diff --git a/messages/de.json b/messages/de.json
index 81fd5f333..413ecb79f 100644
--- a/messages/de.json
+++ b/messages/de.json
@@ -5437,7 +5437,7 @@
     "integrationWebPush": "Web Push",
     "offlineGeoLabel": "Geodaten",
     "offlineGeoEnabled": "Offline (GeoLite2)",
-    "offlineGeoFallback": "Fallback (ipwho.is) — MAXMIND_LICENSE_KEY in CI setzen",
+    "offlineGeoFallback": "Online ({host}) — MAXMIND_LICENSE_KEY in CI setzen",
     "apiGlobal": "API-Endpunkte und API-Tokens erlauben.",
     "umamiTitle": "Umami",
     "umamiDescription": "Web-Analyse mit Umami",
@@ -5673,7 +5673,7 @@
       "snapshotBuiltAt": "Gebaut am",
       "snapshotOfflineGeo": "Geodaten",
       "snapshotOfflineGeoOn": "Offline (GeoLite2)",
-      "snapshotOfflineGeoOff": "Fallback (ipwho.is)",
+      "snapshotOfflineGeoOff": "Online ({host})",
       "versionTileTitle": "Version",
       "versionTileVersion": "Laufende Version",
       "versionTileBuildSha": "Build-SHA",
diff --git a/messages/en.json b/messages/en.json
index 288535375..c2bf9e148 100644
--- a/messages/en.json
+++ b/messages/en.json
@@ -5437,7 +5437,7 @@
     "integrationWebPush": "Web Push",
     "offlineGeoLabel": "Geo data",
     "offlineGeoEnabled": "Offline (GeoLite2)",
-    "offlineGeoFallback": "Fallback (ipwho.is) — set MAXMIND_LICENSE_KEY in CI",
+    "offlineGeoFallback": "Online ({host}) — set MAXMIND_LICENSE_KEY in CI",
     "apiGlobal": "Allow API endpoints and API tokens.",
     "umamiTitle": "Umami",
     "umamiDescription": "Web analytics with Umami",
@@ -5673,7 +5673,7 @@
       "snapshotBuiltAt": "Built at",
       "snapshotOfflineGeo": "Geo data",
       "snapshotOfflineGeoOn": "Offline (GeoLite2)",
-      "snapshotOfflineGeoOff": "Fallback (ipwho.is)",
+      "snapshotOfflineGeoOff": "Online ({host})",
       "versionTileTitle": "Version",
       "versionTileVersion": "Running version",
       "versionTileBuildSha": "Build SHA",
diff --git a/messages/es.json b/messages/es.json
index 4433313fa..530ef26a6 100644
--- a/messages/es.json
+++ b/messages/es.json
@@ -5437,7 +5437,7 @@
     "integrationWebPush": "Web Push",
     "offlineGeoLabel": "Datos geográficos",
     "offlineGeoEnabled": "Sin conexión (GeoLite2)",
-    "offlineGeoFallback": "Respaldo (ipwho.is) — configura MAXMIND_LICENSE_KEY en CI",
+    "offlineGeoFallback": "En línea ({host}) — configura MAXMIND_LICENSE_KEY en CI",
     "apiGlobal": "Permitir endpoints de API y tokens de API.",
     "umamiTitle": "Umami",
     "umamiDescription": "Analítica web con Umami",
@@ -5673,7 +5673,7 @@
       "snapshotBuiltAt": "Compilado el",
       "snapshotOfflineGeo": "Datos geográficos",
       "snapshotOfflineGeoOn": "Sin conexión (GeoLite2)",
-      "snapshotOfflineGeoOff": "Respaldo (ipwho.is)",
+      "snapshotOfflineGeoOff": "En línea ({host})",
       "versionTileTitle": "Versión",
       "versionTileVersion": "Versión en ejecución",
       "versionTileBuildSha": "SHA de compilación",
diff --git a/messages/fr.json b/messages/fr.json
index 07dcf3613..503f55f6e 100644
--- a/messages/fr.json
+++ b/messages/fr.json
@@ -5437,7 +5437,7 @@
     "integrationWebPush": "Web Push",
     "offlineGeoLabel": "Données géographiques",
