegstgeest | Zuid-Holland | Netherlands | 100% |
| 90.4.210.12x | Le Cendre | Auvergne | Malintrat | Auvergne | France | 99,9% but strange. Gives a tiny village... not far from my old village, but not a city as I could expect |
| 70.107.202.x | Brooklyn | New York | Brooklyn | New York | USA | perfect |
| 95.149.39.x | Exeter | Devon | Trotton | Rural West Sussex | UK | About 140 miles off |
| 70.67.224.x | Parksville | British Columbia | Parksville | British Columbia | Canada | Accurate |
| 173.49.228.x | Kennett Square | PA | Kennett Square | PA | USA | Accurate |
| 75.37.205.x | Danville | CA | Danville | CA | USA | Accurate |
| 188.221.104.x | Manchester | UK | Manchester | UK | UK | Accurate |
| 79.177.30.23 | Tel Aviv | 05 (Tel Aviv) | Holon | Tel Aviv Dct. | Israel | 99% accurate (~10km away, same district) |
| 90.30.151.46 | La Celle (borrow of Poitiers ?) | Poitou-Charentes | Fontaine-le-Comte | Poitou-Charentes | France | about 15 km off |
| 88.160.145.153 | Aix-en-Provence | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Aix-en-Provence | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | France | Perfect |
| 62.148.55.206 | Trondheim | Sør-Trøndelag | Trondheim | Sør-Trøndelag | Norway | Perfect |
| 88.167.71.251 | Grenoble | B9 (Rhone-Alpes) | Grenoble | Rhone-Alpes | France | Perfect |
| 82.245.55.55 | Angers | B5 (Pays de la Loire) | Angers | Pays de la Loire | France | Perfect |
| 188.113.85.20 | Trondheim | Sør-Trøndelag | Trondheim | Sør-Trøndelag | Norway | Perfect |
| 82.236.137.214 | Rennes | A2 (Bretagne) | Rennes | Bretagne | France | Perfect |
| 81.182.237.x | Budapest | 05 (Budapest) | Budapest | Budapest | Hungary | Accurate |
| 173.180.109.x | Courtenay | British Columbia | Tofino | British Columbia | Canada | about 100 km off |
| 115.240.169.67 | New Delhi | Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi | India | Accurate |
| 79.94.25.33 | Le Chesnay | A8 (Ile-de-France) | Le Chesnay | Ile-de-France | France | Perfect |
| 130.223.122.123 | Lausanne | 23 (Vaud) | Lausanne | Vaud | Switzerland | Perfect |
| 12.186.80.1 | Indianapolis | IN | Indianapolis | IN | USA | 99% (off 6.59km) |
| 78.237.132.112 | Paris | Ile de France | Paris | Ile de France | France | Perfect |
| 93.17.56.247 | Gévezé | Bretagne | Rennes | Bretagne | France | about 15 km off (but very strange: why took a little city instead of the big one ?) |
| 196.210.191.6 | Cape Town | Western Cape | Cape Town | Western Cape | South Africa | Accurate. Took the city centre about 20km away instead of my location, but that's as good as I've ever seen with geolocation in SA |
| 122.167.247.116 | Bangalore | 19 (Karnataka) | Bangalore | Karnataka | India | Accurate. 12.9833/77.5833 lat, long. 12 km off the mark. |
| 123.237.223.130 | Bangalore | 19 (Karnataka) | Bangalore | Karnataka | India | Accurate. 12.9833/77.5833 lat, long. ~15 km off the mark. |
| 117.200.73.176 | Shimla | Himachal, India | Palampur | Himachal, India | India | Incorrect, same state but 163 SE off the mark. |
| 117.196.146.x | Kochi | 13 (Kerala) | Kochi | Kerala | India | Almost accurate. 12km off the mark. |
| 90.50.194.7 | Tournefeuille | Midi-Pyrénées | Toulouse | Midi-Pyrénées | France | ~ 15 km, but very strange : a little city instead of the big one... |
| 117.195.33.x | Pune | 16 (Maharashtra) | Pune | Maharashtra | India | 100% |
| 117.195.168.249 | Hyderabad | 02 (Andhra Pradesh) | Hyderabad | (Andhra Pradesh) | India | Same city, but 20km off |
| 71.233.47.216 | Alston | MA (Massachusetts) | Brookline | MA (Massachusetts) | USA | Close, Alston is the neighborhood of Boston that is closest (and only about a 5-10 minute walk depending on direction). |
| 68.0.117.172 | Tulsa | OK (Oklahoma) | Tulsa | OK (Oklahoma) | USA | 100%. |
| 122.99.97.239 | Dhaka | 81 (Dhaka) | Dhaka | Dhaka | Bangladesh | Accurate |
| 193.191.x.xx | Coimbatore | Tamilnadu, India | Coimbatore | Tamilnadu, India | India | 99%. Got the city right. Around 5 km off from my actual location. |
| 192.44.77.39 | Cesson (wrong disambiguation!) | A8 (Ile-de-France) | Cesson-Sévigné | A2 (Bretagne) | France | Incorrect for location and for region (350km far away!). Locates to another Cesson city. Correct for Country. |
