About GPS Location
gpslocation.app is a set of free tools that each answer one question: where am I, which county, which way is north. Here's how they work and where the data comes from.
What we do
Each page answers one question about your location, using your device's own position. Pages cover coordinates, ZIP Codes, counties, cities, states, countries, addresses and time zones. Others measure elevation, distances and run length, point to north or the Qibla, list nearby cities or share your location. The answer comes first. The text underneath explains how it was found and when it can be wrong.
There are no accounts and no ads, and we don't keep your location.
Where the data comes from
| Data | Source |
|---|---|
| Your position and its accuracy | Your device, through the browser's Geolocation API |
| ZIP Code, county, city, state, country | BigDataCloud for your device's live position; Geoapify for typed or tapped points |
| Street address, place search, routes, nearby cities | Geoapify, based on OpenStreetMap data |
| Map | OpenStreetMap data; tiles from OpenFreeMap |
| Elevation | Copernicus DEM GLO-90 terrain model, via Open-Meteo |
| Magnetic declination | World Magnetic Model 2025 by NOAA and the British Geological Survey, calculated on your device |
| Qibla, straight-line distances, crow-flies midpoints, radius | Calculated on your device with great-circle and WGS84 ellipsoid formulas |
| Time zone | Your device settings and the IANA time zone database |
Accuracy and limits
Every answer depends on your device's position. A phone outdoors is usually within about 16 ft (5 m) and Wi-Fi positioning within roughly 65–330 ft (20–100 m). A computer without Wi-Fi can be miles off. Tools that use your position show its accuracy and warn you when it's imprecise, and each page explains its own failure cases.
The results are for everyday use. Don't rely on them for legal boundaries, surveying, navigation at sea or in the air, or emergencies. In an emergency, call your local emergency number.