Marketers, data scientists, price-intelligence teams, and developers rely on a proxy in the United States to access geo-restricted content, gather accurate local data, and test region-specific user experiences without physical presence.
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Quick answer
Geonode provides 84,210 residential proxies with United States IP addresses across 12 cities, from $0.79/GB ($0.27/GB at scale) United States proxies let you access United States-only content, local SERP results and region-specific pricing — rotating or sticky, no credit system.
Live United States proxy availability
Real-time pool data by city, updated continuously
| City | IPs Available | Protocol | Latency | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 22,000 | HTTP / SOCKS5 | 0.2s | Live |
| Atlanta | 22,000 | HTTP / SOCKS5 | 0.1s | Live |
| Pensacola | 8,920 | HTTP / SOCKS5 | 0.2s | Live |
| Roanoke | 6,540 | HTTP / SOCKS5 | 0.2s | Live |
| Washington | 5,950 | HTTP / SOCKS5 | 0.1s | Live |
| Santa Clara | 4,760 | HTTP / SOCKS5 | 0.2s | Live |
Quick answer: what is an American proxy and who needs one
An American proxy routes your traffic through a American IP address, making websites treat you as a local visitor.
Free United States proxy list: how our United States IPs are sourced and updated
Our free United States proxy list is assembled from ethically sourced residential and datacenter nodes distributed across all 50 states.
The list refreshes every 10 minutes, and each entry is tested against a live check endpoint before publication, keeping the average uptime rate above 90%. No login is required to download the raw list.
Before trusting any free proxy, run your own verification pass:
- Send a request to an IP-echo API and confirm the returned location is United States.
- Measure round-trip latency — anything above 800 ms will time out on most scrapers.
- Check the proxy against public blocklists such as Spamhaus or AbuseIPDB before use.
- Rotate to a fresh IP from the list if you receive three consecutive HTTP 407 errors.
United States proxy types: residential, ISP, datacenter and mobile
Choosing the right proxy type determines whether your requests look like a real visitor or a bot.
Here is how each option compares for American traffic.
Residential
American residential proxies use IPs assigned by real ISPs to home devices. They carry the highest trust score on major platforms and are the best default choice for scraping, ad verification, and account management.
ISP
ISP proxies combine the legitimacy of a residential address with the speed of a datacenter connection. They are ideal when you need low latency and high session stability on the same United States IP for extended periods.
Datacenter
Datacenter proxies are fast and cheap but easier for platforms to detect. Use them for internal testing, bulk checking of non-protected URLs, or any task where speed outweighs stealth.
Mobile
Mobile proxies route through 4G and 5G carrier IPs. Because mobile addresses are shared among thousands of real users, they are very difficult to block and excel at accessing apps and mobile-first platforms.
How to choose the right type:
- Choose residential when scraping e-commerce or social platforms that fingerprint visitors heavily.
- Choose ISP proxies when you need a stable, long-lived session on a single United States IP.
- Choose datacenter proxies for speed-critical tasks against unprotected endpoints with low ban risk.
- Choose mobile proxies when targeting apps or sites that aggressively block datacenter subnets.
- Use a rotating IP rotation strategy across any type to reduce per-IP ban exposure.
How to get an American IP address in 4 steps
Getting connected through a proxy in the United States takes under five minutes with Geonode.
- Create a free Geonode account, then navigate to the dashboard and select "United States" as your target location from the country filter.
- Choose your proxy type — residential is recommended for most use cases — then pick your preferred authentication method: username/password or allowlisted IP.
- Copy the generated proxy endpoint string, which includes the host, port, and your credentials, ready to paste into any tool or script.
- Test your connection using the code examples in §9 below, then confirm your exit IP resolves to a American address before running production traffic.
United States proxy pricing: buy United States proxies from $0.27/GB
Geonode's American residential proxies start at just $0.27/GB — one of the most competitive entry prices for genuine residential traffic.
As your monthly data volume increases, per-GB costs drop further through tiered volume discounts, making large-scale scraping projects significantly more affordable. There are no hidden setup fees or per-IP charges. Visit the pricing page to see the full tier breakdown and calculate your projected spend.
