IP address 206.253.237.109

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Overview

LocationCity, region and country where this IP is located.
Durham, North Carolina, US
ASNThe autonomous system that announces this IP on the internet.
AS36351 — IBM Cloud
TimezoneThe IANA time zone at this IP's location.
America/New_York
NetworkThe routed network block (CIDR) that contains this IP.
206.253.232.0/21
CompanyThe organization this IP is assigned to.
ibm
Abuse contactWhere to report spam, attacks or other misuse from this IP.
ipreg@us.ibm.com

Reported location

Durham

North Carolina, United States (US)

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City
Durham
District / county
Research Triangle Park
State / province
North Carolina
Country
United States
Postal code
27709
Coordinates
35.90841, -78.86284

United States

35.90841, -78.86284

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Threat score

5/100 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
  • VPNThis IP belongs to a VPN service.Not Detected
  • BotAutomated traffic such as crawlers or scrapers comes from this IP.Not Detected
  • Cloud providerThis IP belongs to a cloud or hosting provider's data center.Detected
  • Residential proxyA home or mobile connection resold as a proxy exit.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

Cloud Provider

Detected
Provider Names
IBM

Abuse contact

Registrar Authority, Internet numbers

ipreg@us.ibm.com

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Name
Registrar Authority, Internet numbers
Organization
IBM
Network
206.253.224.0/19
Country
US
Kind
group
Address
3039 Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709-2195, United States
Emails
ipreg@us.ibm.com
Phone numbers
+1 800-426-7378

Autonomous system

AS36351

IBM Cloud

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ASN
AS36351
Country
US
Domain
ibm.com
Regional registry
ARIN
Organization
IBM Cloud
Type
Hosting provider
Allocated on
2005-12-12

Organization

IBM Cloud

Associated company

ibm

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Name
ibm
Type
—
Domain
—

Network route

206.253.232.0/21

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Hostname
sfld-uswmg0.mfs.uswest.net
Route
206.253.232.0/21
Connection type
—
Anycast
no
CDN
no
CDN provider
—

Time zone

America/New_York

2026-10-05 19:25

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

United States

35.90841, -78.86284

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 
{
  "ip" : "206.253.237.109",
  "hostname" : "sfld-uswmg0.mfs.uswest.net",
  "location" : {
    "district" : "Research Triangle Park",
    "city" : "Durham",
    "locality" : "Durham",
    "zipcode" : "27709",
    "latitude" : "35.90841",
    "longitude" : "-78.86284",
    "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" : "18.306",
    "confidence" : "medium",
    "dma_code" : "560",
    "is_eu" : false,
    "country_flag" : "https://ipgeolocation.io/static/flags/us_64.png",
    "geoname_id" : "6511896",
    "country_emoji" : "🇺🇸"
  },
  "country_metadata" : {
    "tld" : ".us",
    "languages" : [ "en-US", "es-US", "haw", "fr" ],
    "calling_code" : "+1"
  },
  "network" : {
    "route" : "206.253.232.0/21",
    "connection_type" : "",
    "is_anycast" : false,
    "is_cdn" : false,
    "cdn_provider_name" : ""
  },
  "currency" : {
    "code" : "USD",
    "name" : "US Dollar",
    "symbol" : "$"
  },
  "asn" : {
    "organization" : "IBM Cloud",
    "country" : "US",
    "type" : "HOSTING",
    "domain" : "ibm.com",
    "rir" : "ARIN",
    "as_number" : "AS36351",
    "date_allocated" : "2005-12-12"
  },
  "company" : {
    "name" : "ibm",
    "type" : "",
    "domain" : ""
  },
  "security" : {
    "threat_score" : 5,
    "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" : true,
    "cloud_provider_name" : "IBM",
    "is_corporate_gateway" : false,
    "corporate_gateway_type" : "",
    "corporate_gateway_provider_name" : ""
  },
  "abuse" : {
    "route" : "206.253.224.0/19",
    "country" : "US",
    "name" : "Registrar Authority, Internet numbers",
    "organization" : "IBM",
    "kind" : "group",
    "address" : "3039 Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709-2195, United States",
    "emails" : [ "ipreg@us.ibm.com" ],
    "phone_numbers" : [ "+18004267378" ]
  },
  "time_zone" : {
    "name" : "America/New_York",
    "offset" : -5.0,
    "offset_with_dst" : -4.0,
    "current_time" : "2026-10-05 19:25:44.464-0400",
    "current_time_unix" : 1.791242744464E9,
    "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 206.253.237.109.

Who operates 206.253.237.109?

IBM Cloud operates AS36351, the autonomous system announcing this address. The associated company is ibm; the reported network is 206.253.232.0/21.

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Why can its location change?

IP location comes from routing, registry and measurement data. It can shift when IBM Cloud reassigns the block, so treat Durham as an estimate, not a fixed point.

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How do I report abuse?

The listed abuse contact is Registrar Authority, Internet numbers. Include the source IP, timestamps with a timezone, and relevant logs so the contact can investigate.

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  --data-urlencode 'include=*'
Response 
{ "ip": "206.253.237.109" }

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Frequently Asked Questions

The latest lookup maps 206.253.237.109 to Durham, North Carolina, United States. Geolocation is approximate and should be treated as city/region level guidance.
This page currently shows ASN AS36351 and company ibm. ASN and company attribution can change as routing and ownership records are updated.
The reported connection type for 206.253.237.109 is not published. This value helps with traffic analytics, abuse prevention, and policy routing decisions.
The current timezone record for 206.253.237.109 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 206.253.237.109.
Use the JSON response on this page for testing, then move to production API workflows with structured fields for geolocation, network, ASN, security, abuse, and timezone data. Read documentation.