Proxy with a specific city IP
Five steps from a top-up to a verified exit in the city you need.
Quick answer
Where do I start with city-level proxies?
Start with how to get a proxy with a specific city IP, then verify the city of the exit you get. MetroProxies includes city, state, ZIP and ASN targeting on every plan from $0.50/GB (October 2026). No KYC; crypto payments.
How do I get and keep the right city?
Verify a proxy's city
curl, Python and Node.js code that prints the city and ASN of each exit.
Sticky sessions by city
Keep one IP per city for multi-step checks, and restart cleanly when it changes.
How do I use city IPs well?
IP geolocation accuracy
Why databases place one IP in different cities, and how to test for your target.
Local price checks
Record public prices by city and ZIP code, store by store, at a polite rate.
City-level ad checks
Preview tools first, then the landing page from a local IP, without adding clicks.
What do these guides have in common?
They treat a city IP as a measuring tool, with three rules:
- Know what you measure. Note the city, ZIP, store and IP with every result; a number without its place cannot be compared.
- Check the exit. Geolocation is an estimate; verify it in the database your target uses.
- Stay within the rules. Public pages, modest request rates, robots.txt and site terms respected, no clicks on ads, no logins you are not entitled to. MetroProxies blocks Banking, government and payment-portal sites, plus SMTP (email-sending) ports 25, 465 and 587.
The city pages give the local facts that matter for these checks: time zone, area codes, ZIP areas, providers, sales tax and the state privacy law.
What else do people ask about the guides?
Do you have guides for scraping at scale?
Our guides cover city-level checks. For large crawls, follow each site's robots.txt and terms, prefer official APIs and data feeds, and keep request rates low; the acceptable use policy applies.
Can I suggest a guide?
Yes, write to [email protected] with the city-level task you want covered.
Where is the code?
In the docs: curl, Python and Node.js examples, each syntax-checked.