     "offlineGeoEnabled": "Hors ligne (GeoLite2)",
-    "offlineGeoFallback": "Fallback (ipwho.is) — définissez MAXMIND_LICENSE_KEY dans la CI",
+    "offlineGeoFallback": "En ligne ({host}) — définissez MAXMIND_LICENSE_KEY dans la CI",
     "apiGlobal": "Autoriser les points de terminaison d'API et les jetons d'API.",
     "umamiTitle": "Umami",
     "umamiDescription": "Analyse web avec Umami",
@@ -5673,7 +5673,7 @@
       "snapshotBuiltAt": "Compilé le",
       "snapshotOfflineGeo": "Données géographiques",
       "snapshotOfflineGeoOn": "Hors ligne (GeoLite2)",
-      "snapshotOfflineGeoOff": "Fallback (ipwho.is)",
+      "snapshotOfflineGeoOff": "En ligne ({host})",
       "versionTileTitle": "Version",
       "versionTileVersion": "Version en cours",
       "versionTileBuildSha": "SHA de build",
diff --git a/messages/it.json b/messages/it.json
index 8722951d1..850acef23 100644
--- a/messages/it.json
+++ b/messages/it.json
@@ -5437,7 +5437,7 @@
     "integrationWebPush": "Web Push",
     "offlineGeoLabel": "Dati geografici",
     "offlineGeoEnabled": "Offline (GeoLite2)",
-    "offlineGeoFallback": "Fallback (ipwho.is) — imposta MAXMIND_LICENSE_KEY in CI",
+    "offlineGeoFallback": "Online ({host}) — imposta MAXMIND_LICENSE_KEY in CI",
     "apiGlobal": "Consentire endpoint API e token API.",
     "umamiTitle": "Umami",
     "umamiDescription": "Analisi web con Umami",
@@ -5673,7 +5673,7 @@
       "snapshotBuiltAt": "Compilato il",
       "snapshotOfflineGeo": "Dati geografici",
       "snapshotOfflineGeoOn": "Offline (GeoLite2)",
-      "snapshotOfflineGeoOff": "Fallback (ipwho.is)",
+      "snapshotOfflineGeoOff": "Online ({host})",
       "versionTileTitle": "Versione",
       "versionTileVersion": "Versione in esecuzione",
       "versionTileBuildSha": "SHA build",
diff --git a/messages/pl.json b/messages/pl.json
index 1b3521565..71e383c3c 100644
--- a/messages/pl.json
+++ b/messages/pl.json
@@ -5437,7 +5437,7 @@
     "integrationWebPush": "Web Push",
     "offlineGeoLabel": "Dane geograficzne",
     "offlineGeoEnabled": "Offline (GeoLite2)",
-    "offlineGeoFallback": "Awaryjne (ipwho.is) — ustaw MAXMIND_LICENSE_KEY w CI",
+    "offlineGeoFallback": "Online ({host}) — ustaw MAXMIND_LICENSE_KEY w CI",
     "apiGlobal": "Zezwól na punkty końcowe API i tokeny API.",
     "umamiTitle": "Umami",
     "umamiDescription": "Analityka internetowa z Umami",
@@ -5673,7 +5673,7 @@
       "snapshotBuiltAt": "Skompilowano",
       "snapshotOfflineGeo": "Dane geograficzne",
       "snapshotOfflineGeoOn": "Offline (GeoLite2)",
-      "snapshotOfflineGeoOff": "Awaryjne (ipwho.is)",
+      "snapshotOfflineGeoOff": "Online ({host})",
       "versionTileTitle": "Wersja",
       "versionTileVersion": "Uruchomiona wersja",
       "versionTileBuildSha": "SHA kompilacji",
diff --git a/src/app/api/version/__tests__/route.test.ts b/src/app/api/version/__tests__/route.test.ts
index d9138e901..ec988a145 100644
--- a/src/app/api/version/__tests__/route.test.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/version/__tests__/route.test.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ vi.mock("@/lib/api-handler", () => ({
 }));
 
