CenturyLink IPs in Our Residential Pool

CenturyLink, now transitioning to the Quantum Fiber brand for consumer broadband and Lumen Technologies for enterprise services, is one of the largest broadband providers in the United States. Operating across 36 states — the broadest geographic footprint of any US telco ISP — CenturyLink serves millions of residential subscribers with DSL and fiber internet.

Our residential proxy pool includes IPs from CenturyLink's residential network. These IPs are registered to CenturyLink's consumer broadband ASN and classified as residential by all major IP intelligence databases. When you use Hex Proxies residential proxies with US targeting, your requests may route through CenturyLink IPs alongside other ISPs.

CenturyLink's unique value in our pool is geographic breadth. While cable ISPs like Comcast and Spectrum dominate urban areas, CenturyLink has extensive coverage in suburban, exurban, and rural markets across the Mountain West, Plains states, and Southeast — areas where cable ISPs have limited presence.

Hex Proxies residential proxies use a rotating IP pool that includes IPs from many ISPs. You cannot select or guarantee a specific ISP — IPs rotate automatically with country, state, and city-level targeting. The ISP coverage described on this page reflects the composition of our pool, not a dedicated ISP product.

Geographic Diversity Value

CenturyLink operates in 36 states with particularly strong presence in: - **Mountain West**: Colorado, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming - **Pacific Northwest**: Washington, Oregon - **Plains States**: Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota - **Southeast**: Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas - **Mid-South**: Missouri, Tennessee, North Carolina

This footprint fills critical geographic gaps in our residential pool. Many proxy providers over-index on cable ISP IPs from coastal metro areas. CenturyLink IPs add residential addresses from heartland and mountain states that are underrepresented in most proxy pools.

For operations requiring geographic diversity — such as nationwide SERP monitoring, regional price comparison, or testing geo-targeted content across different market types — CenturyLink IPs contribute authentic residential connections from areas that other ISPs do not cover as thoroughly.

Use Cases

**Rural and Suburban Market Research**: CenturyLink's coverage extends into markets where cable ISPs are absent. For businesses that need to understand how websites serve content to rural and suburban users, CenturyLink IPs provide an authentic perspective.

**Nationwide SEO Monitoring**: Track search results across the full geographic spectrum of the US, not just coastal metros. CenturyLink IPs add coverage in states and cities that cable ISP IPs underrepresent.

**E-Commerce Price Variation**: Some retailers adjust pricing by region. CenturyLink IPs from Mountain West and Plains states capture pricing that differs from what coastal users see.

**Content Localization Testing**: Verify that your website or app serves the correct localized content to users in CenturyLink's service areas — important for businesses targeting middle America.