IP address 159.96.177.52

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Overview

LocationCity, region and country where this IP is located.
High Point, North Carolina, US
ASNThe autonomous system that announces this IP on the internet.
AS0
TimezoneThe IANA time zone at this IP's location.
America/New_York
NetworkThe routed network block (CIDR) that contains this IP.
—
CompanyThe organization this IP is assigned to.
North State Telephone, LLC
Abuse contactWhere to report spam, attacks or other misuse from this IP.
abuse@nstel.com

Associated location

High Point

North Carolina, United States (US)

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City
High Point
District / county
Downtown High Point
State / province
North Carolina
Country
United States
Postal code
27260-5007
Coordinates
35.95796, -80.00629

United States

35.95796, -80.00629

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Threat score

0/100 Low risk

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Flags detected

  • AnonymousTraffic from this IP hides its real origin (VPN, proxy or Tor).Not Detected
  • Known AttackerThis IP has been seen in attacks such as brute force, scanning or exploits.Not Detected
  • SpamThis IP has been reported for sending spam.Not Detected
  • TorThis IP is a Tor exit node.Not Detected
  • ProxyThis IP is an open, public or commercial proxy.Not Detected
    Residential ProxyA home or mobile connection resold as a proxy exit.Not Detected
  • BotAutomated traffic such as crawlers or scrapers comes from this IP.Not Detected
    Known Good BotThis bot is a known, legitimate crawler, such as a search engine.Not Detected
  • VPNThis IP belongs to a VPN service.Not Detected
  • Cloud ProviderThis IP belongs to a cloud or hosting provider's data center.Not Detected
  • Corporate GatewayA shared egress gateway used by a company's network.Not Detected
  • RelayThis IP is a relay exit, such as iCloud Private Relay.Not Detected

No anonymity signals

This IP is not flagged as a VPN, proxy, relay, bot, cloud provider or corporate gateway.

Abuse contact

NSC-ABUSE

abuse@nstel.com

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Name
NSC-ABUSE
Organization
North State Communications
Network
159.96.0.0/16
Country
US
Kind
group
Address
111 North Main Street, P.O. Box 2326, High Point, NC, 27261, United States
Emails
abuse@nstel.com
Phone numbers
+1 336-821-4656

Autonomous system

AS0

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ASN
AS0
Country
—
Domain
—
Regional registry
—
Organization
—
Type
—
Allocated on
—

Organization

—

RIR AS0 No domain Type — Country —

Associated company

North State Telephone, LLC

BUSINESS · northstate.net

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Name
North State Telephone, LLC
Type
Business
Domain
northstate.net

Network route

No route data

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Hostname
159.96.177.52
Route
—
Connection type
—
Anycast
No
CDN
No
CDN provider
—

Time zone

America/New_York

2026-10-19 04:16

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Offset from UTC
-5.0
Standard time zone
Eastern Standard Time
Standard abbreviation
EST
Daylight saving time
Yes
DST savings (hours)
1
Observing DST now
Yes
High Point

America/New_York

UTC-5.0

User agent string

Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)

