New York · United States
PeeringDB records seven internet exchanges in New York and 41 colocation facilities holding 688 network presences. DE-CIX New York carries the most participants at 262, ahead of NYIIX New York at 192. An address that geolocates to New York shows where its operator registered the block rather than where a device sits.
Internet exchanges in New York
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 |
|---|---|---|
DE-CIX New York | 262 | none in the registry |
NYIIX New York New York International Internet eXchange | 192 | |
Equinix New York Equinix Internet Exchange New York | 102 | |
Digital Realty New York Digital Realty New York Internet Exchange | 53 | none in the registry |
BGP.Exchange - New York | 51 | none in the registry |
MegaIX New York Megaport MegaIX New York | 22 | none in the registry |
DACS-IX North DACS-IX North Region | 4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Realty NYC (60 Hudson) | 160 | 60 Hudson St |
| Digital Realty NYC (111 8th Ave) | 130 | 111 8th Ave |
| Equinix NY9 - New York, 111 8th Avenue | 78 | 111 8th Ave |
| Telehouse - New York Chelsea | 47 | 85 10th Avenue |
| Digital Realty NYC (32 AofA) | 40 | 32 6th Ave (Avenue of the Americas) |
| CoreSite - New York (NY1) | 35 | 32 Avenue of the Americas |
| 60 Hudson | 30 | 60 Hudson St. |
| H5 Data Centers New York | 26 | 325 Hudson Street |
| DataBank New York (LGA1) | 17 | 60 Hudson St |
| QTD - 60 Hudson | 15 | 60 Hudson Street |
| NYI NY2 (60 Hudson Street) | 15 | 60 Hudson Street |
| DataBank New York (LGA2) | 11 | 111 8th Ave |
Showing the 12 facilities with the most networks, of 41 recorded.
What a New York IP address tells you
DE-CIX New York lists 262 participants and NYIIX New York 192, which places most of the city's exchange peering in those two. Equinix New York records 102, Digital Realty New York 53, BGP.Exchange - New York 51, MegaIX New York 22, and DACS-IX North 4, for 686 participant records across the seven exchanges. Colocation carries similar weight, with 41 facilities holding 688 network presences and Digital Realty NYC (60 Hudson) alone at 160 networks. Of the three United States mobile carriers in the registry, only T-Mobile's AS21928 shows up in a New York exchange participant list, at NYIIX New York.
An address that databases place in New York often reflects a registry record rather than a location. An operator announces a block whose registration names New York, and every device behind that block inherits the same answer, wherever it connects. Mobile networks make this wider still, since traffic from many subscribers leaves through a small number of gateways and takes the gateway's address. Geolocation providers read the operator's published location for the prefix, so their answer moves only when the operator changes what it publishes.
Someone checking a New York address gets more from the origin ASN and the netname on the specific prefix than from a city label. The origin ASN names the network announcing the route, and in this city that could be one of the 686 participant records at the seven exchanges or one of the 688 network presences across 41 facilities. A mobile ASN such as T-Mobile's AS21928 points to a carrier network, while a colocation or transit ASN points to hardware in a facility.
Mobile carriers in the United States
A mobile address in New York 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 New York?
PeeringDB lists seven: DE-CIX New York with 262 participants, NYIIX New York with 192, Equinix New York with 102, Digital Realty New York with 53, BGP.Exchange - New York with 51, MegaIX New York with 22, and DACS-IX North with 4.
Do United States mobile carriers peer in New York?
T-Mobile's AS21928 appears in the participant list for NYIIX New York. AT&T and Verizon mobile ASNs do not show up in any New York exchange list in PeeringDB, which does not rule out private interconnection that the registry never records.
Does an IP that geolocates to New York mean the device is there?
No. The city label comes from the address block's registry record and the operator's published location for that prefix, both of which the operator sets. Mobile blocks in particular cover wide areas and route through few gateways, so the registered city and the device's location can differ.
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