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Why does default zip code keep coming up wrong when it is correct EVERYWHERE.

Why does my default zip code keep coming up wrong when it is correct Everywhere on my iPhone, IPad, and computer. Ive done everything and it still comes up wrong. Is it something embedded in the IOS ? My neighbor said her phone and iPad do the same thing. We have changed it over and over we live at 32926 but whenever I order something it comes up 32955.

iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 14

Posted on Feb 10, 2021 10:43 AM

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What exactly are you doing at the time that the zip code is self-populating? If you are in a web browser, generally if a zip code self-populates, it is based on your estimated location based on your ISP and/or your IP address. If one of your ISP hubs in located in the zip you provided, that is generally why this happens.

Posted on Feb 10, 2021 10:54 AM

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Feb 10, 2021 10:54 AM in response to Birdie2

What exactly are you doing at the time that the zip code is self-populating? If you are in a web browser, generally if a zip code self-populates, it is based on your estimated location based on your ISP and/or your IP address. If one of your ISP hubs in located in the zip you provided, that is generally why this happens.

Feb 10, 2021 11:30 AM in response to Birdie2

You're welcome. The same thing happens for me when I'm on my home wi-fi. The hub for my ISP is about 60 miles away from my home and I will get a lot of advertisements, or websites that guess your location based on your IP address. It is a pain. It usually will stop if you allow the website to track your actual location, but I'm not about to do that.

Why does default zip code keep coming up wrong when it is correct EVERYWHERE.

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