# Change your IP to another city with a US residential proxy > How to get a proxy with a specific US city IP: choose the city segment, test it, keep it with a sticky session and check the exit. From $0.50/GB. No KYC. - URL: https://metroproxies.com/guides/proxy-with-specific-city-ip/ - Last updated: 2026-10-18 - Publisher: MetroProxies (https://metroproxies.com) From buying traffic to a verified exit IP in the city you need, in five steps. **Quick answer — How do I get a proxy with an IP in a specific city?** Buy residential traffic that supports city targeting, write the city into the proxy username (with **MetroProxies**: `USERNAME-country-us-state-nv-city-las_vegas`), then check the exit IP's location before you start. MetroProxies includes city targeting on every plan from $1.50 for 1 GB (October 2026). City availability varies; the checkout shows what is online. No KYC; crypto. ## What are the five steps to a city IP? 1. **Top up and buy a small plan** — Top up $25 or more in crypto and buy 1 GB ($1.50). Credentials appear in the dashboard once the top-up is confirmed. 2. **Find the city segment** — Open the city's page, for example Las Vegas, and copy the segment: country-us-state-nv-city-las_vegas. 3. **Build the username** — Your username, a dash, then the segment: USERNAME-country-us-state-nv-city-las_vegas. Your password does not change. 4. **Send one test request** — Point your tool at gw.metroproxies.com:7777 and request an IP lookup page to see the exit. 5. **Keep or rotate** — Add -session-lv1-ttl-20 to keep the same IP for up to 20 minutes, or leave it out to get a new IP per connection. *Test request (curl)* ```bash curl -s --max-time 30 -x http://USERNAME-country-us-state-nv-city-las_vegas:PASSWORD@gw.metroproxies.com:7777 https://ipinfo.io/json ``` ## How do I set a city IP in a browser? Use the HTTP port in browsers: Chrome and Firefox do not send a username to SOCKS5 proxies. - **Firefox:** Settings → Network Settings → Manual proxy configuration → HTTP proxy `gw.metroproxies.com`, port 7777, and tick "Also use this proxy for HTTPS". Firefox asks for the username and password on the first request. - **Chrome and Edge:** they use the system proxy settings. A proxy extension that supports authentication is easier when you switch cities often. - **Automation (Playwright):** pass `proxy: { server: 'http://gw.metroproxies.com:7777', username: 'USERNAME-country-us-state-nv-city-las_vegas', password: 'PASSWORD' }` when you launch the browser. Then set the browser's time zone and language to match the city if the pages you check read them; the proxy changes only the IP. ## Which city should I ask for: the city, the suburb or the metro? Ask for the place your audience lives in, and check what the target thinks it is. - **Big metros contain several large cities.** The Phoenix metro includes Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Scottsdale, Tempe, Peoria and Surprise, each with its own page here. A store or ad targeted at "Phoenix" may also cover them. - **Geolocation databases often round suburbs to the core city.** A Gilbert IP can show as Phoenix in one database. If your target shows the suburb name, target the suburb; if it shows the metro, the core city is enough. - **Prices and stock follow ZIP codes.** For grocery or delivery checks, add a ZIP inside the city: see [ZIP code targeting](https://metroproxies.com/targeting/zip-code/). ## Where should I go next? Verify the result with the [proxy location checker](https://metroproxies.com/guides/verify-proxy-city/), keep one IP with [sticky sessions by city](https://metroproxies.com/guides/sticky-sessions-by-city/), and see every option in the [username format](https://metroproxies.com/docs/username-format/). More on the [guides page](https://metroproxies.com/guides/). ## What else do people ask about city IPs? ### Can I get the same city IP tomorrow? Not reliably. Residential IPs belong to home devices that go offline and change addresses. A sticky session holds one IP for up to 30 minutes; for longer work, use the same city segment each day and accept a new IP. ### Which rules apply when I use a city proxy? We do not give legal advice. A proxy changes where your requests come from, not which laws or site terms apply to you: the law where you are, the law where the site operates and each site's terms still apply. Our [acceptable use policy](https://metroproxies.com/acceptable-use/) lists what MetroProxies blocks and forbids. ### What if my city has no page? The `city-` segment also accepts cities without a page. Write the name in lower case with underscores and keep the state segment; if no IP is online, widen to the state. --- MetroProxies: MetroProxies is a US residential proxy provider with city-level targeting, paid in crypto with no ID upload. Home IPs are requested by city, state, ZIP code or ISP network, with a page of local data for each of 181 US cities.