ASN AS4972 is an Autonomous System Number used to identify a network for BGP internet routing.

Who manages ASN AS4972?

AS4972 is listed under UNITED PARCEL SERVICE.

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UNITED PARCEL SERVICE ups.com

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AS Data

AS4972

AS4972 – UNITED PARCEL SERVICE

AS Number	4972
AS Name	UPS-AS4972
Organization	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE (ups-9)
Country	US
Website	ups.com
Number of IPv4 Routes	17
Number of IPv6 Routes	0
ASN type	BUSINESS
Registry	ARIN
Date Allocated	1995-05-24

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IP Ranges

Route	Origin	Origin Name	ISP	# IPs
156.134.241.0/24	AS4972	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE	256
156.134.138.0/24	AS4972	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE	256
192.55.236.0/24	AS4972	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.	256
156.134.252.0/24	AS4972	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE	256
156.134.249.0/24	AS4972	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE	256
156.134.140.0/23	AS4972	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE	512
204.118.63.0/24	AS4972	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE	UPS	256
156.134.139.0/24	AS4972	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE	256
156.134.136.0/23	AS4972	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE	512
156.134.251.0/24	AS4972	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE	256

Raw Whois Response

#
# ARIN WHOIS data and services are subject to the Terms of Use
# available at: https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/tou/
#
# If you see inaccuracies in the results, please report at
# https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/inaccuracy_reporting/
#
# Copyright 1997-2026, American Registry for Internet Numbers, Ltd.
#


ASNumber:       4972
ASName:         UPS-AS4972
ASHandle:       AS4972
RegDate:        1995-05-24
Updated:        2012-04-16
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/autnum/4972


OrgName:        UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
OrgId:          UPS-9
Address:        340 MACARTHUR BOULEVARD
City:           MAHWAH
StateProv:      NJ
PostalCode:     07430
Country:        US
RegDate:        1991-09-12
Updated:        2026-01-07
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/UPS-9


OrgTechHandle: UITR-ARIN
OrgTechName:   UPS Internet Tech - RW
OrgTechPhone:  +1-502-262-3257 
OrgTechEmail:  network@ups.com
OrgTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/UITR-ARIN

OrgAbuseHandle: UIA7-ARIN
OrgAbuseName:   UPS Internet Admin
OrgAbusePhone:  +1-866-662-4877 
OrgAbuseEmail:  network@ups.com
OrgAbuseRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/UIA7-ARIN

OrgTechHandle: UITJ-ARIN
OrgTechName:   UPS Internet Tech - JG
OrgTechPhone:  +1-502-494-7756 
OrgTechEmail:  network@ups.com
OrgTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/UITJ-ARIN


#
# ARIN WHOIS data and services are subject to the Terms of Use
# available at: https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/tou/
#
# If you see inaccuracies in the results, please report at
# https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/inaccuracy_reporting/
#
# Copyright 1997-2026, American Registry for Internet Numbers, Ltd.
#

Parsed Whois Response

{
  "status" : true,
  "whois_server" : "whois.arin.net",
  "aut_nums" : [ {
    "aut_num" : "4972",
    "as_handle" : "AS4972",
    "as_name" : "UPS-AS4972",
    "tech_contacts" : [ "UITR-ARIN", "UITJ-ARIN" ],
    "abuse_contacts" : [ "UIA7-ARIN" ],
    "date_created" : "1995-05-24",
    "date_updated" : "2012-04-16",
    "source" : "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/autnum/4972"
  } ],
  "organization" : {
    "handle" : "UPS-9",
    "name" : "UNITED PARCEL SERVICE",
    "address" : [ "340 MACARTHUR BOULEVARD", "MAHWAH", "NJ", "07430", "US" ],
    "street" : "Macarthur Boulevard",
    "city" : "Mahwah",
    "state" : "NJ",
    "zip_code" : "07430",
    "country" : [ "US" ],
    "date_created" : "1991-09-12",
    "date_updated" : "2026-01-07",
    "source" : "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/UPS-9",
    "addressCountry" : "US"
  },
  "technical_contacts" : [ {
    "handle" : "UITR-ARIN",
    "name" : "UPS Internet Tech - RW",
    "email" : [ "network@ups.com" ],
    "phone" : [ "+1-502-262-3257" ],
    "source" : "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/UITR-ARIN"
  }, {
    "handle" : "UITJ-ARIN",
    "name" : "UPS Internet Tech - JG",
    "email" : [ "network@ups.com" ],
    "phone" : [ "+1-502-494-7756" ],
    "source" : "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/UITJ-ARIN"
  } ],
  "abuse_contacts" : [ {
    "handle" : "UIA7-ARIN",
    "name" : "UPS Internet Admin",
    "email" : [ "network@ups.com" ],
    "phone" : [ "+1-866-662-4877" ],
    "source" : "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/UIA7-ARIN"
  } ]
}

Peers

AS Number	Description	Country
AS7018	AT&T Enterprises, LLC	US
AS1239	Cogent Communications, LLC	US
AS174	Cogent Communications, LLC	US
AS32787	Akamai Technologies, Inc.	US

Upstreams

AS Number	Description	Country
AS7018	AT&T Enterprises, LLC	US
AS174	Cogent Communications, LLC	US
AS32787	Akamai Technologies, Inc.	US