| 163.10.63.xx | La Plata | 01 (Buenos Aires) | La Plata | Buenos Aires province | Argentina | 100% |
| 89.212.236 | Ljubljana (global city) | 01 (Bohinj) | Ljubljana | Ljubljana | Slovenia | Wrong region in spite of being mine the most important (reported region of ISP instead). Coordinates point to Centre of city, not actual location. |
| 190.19.94.xxx | Buenos Aires | 07 (Distrito Federal) | Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires | Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires | Argentina | The city is right. Not very well with the coordinates: around 25 km off from my current location |
| 190.247.6.xxx | San Isidro | 01 (Buenos Aires) | San Fernando, Buenos Aires | Greater Buenos Aires | Argentina | The city is wrong. Around 4.9 km off from my location |
| 186.136.215.83 | Buenos Aires | 07 (Distrito Federal) | Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires | Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires | Argentina | The city is right. Not very well with the coordinates: around 25 km off from my current location |
| 201.161.0.30 | Mexico City | 09 (Distrito Federal) | Mexico City | Santa Fe | Mexico | Accurate. Just a few kilometers off. |
| 190.16.190.106 | Buenos Aires | 07 (Distrito Federal) | Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires | Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires | Argentina | Excelent! Only 300 meters of error from my house! :) |
| 189.239.1.167 | Mexico City | 09 (Distrito Federal) | Mexico City | Distrito federal | Miguel Hidalgo | About a kilometer off. |
| Saint-Pierre et Miquelon | 00 (Saint-Pierre et Miquelon) | Saint-Pierre | Saint-Pierre et Miquelon | France (overseas territory) | Accurate (give only the name of this small French overseas territory) | |
| Noumea | 00 New Caledonia | La Foa | Nouvelle Calédonie | France (overseas territory) | 90 km off (give the capital of this French overseas territory) | |
| 84.3.52.70 | Budapest | 05 (Budapest) | Budapest | Budapest | Hungary | Accurate |
| 115.127.9.146 | Dhaka | 81 (Dhaka) | Dhaka | Dhaka | Bangladesh | Accurate |
| 118.93.219.212 | Auckland | E7 (Auckland) | Waitakere | Auckland | New Zealand | 8km off. |
| 87.229.89.6 | Csurgónagymarton | 17 (Somogy) | Nagykanizsa | Zala | Hungary | about 22 km off |
| 84.2.192.244 | Budapest | 05 (Budapest) | Budapest | 11 (Budapest) | Hungary | Wrong district (note: user misinterpreted the region code for a city district, actually this is an accurate one.) |
| 89.132.22.30 | Monor | 12 (Pest) | Örkény | 12 (Pest) | Hungary | ~ 30 km miscalculation |
| 91.82.39.239 | Budapest | 05 (Budapest) | Kőszeg | Vas county | Hungary | about 200 km miscalculation |
| 24.60.217.245 | Hyannis | Massachusetts | Marstons Mills | Massachusetts | United States | about 12 km miscalculation |
| 92.158.90.82 | Brest | A2 (Bretagne) | Saint-Malo | Bretagne | France | about 200 km west miscalculation |
| 115.241.13.4 | Madras | Tamil Nadu | Gwalior | Madhya Pradesh | Wrong: another state with another language | |
| 93.32.x.y (Fastweb) | Milan | 09 (Lombardia) | Milan | 09 (Lombardia) | Italy | Accurate (coordinates: 2 km error) |
| 213.6.24.104 | Ramallah | Ramallah | Ain Arik | Ramallah suburb | Palestinian territories | Very accurate (it gives me the big city, 5 km close to the village I'm in) |
| 161.111.235.xxx | Sevilla | 51 (Andalucia) | Madrid | Madrid | Spain | more than 500 km off. Possibly related to accessing from a nationwide educational institution |
| 93.37.210.40 | Monselice | Veneto | Padova | Veneto | Italy | Strange: Monselice is a town about 30 km far from Padova, that is the mean city of the province where I actually stay |
| 87.3.63.49 | Senigallia | 05 (Emilia-Romagna) | Ancona | Marche | Italy | Incorrect for location and for region: Senigallia is 25 km far from Ancona. Strange because Senigallia isn't in Emilia-Romagna, but in Marche, in provincie of Ancona. Correct for Country. |
| 92.158.207.144 | Pluméliau | A2 (Bretagne) | Saint-Malo | Bretagne | France | about 150 km SW miscalculation. This is the second test, one day after the first one, from the same PC, same place and same connexion. The first one gave Brest and a different displayed IP (?). |