Every plan includes:
- Access to over 500,000 residential IPs spread across all 50 United States states.
- Unlimited concurrent connections with no throttling on your allocated bandwidth.
- Automatic IP rotation powered by intelligent residential proxy selection logic.
- 24/7 technical support with sub-one-hour response times for paid subscribers.
Why target the United States specifically
No other market offers the combination of scale, purchasing power, and data richness that the United States does.
The numbers make the case plainly:
- Approximately 311 million Americans use the internet, representing a penetration rate of around 92% of the total population as of 2024.
- The U.S. e-commerce market generated roughly $1.1 trillion in sales in 2023, making it the second-largest e-commerce market in the world.
- Mobile devices account for approximately 57% of all web traffic in the country as of 2024.
- The residential broadband market is served by around 5 major national ISPs — including Comcast Xfinity, AT&T Internet, and Verizon Fios — alongside dozens of regional providers.
- Amazon holds approximately 37% of the local e-commerce market share, with over 200 million Prime members globally as of 2024.
- A American proxy also unlocks region-locked streaming catalogues on Netflix, Hulu, and Peacock, plus domestic financial and sports-betting services unavailable abroad.
Top use cases for United States proxies
From retail intelligence to brand protection, an American proxy opens access to the world's most commercially valuable web ecosystem.
E-commerce price monitoring
Track competitor pricing on the local market daily without triggering bot-detection systems that block non-residential IPs.
Ad verification
Confirm your display and search ads appear correctly for domestic audiences across different states and devices.
SEO rank tracking
Pull accurate, location-specific search results from Google.com to monitor keyword rankings as a real local user would see them.
Streaming & content access
A American proxy unlocks full catalogues on geo-restricted platforms that serve different content libraries by country.
Brand protection
Monitor marketplaces and social platforms for counterfeit listings or unauthorized use of your brand assets in the local market.
Financial data collection
Access domestic financial portals, real estate databases like Zillow, and sports-betting platforms that restrict non-US visitors entirely.
Most-scraped local platforms by Geonode customers:
- Amazon.com — pricing, reviews, and product availability data refreshed multiple times daily.
- Walmart — grocery and general merchandise pricing across thousands of regional store locations.
- Best Buy — consumer electronics pricing and inventory signals used for competitive benchmarking.
- CNN and The New York Times — media monitoring, sentiment analysis, and news aggregation pipelines.
- Zillow — real estate listing data and property valuation trends scraped for market research.
Free vs paid United States proxies: what actually works
Free United States proxies are useful for one-off checks, but they fail quickly under production load.
Public lists are overcrowded, IPs are burned within hours, and there is no SLA or support when a critical scrape fails. Paid United States proxies from a managed network deliver consistent uptime, clean IPs, and dedicated bandwidth that free alternatives simply cannot match at scale.
Concrete differences between free and paid:
- Free proxies typically rotate from a shared pool of only a few hundred IPs; paid plans give access to 500,000+ fresh residential addresses.
- Free IPs are frequently listed on blocklists before you even download them, causing immediate bans on protected sites.
- Paid plans offer guaranteed bandwidth and latency SLAs; free proxies offer neither and throttle without warning.
- Paid providers supply authentication, session control, and API access; free lists require manual management and constant re-checking.
- Customer support is available around the clock on paid plans, whereas free proxies offer zero recourse when connections fail.
Code quick start: United States proxy in Python, Node.js and cURL
Swap in your Geonode credentials and run.
Each snippet targets a American exit node and prints your assigned IP.
# Python (requests)
import requests
proxy = {"http": "http://USER:PASS@proxy.geonode.com:10000",
"https": "http://USER:PASS@proxy.geonode.com:10000"}
r = requests.get("https://api.ipify.org", proxies=proxy)
print(r.text)// Node.js (axios + https-proxy-agent)
const axios = require("axios");
const { HttpsProxyAgent } = require("https-proxy-agent");
const agent = new HttpsProxyAgent("http://USER:PASS@proxy.geonode.com:10000");
axios.get("https://api.ipify.org", { httpsAgent: agent }).then(r => console.log(r.data));# cURL
curl -x http://USER:PASS@proxy.geonode.com:10000 https://api.ipify.orgCommon connection mistakes to avoid:
- Forgetting to allowlist your server IP in the dashboard before switching to IP-based authentication.