 const offlineGeoReadyMock = vi.fn(() => false);
+const resolveGeoProviderHostMock = vi.fn(() => "ipwho.is");
 vi.mock("@/lib/geo", () => ({
   offlineGeoReady: () => offlineGeoReadyMock(),
+  resolveGeoProviderHost: () => resolveGeoProviderHostMock(),
 }));
 
 import { GET } from "../route";
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ beforeEach(() => {
   delete process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_BUILT_AT;
   delete process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_VERSION;
   offlineGeoReadyMock.mockReturnValue(false);
+  resolveGeoProviderHostMock.mockReturnValue("ipwho.is");
 });
 
 interface VersionEnvelope {
@@ -28,6 +31,7 @@ interface VersionEnvelope {
     changelog: string;
     docs: string;
     offlineGeoEnabled: boolean;
+    geoProviderHost: string;
   };
 }
 
@@ -95,4 +99,11 @@ describe("GET /api/version", () => {
     const body = (await response.json()) as VersionEnvelope;
     expect(body.data.offlineGeoEnabled).toBe(true);
   });
+
+  it("surfaces the resolved online geo provider host", async () => {
+    resolveGeoProviderHostMock.mockReturnValue("ip-api.com");
+    const response = await (GET as unknown as () => Promise<Response>)();
+    const body = (await response.json()) as VersionEnvelope;
+    expect(body.data.geoProviderHost).toBe("ip-api.com");
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/api/version/route.ts b/src/app/api/version/route.ts
index a69981a7d..01177527e 100644
--- a/src/app/api/version/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/version/route.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { apiHandler } from "@/lib/api-handler";
 import { apiSuccess } from "@/lib/api-response";
-import { offlineGeoReady } from "@/lib/geo";
+import { offlineGeoReady, resolveGeoProviderHost } from "@/lib/geo";
 import packageJson from "../../../../package.json";
 
 // v1.4.27 R5 — `offlineGeoEnabled` reads from the same source the geo
@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@ export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
  *
  * `offlineGeoEnabled` is `true` when the GeoLite2-City MMDB is present
  * at the configured `GEOLITE2_DIR` and no `.empty` marker is set.
- * When `false` the runtime falls back to the online `ipwho.is`
- * provider and the resolver emits a one-shot admin notification on
- * first use.
+ * When `false` the runtime falls back to the online provider named by
+ * `geoProviderHost` (the host of `IP_GEO_LOOKUP_URL`, default
+ * `ipwho.is`) and the resolver emits a one-shot admin notification on
+ * first use. `geoProviderHost` lets the admin status surface name the
+ * real provider instead of assuming the default.
  */
 export const GET = apiHandler(async () => {
   // v1.4.43 B11 — prefer the build-arg-injected env var so the runtime
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ export const GET = apiHandler(async () => {
   const buildSha = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_BUILD_SHA?.trim() || null;
   const builtAt = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_BUILT_AT?.trim() || null;
   const offlineGeoEnabled = offlineGeoReady();
+  const geoProviderHost = resolveGeoProviderHost();
 
   return apiSuccess({
     version,
@@ -60,5 +63,6 @@ export const GET = apiHandler(async () => {
     changelog: "https://github.com/MBombeck/HealthLog/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md",
     docs: "https://docs.healthlog.dev",
     offlineGeoEnabled,
+    geoProviderHost,
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/components/admin/_shared.tsx b/src/components/admin/_shared.tsx
index 8f20921a2..52bc60302 100644
--- a/src/components/admin/_shared.tsx
+++ b/src/components/admin/_shared.tsx
@@ -500,6 +500,10 @@ export interface PublicVersion {
   buildSha: string | null;
   builtAt: string | null;
   offlineGeoEnabled?: boolean;
+  // Host of the online geo provider the runtime falls back to when the
+  // offline tier is absent (host of IP_GEO_LOOKUP_URL, default ipwho.is).
+  // Optional so legacy /api/version responses still satisfy the shape.
+  geoProviderHost?: string;
 }
 
