when I sign in to my apple id, I get a notification but it shows a wrong location.

Apple ID is your credentials on various Apple services. Apple ID is not showing you anything

What device?

What OS version?

Take a screenshot of the "incorrect location" - the entire display - and post it in a reply here

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He said the *notification* is showing him, not the apple ID.

I live in Midhurst, West Sussex. My notification is showing me "Middlesborough, England" which is really far away; about 4 hours drive. England is small, so that's pretty much half the country away.

Surely a screenshot is not necessary.

OK.

I sign WITH my Apple ID for various services all the time. Only when I sign in from a "new" device to a given service for the first time do I receive a notification, and it does not appear to have anything about 'location' in it... example:

Apple ID has only one place to set one's location - during the process when creating one

iTunes, on the other hand, allows one to change "billing address" - in effect, the location of the "Store" in which one shops.

In your case, you may need to Change your iTunes Store country or region - Apple Support

When making purchases (downloading anything), one would receive a notification which may indeed contain billing address info.

I cannot test to show examples. (I am old fashioned and do not buy my music via iTunes but on CDs & vinyl - and don't use iPhone or iPad so I need no apps. My Mac is so old that Mac App Store is not supported in the OS X)

Are you stating about when ever you sign in apple id a notification comes on mail that this apple id has been logged in & country is sometimes different ?

The notification appears on the Mac and on my iPhone. It contains a map and a location. It asks me if I want to allow the sign in. This is when signing into a new browser etc. I dont know if I get an email but thats not what I'm referring to. I have 2-step verification enabled.

The country is not different, but the location is very far away.

I'm not sure if you will be able to help, ChitlinsCC, your operating system probably doesn't support this feature. Thank you anyway.

I would try to reset Location Services

About privacy and Location Services - Apple Support (much more than "about")

About Location Services in OS X and Safari - Apple Support

Your approximate location is determined using information from local Wi-Fi networks, and is collected by Location Services in a manner that doesn’t personally identify you.

It sounds like there may be some "historic" location 'stored'... possible a reset will clear it and allow NEW (current) location to take over

I Have the same problem. after updating to iOS 10.0.2 confirmed id and password got a message onscreen "your Apple ID is being used to sign in to a device near Middlesbrough England" showing a map of Middlesbrough- I live on the other side of the country To proceed I had to allow or disallow. I initially disallowed as I thought there was a security problem. But it happens every time now so changed my password just to be on the safe side ( had to allow to do this).

I have a case number to ring Apple support tomorrow

The location data for these notices is provided by the "internet" itself. So whatever piece (a switch or router) of the 'net that receives that request is identified by whoever owns the hardware for that section.

Some internet partners may be better at labelling their sections than others.

I got his today when I changed passwords - it says i'm logging in from WA, when im in Sydney NSW. Possibly a Telstra IP location issue I suspect.

I also am shown as located in Middlesbrough by iCloud, although I am in Cornwall.

Are you using BT broadband by any chance?

I get the same thing - my location shows as Middlesbrough, but I'm in Oxford. I was confused until I realised the logins were me!

I use BT Broadband, so I guess they are masking my real location..?

Mine says Middlesborough too! I live in Essex. Is it the device I'm signing into that's wrong, or my Apple ID?

I Have just received the same response, did you ever get to the bottom of this?