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  • BrowserClaudeBotver. 1.0
  • EngineClaudeBotver. 1.0
  • Operating systemCloud
  • DeviceRobotAnthropic ClaudeBot
  • ArchitectureUnknown
Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)
Response 
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  "ip" : "159.96.177.52",
  "hostname" : "159.96.177.52",
  "location" : {
    "district" : "Downtown High Point",
    "city" : "High Point",
    "locality" : "High Point",
    "zipcode" : "27260-5007",
    "latitude" : "35.95796",
    "longitude" : "-80.00629",
    "continent_code" : "NA",
    "continent_name" : "North America",
    "country_code2" : "US",
    "country_code3" : "USA",
    "country_name" : "United States",
    "country_name_official" : "United States of America",
    "country_capital" : "Washington, D.C.",
    "state_prov" : "North Carolina",
    "state_code" : "US-NC",
    "accuracy_radius" : "22.57",
    "confidence" : "low",
    "dma_code" : "518",
    "is_eu" : false,
    "country_flag" : "https://ipgeolocation.io/static/flags/us_64.png",
    "geoname_id" : "6483748",
    "country_emoji" : "🇺🇸"
  },
  "country_metadata" : {
    "tld" : ".us",
    "languages" : [ "en-US", "es-US", "haw", "fr" ],
    "calling_code" : "+1"
  },
  "network" : {
    "route" : "",
    "connection_type" : "",
    "is_anycast" : false,
    "is_cdn" : false,
    "cdn_provider_name" : ""
  },
  "currency" : {
    "code" : "USD",
    "name" : "US Dollar",
    "symbol" : "$"
  },
  "asn" : {
    "organization" : "",
    "country" : "",
    "type" : "",
    "domain" : "",
    "rir" : "",
    "as_number" : "AS0",
    "date_allocated" : ""
  },
  "company" : {
    "name" : "North State Telephone, LLC",
    "type" : "BUSINESS",
    "domain" : "northstate.net"
  },
  "security" : {
    "threat_score" : 0,
    "is_tor" : false,
    "is_proxy" : false,
    "proxy_provider_names" : [ ],
    "proxy_confidence_score" : 0,
    "proxy_last_seen" : "",
    "is_residential_proxy" : false,
    "is_vpn" : false,
    "vpn_provider_names" : [ ],
    "vpn_confidence_score" : 0,
    "vpn_last_seen" : "",
    "is_relay" : false,
    "relay_provider_name" : "",
    "is_anonymous" : false,
    "is_known_attacker" : false,
    "is_bot" : false,
    "bot_confidence_score" : 0,
    "bot_operator_name" : "",
    "bot_type" : "",
    "is_known_good_bot" : false,
    "bot_last_seen" : "",
    "is_spam" : false,
    "is_cloud_provider" : false,
    "cloud_provider_name" : "",
    "is_corporate_gateway" : false,
    "corporate_gateway_type" : "",
    "corporate_gateway_provider_name" : ""
  },
  "abuse" : {
    "route" : "159.96.0.0/16",
    "country" : "US",
    "name" : "NSC-ABUSE",
    "organization" : "North State Communications",
    "kind" : "group",
    "address" : "111 North Main Street, P.O. Box 2326, High Point, NC, 27261, United States",
    "emails" : [ "abuse@nstel.com" ],
    "phone_numbers" : [ "+13368214656" ]
  },
  "time_zone" : {
    "name" : "America/New_York",
    "offset" : -5.0,
    "offset_with_dst" : -4.0,
    "current_time" : "2026-10-19 04:16:58.101-0400",
    "current_time_unix" : 1.792397818101E9,
    "current_tz_abbreviation" : "EDT",
    "current_tz_full_name" : "Eastern Daylight Time",
    "standard_tz_abbreviation" : "EST",
    "standard_tz_full_name" : "Eastern Standard Time",
    "is_dst" : true,
    "dst_savings" : 1,
    "dst_exists" : true,
    "dst_tz_abbreviation" : "EDT",
    "dst_tz_full_name" : "Eastern Daylight Time",
    "dst_start" : {
      "utc_time" : "2026-03-08 TIME 07:00",
      "duration" : "+1.00H",
      "gap" : true,
      "date_time_after" : "2026-03-08 TIME 03:00",
      "date_time_before" : "2026-03-08 TIME 02:00",
      "overlap" : false
    },
    "dst_end" : {
      "utc_time" : "2026-11-01 TIME 06:00",
      "duration" : "-1.00H",
      "gap" : false,
      "date_time_after" : "2026-11-01 TIME 01:00",
      "date_time_before" : "2026-11-01 TIME 02:00",
      "overlap" : true
    }
  },
  "user_agent" : {
    "user_agent_string" : "Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)",
    "name" : "ClaudeBot",
    "type" : "Robot",
    "version" : "1.0",
    "version_major" : "1",
    "device" : {
      "name" : "Anthropic ClaudeBot",
      "type" : "Robot",
      "brand" : "Anthropic",
      "cpu" : "Unknown"
    },
    "engine" : {
      "name" : "ClaudeBot",
      "type" : "Robot",
      "version" : "1.0",
      "version_major" : "1"
    },
    "operating_system" : {
      "name" : "Cloud",
      "type" : "Cloud",
      "version" : "??",
      "build" : "??",
      "version_major" : "??"
    }
  }
}

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Behind the address

What the data tells you about 159.96.177.52.

Who operates 159.96.177.52?

North State Telephone, LLC operates AS0, the autonomous system announcing this address. The associated company is North State Telephone, LLC.

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Why can its location change?

IP location comes from routing, registry and measurement data. It can shift when North State Telephone, LLC reassigns the block, so treat High Point as an estimate, not a fixed point.

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How do I report abuse?

The listed abuse contact is NSC-ABUSE. Include the source IP, timestamps with a timezone, and relevant logs so the contact can investigate.

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Response 
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Frequently Asked Questions

The latest lookup maps 159.96.177.52 to High Point, North Carolina, United States. Geolocation is approximate and should be treated as city/region level guidance.
This page currently shows ASN AS0 and company North State Telephone, LLC. ASN and company attribution can change as routing and ownership records are updated.
The reported connection type for 159.96.177.52 is not published. This value helps with traffic analytics, abuse prevention, and policy routing decisions.
The current timezone record for 159.96.177.52 is America/New_York. Teams commonly use this signal to localize timestamps, notifications, and fraud models.
IP intelligence is dynamic. Routing, ASN ownership, company names, and security posture can change over time, so this page should be treated as a point-in-time lookup for 159.96.177.52.
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