Los Angeles · United States
PeeringDB records five exchanges in Los Angeles. Equinix Los Angeles is the best connected with 83 participants out of 170 participant records citywide, while 36 facilities hold 859 network presences, with CoreSite LA1 at One Wilshire listing 334 networks. An address that geolocates to Los Angeles reflects an operator's registry entry rather than a device.
Internet exchanges in Los Angeles
An exchange is a shared switch where networks hand traffic to each other directly. Participant counts come from PeeringDB, where each network maintains its own record.
| Exchange | Participants | Registry carriers peering |
|---|---|---|
Equinix Los Angeles Equinix Internet Exchange Los Angeles | 83 | |
BGP.Exchange - Los Angeles | 42 | none in the registry |
MegaIX Los Angeles Megaport MegaIX Los Angeles | 23 | none in the registry |
NYIIX Los Angeles New York International Internet eXchange - Los Angeles | 21 | |
MorePeering Los Angeles | 1 | none in the registry |
Exchange records: PeeringDB.
Colocation facilities
Buildings where networks put equipment. The network count is how many PeeringDB members list a presence there, which shows where capacity in the city sits.
| Facility | Networks present | Address |
|---|---|---|
| CoreSite - Los Angeles (LA1) One Wilshire | 334 | 624 S. Grand Ave. |
| CoreSite - Los Angeles (LA2) | 199 | 900 N. Alameda |
| Equinix LA1 - Los Angeles | 137 | 600 W 7th St |
| Digital Realty LAX (600 W 7th) | 50 | 600 West 7th Street |
| CoreSite - Los Angeles (LA3) | 19 | 200 Bauchet St |
| QuadraNet DTLA | 16 | 530 West 6th Street |
| Equinix LA2 - Los Angeles | 14 | 818 W 7th St |
| Crown Castle Los Angeles (624 S Grand) | 13 | 624 South Grand Ave, Suite 1207 |
| Telecom Center LA | 9 | 530 West 6th Street |
| Psychz Networks LAX1 | 9 | 700 Wilshire Blvd #200 |
| The Garland Center / West 7 Center | 8 | 1200 W.7th Street |
| Evocative LAX14 | 8 | 3690 Redondo Beach Ave |
Showing the 12 facilities with the most networks, of 36 recorded.
What a Los Angeles IP address tells you
Los Angeles keeps its interconnection in buildings more than in exchanges. The five exchanges hold 170 participant records between them, with Equinix Los Angeles at 83, BGP.Exchange at 42, MegaIX at 23, NYIIX Los Angeles at 21 and MorePeering at 1. Facilities record 859 network presences across 36 sites, five times the exchange total. CoreSite LA1 at One Wilshire lists 334 networks, CoreSite LA2 199 and Equinix LA1 137. No ASN from the mobile lists for AT&T, T-Mobile or Verizon appears at a Los Angeles exchange.
An address that geolocates to Los Angeles may sit in one of those buildings or nowhere near them. Networks register large ranges against a single postal address, and a database reading that record places every address in the range at the same point. Mobile networks add a further step, since traffic from a wide serving area exits through a small set of gateways and the operator publishes one city for the block. The label describes the registration rather than the handset.
Check the origin ASN and the prefix record. An address announced by a network present at One Wilshire belongs to that network or one of its customers, which a city field cannot tell apart. An address announced by one of the registry's mobile ASNs, such as AT&T's AS20057 or T-Mobile's AS21928, sits in a consumer range where the published city is an approximation. The netname and registered holder on the exact prefix say more than the city lookup does.
Mobile carriers in the United States
A mobile address in Los Angeles is routed by one of the country's operators. Each entry lists the operator's ASNs, so you can check which network an address belongs to.
Questions
Which internet exchanges are in Los Angeles?
PeeringDB lists five. Equinix Los Angeles has 83 participants, BGP.Exchange - Los Angeles 42, MegaIX Los Angeles 23, NYIIX Los Angeles 21 and MorePeering Los Angeles 1, for 170 participant records against 859 network presences in the city's facilities.
Do United States mobile carriers peer in Los Angeles?
Not in the registry data. No ASN from the mobile lists for AT&T, T-Mobile or Verizon appears at any of the five Los Angeles exchanges. Mobile operators often interconnect privately inside facilities, and PeeringDB has no record of such links.
Does an IP that geolocates to Los Angeles mean the device is there?
No. The city on an address comes from what its operator registered, and with 859 network presences across 36 facilities many Los Angeles addresses belong to servers. The origin ASN and prefix netname identify the holder better than the city.
Sources
- PeeringDB - exchanges, participant counts, facilities and network presence, snapshot 2026-09-07
- PROXIES.SX carrier and ASN registry - operator ASNs used to match peering participants