| 78.15.133.1 | Carbonia | 14 (Sardegna) | Iglesias | Sardegna | Italy | Incorrect city (Carbonia is about 16 km far from Iglesias). Other parameters are all ok. |
| 151.95.148.211 | Campobasso | 11 (Molise) | Rieti | Lazio | Italy | Wrong city and region (Rieti is 293 km far from Campobasso) |
| 151.15.50.150 | Cormano | 09 (Lombardy) | Cornaredo | Lombardy | Italy | Cormano is 15 km east of Cornaredo. A new test (IP 151.15.22.19) says I'm in Milan, a little further (45.4667/9.2000) |
| 85.93.118.xx | Brno-Zabrdovice | Jihomoravsky kraj | Brno-Kralovo Pole | Jihomoravsky kraj | Czech Republic | Latitude-longitude is 4.5 km on foot from where I live |
| 87.0.37.65 | Milan | 09 (Lombardy) | Muggiò | Lombardy | Italy | Muggiò is about 15km north of Milan. |
| 93.70.156.32 | Quartu Sant'Elena | 09 (Sardegna) | Nuraminis | Sardegna | Italy | Nuraminis is about 30 km north of Quartu Sant'Elena. |
| 93.36.11.150 | Lecco | 09 (Lombardia) | Meda | Lombardia | Italy | It's 30 km away |
| 92.158.88.24 | Rennes | A2 (Bretagne) | Saint-Malo | Bretagne | France | about 60 km North miscalculation. Third test from the same PC, same place and same Internet connexion. The first one gave Brest, one day after the second gave Plumeviau and the third also one day after gave Rennes. Alls in Bretagne but more than 100 km far away from each other. An the displayed IP changed for the 3 (??). |
| 79.21.56.22 | Osimo | 10 (Marche) | Grottammare | Marche | Italy | About 60 km away |
| 151.67.101.227 | Monopoli | 13 (Puglia) | Mola di Bari | Puglia | Italy | 20 km miscalculation |
| 94.88.168.242 | Ancona | 10 (Marche) | Ancona | Marche | Italy | Accurate |
| 80.98.172.8 | Miskolc | 13 (Miskolc) | Miskolc | 13 (Miskolc) | Hungary | Perfect |
| 82.57.173.87 | Roma | 07 (Lazio) | Roma Country | Lazio | Italy | Fairy accurate (30 km from Rome) |
| 84.236.12.228 | Szeged | 19 (Szeged) | Szeged | Csongrád | Hungary | Location OK. There is no "Szeged Region", the correct name is Csongrád County (Csongrád megye). |
| 109.113.177.52 | Roma | 07 (Lazio) | Comacchio | Emilia Romagna | Italy | Contry right, the rest is wrong. NB: mobile connection. |
| 93.36.113.86 | Cinisello Balsamo | 09 (Lombardia) | Arcore | Lombardia | Italy | Not bad. I'm approximately 20km from Cinisello Balsamo. |
| 213.140.23.6 | Milano | 09 (Lombardia) | Milano | Lombardia | Italy | Good. |
| 79.12.186.245 | Assisi | 18 (Umbria) | Perugia | 18 (Umbria) | Italy | It got the region right, and Assisi is not that far from Perugia (~ 20 km). I guess good? |
| 95.239.236.71 | Roma | 07 (Lazio) | Roma nord (Telecom Italia) | Lazio | Italy | Country, region and city are right. |
| 79.180.16.75 | Tel Aviv | 05 (Tel Aviv) | Petech-Tiqva | - | Israel | about 15-20km. |
| 213.149.212.134 | Comun Nuovo | 09 (Lombardia) | Morengo | Lombardia | Italy | about 10 km, good. |
| 82.57.1.242 | Ancona | 10 (Marche) | Fermo | Marche | Italy | Fermo is 70 km south of Ancona; same region |
| 79.26.247.135 | Ravenna | 05 (Emilia-Romagna) | Forlì | 05 (Emilia-Romagna) | Italy | Forlì - Ravenna = 29 km; same region: not bad. |
| 115.242.217.23x | Bangalore | 19 (Karnataka) | Hyderabad | 02 (Andhra Pradesh) | India | Inaccurate. Not the same region. |
| 60.50.181.99 | Kuala Selangor | Selangor | Kuala Lumpur | Selangor | Malaysia | Region not the same. Probably server of service provider located there. |
| 92.246.34.60 | Venice | 20 (Veneto) | Mogliano veneto | 20 (Veneto) | Italy | Good (10 km off). Probably because provider headquarters are located in Venice. |
| 93.144.14.42 | Casirate d'Adda | 09 (Lombardia) | Cisano Bergamasco | 09 (Lombardia) | Italy | 40 km off |
| 82.60.71.23 | Milan | 09 (Lombardia) | Muggiò | 09 (Lombardia) | Italy | 20 km off (again coordinates 45.4667/9.2000) |
| 93.96.236.35 | London | H9 (London) | London | H9 (London) | UK | 12.5 miles off (reported coordinates 51.5002/-0.1262) |
| 159.149.102.3 (GARR unimi) | Milan | 09 (Lombardia) | Milan | 09 (Lombardia) | Italy | Accurate (coordinates: 2 km error) |
| ip | city | region | actual city | actual region | country | accuracy |