Should I use city targeting or country targeting?

Country or state targeting is deeper and faster and is the right default. Use city targeting only when the city itself is the variable being measured, such as a local listing or a metro-scoped campaign.

Why might a city request be slower?

Because fewer addresses match a city than match the country. City pools resolve less predictably, so a narrow target can take longer or occasionally need a retry.

How do I confirm I got a New York address?

Check the endpoint and read its exit address, then look that address up. Confirming the location rather than assuming it is the step that makes city-level data trustworthy.

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Locations · New York

New York proxies for city-level US accuracy

A New York address for the checks that genuinely need a city: local listings, metro pricing, regional delivery and city-scoped ad placement.

CityTargeting level

USCountry

HTTP(S)/SOCKS5Protocols

lightningbytes · residentialActive

Endpoint

proxy.lightningbytes.com

Port

1080

Country

Germany

Session

sticky · 10 min

curl -x http://lb-USERNAME:***@proxy.lightningbytes.com:1080 https://example.com

City targeting

When a city address matters

Most US work is fine at state or country level. City targeting is for the cases where the city is the variable: local search results, metro-specific pricing, delivery estimates that change by borough, and ad placements bought against a designated market area.

New York is one of the largest digital advertising markets in the world, so placement and pricing differences there are commercially meaningful rather than academic.

A city pool is narrower than a country pool, so expect city-level requests to be slower and occasionally to fall back. Confirm the location of the address before trusting a result.

City-level targeting
Local search and listings
Metro pricing checks
Per-request location verification

Coverage

What New York IPs are used for

The workloads that need a local address rather than a generic one.

Local listings

Check the results a New York user sees for local queries, including metro-scoped availability.

Metro pricing and delivery

Confirm pricing and delivery estimates that vary within the US on the basis of city or postcode.

Ad placement checks

Verify placements bought against a specific market rather than the country as a whole.

Narrow-pool awareness

Pair city targeting with a location check, because city pools resolve less predictably than country pools.

FAQ

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