- Using HTTP-only proxy settings for HTTPS targets, which causes silent request failures on secure sites.
- Setting session TTL too high, which exhausts sticky-session limits and triggers IP recycling mid-crawl.
United States proxy FAQ
What is a American proxy?
A proxy in the United States routes your internet traffic through a local IP, so target websites see a domestic visitor rather than your real location.
Are United States proxies legal to use?
Using an American proxy is legal for legitimate purposes such as research, price monitoring, and testing. Always comply with the terms of service of sites you access.
How many United States IPs does Geonode provide?
Geonode's pool contains over 500,000 residential IPs distributed across all 50 states, giving broad geographic coverage for location-specific requests.
Which ISPs do your United States proxies come from?
The pool includes IPs from major carriers like Comcast Xfinity, AT&T Internet, and Verizon Fios, as well as many regional broadband and mobile providers.
Can I use a American proxy for streaming?
Yes. A residential proxy in the country unlocks geo-restricted catalogues on platforms like Netflix, Hulu, and Peacock that detect and block datacenter IPs.
What is the difference between a American proxy and a VPN?
A proxy forwards specific application traffic; a VPN tunnels all device traffic. Proxies offer finer control, faster rotation, and larger IP pools for data collection tasks.
How do I get a proxy from a specific US state?
In the Geonode dashboard, use the state or city filter after selecting the country. The API also accepts a state parameter for programmatic targeting of precise locations.
Do you offer a free trial for American proxies?
Geonode provides a free-tier plan with limited bandwidth so you can test connectivity before committing to a paid plan. Visit the pricing page for current trial details.
How does Geonode compare to using a Canadian or Mexican proxy?
The country's market size and content library far exceed those available through a Canada proxy or a Mexico proxy, though those are useful for North American regional coverage.
What speed can I expect from a American residential proxy?
Most residential sessions sustain 20–50 Mbps, sufficient for concurrent scraping threads. ISP proxies in the pool regularly exceed 100 Mbps for latency-sensitive workflows.
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What United States proxies are used for
United States e-commerce data
Scrape Amazon.de, Otto, Zalando pricing — local IPs see local prices and EUR/DE-specific deals
Localized ad verification
Check how ads render to United States users across Bayern, NRW, Berlin regions
United States SERP tracking
Monitor Google.de rankings from real United States IPs — track .de SERPs vs .com
Geo-restricted content
Access United States-only services (ARD/ZDF Mediathek, RTL+) for testing and research
United States real-estate intel
ImmoScout24, Immowelt listings — properties often gated by IP geography
Local news + price-discovery
Spiegel paywall research, Idealo / Geizhals price-tracking with United States exit IPs
Code Quick Start
Route any request through a US residential IP using these credentials.
curl -x 203.0.113.10:9000 -U "user:pass" "http://ip-api.com"Here's how we offer low prices on world-class quality
Most scraping APIs run on rented supply with credit-based pricing. That's why your bill is unpredictable. We chose the opposite path and the math compounds.


Legal use of proxies in United States
Using residential proxies may be lawful for legitimate purposes, including market research, ad verification, SEO monitoring, fraud prevention and competitive intelligence on lawfully accessible public data.
Extraterritorial privacy laws like GDPR and CCPA require that any personal-data collection through proxies comply with applicable privacy and data-protection requirements. Scraping behind authentication walls, circumventing technical access controls, accessing non-public data, or copying protected content may be restricted under unauthorized-access, intellectual-property, database-rights and contract rules — stay on lawfully accessible public endpoints.
Geonode IPs are ethically sourced via opt-in consumer apps, including Repocket and Zenshield, with source-side consent and compliance controls.
Not legal advice — consult local counsel for your jurisdiction and specific use case.
United States proxy FAQ
Proxies in other locations
Same network, same pricing, different exit country. Every location below runs on Geonode's own IP pool with per-GB billing and no credit system.
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