why does apple think i am in another state when i use my device?

note: i am not using a vpn. half the time i use data, and other times i use my home's wifi. previously, it would always say i was in the same state when using my phone. Now it is saying I am in a completely different state. I can say that other devices connected to the wifi do not seem to indicate they are in another state if I use certain settings. It is a little confusing, since Apple keeps showing a map asking to confirm something and showing this one state. Now it is possible that lately i have been using my laptop, and this is what is showing a different state suddenly, but it didn't before. Either way, I am starting to see that the device is being recognized as being in a different state than it actually is, and neither device is using a VPN. i could try to change the browser.. The browser that I use has messed up locations before.