 /** Shared `/api/version` reader — the system-status section + overview
diff --git a/src/components/admin/system-status-section.tsx b/src/components/admin/system-status-section.tsx
index 3d7302146..e14543a84 100644
--- a/src/components/admin/system-status-section.tsx
+++ b/src/components/admin/system-status-section.tsx
@@ -169,7 +169,9 @@ export function SystemStatusSection() {
                 value={
                   version.offlineGeoEnabled
                     ? t("admin.offlineGeoEnabled")
-                    : t("admin.offlineGeoFallback")
+                    : t("admin.offlineGeoFallback", {
+                        host: version.geoProviderHost ?? "ipwho.is",
+                      })
                 }
                 className={
                   version.offlineGeoEnabled
diff --git a/src/components/admin/system-status-summary.tsx b/src/components/admin/system-status-summary.tsx
index 2a3e53a53..72583f105 100644
--- a/src/components/admin/system-status-summary.tsx
+++ b/src/components/admin/system-status-summary.tsx
@@ -106,7 +106,9 @@ export function SystemStatusSummary() {
               value={
                 version.offlineGeoEnabled
                   ? t("admin.overview.snapshotOfflineGeoOn")
-                  : t("admin.overview.snapshotOfflineGeoOff")
+                  : t("admin.overview.snapshotOfflineGeoOff", {
+                      host: version.geoProviderHost ?? "ipwho.is",
+                    })
               }
               className={
                 version.offlineGeoEnabled
diff --git a/src/lib/__tests__/geo.test.ts b/src/lib/__tests__/geo.test.ts
index cf1b8c2f4..9ae5c8b58 100644
--- a/src/lib/__tests__/geo.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/__tests__/geo.test.ts
@@ -425,3 +425,34 @@ describe("lookupIpGeo carrier resolution (v1.25.8)", () => {
     expect(fetchSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 });
+
+describe("resolveGeoProviderHost (task #162)", () => {
+  it("returns the default ipwho.is host when IP_GEO_LOOKUP_URL is unset", async () => {
+    const { resolveGeoProviderHost } = await import("../geo");
+    expect(resolveGeoProviderHost()).toBe("ipwho.is");
+  });
+
+  it("returns the configured provider host", async () => {
+    process.env.IP_GEO_LOOKUP_URL = "http://ip-api.com/json";
+    const { resolveGeoProviderHost } = await import("../geo");
+    expect(resolveGeoProviderHost()).toBe("ip-api.com");
+  });
+
+  it("preserves an explicit port in the host", async () => {
+    process.env.IP_GEO_LOOKUP_URL = "https://geo.example.com:8443/lookup";
+    const { resolveGeoProviderHost } = await import("../geo");
+    expect(resolveGeoProviderHost()).toBe("geo.example.com:8443");
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to the default host for a blank env value", async () => {
+    process.env.IP_GEO_LOOKUP_URL = "   ";
+    const { resolveGeoProviderHost } = await import("../geo");
+    expect(resolveGeoProviderHost()).toBe("ipwho.is");
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to the default host for an unparseable env value", async () => {
+    process.env.IP_GEO_LOOKUP_URL = "not a url";
+    const { resolveGeoProviderHost } = await import("../geo");
+    expect(resolveGeoProviderHost()).toBe("ipwho.is");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/geo.ts b/src/lib/geo.ts
index 1a059bb9b..2896b8d62 100644
--- a/src/lib/geo.ts
+++ b/src/lib/geo.ts
@@ -121,6 +121,32 @@ const PRIVATE_IP =
 // online lookup misses, and skipped entirely when the databases are absent.
 const DEFAULT_GEO_URL = "https://ipwho.is";
 
+// The host portion of DEFAULT_GEO_URL — the provider name the admin status
+// surface shows when the offline tier is absent and the runtime resolves
+// locations online.
+const DEFAULT_GEO_HOST = "ipwho.is";
+
+/**
+ * Resolve the online geo provider HOST the runtime actually queries.
+ *
+ * Reads `IP_GEO_LOOKUP_URL` and returns its hostname (e.g. `ip-api.com`),
+ * falling back to the default `ipwho.is` when the env is unset, blank, or
+ * not a parseable URL. Pure and safe — never throws.
+ *
+ * `/api/version` surfaces this so the admin System-Snapshot can name the
+ * real provider instead of a hardcoded "ipwho.is": an operator who points
+ * `IP_GEO_LOOKUP_URL` at another provider sees that provider's host.
+ */
+export function resolveGeoProviderHost(): string {
+  const raw = process.env.IP_GEO_LOOKUP_URL?.trim();
+  if (!raw) return DEFAULT_GEO_HOST;
+  try {
+    return new URL(raw).host || DEFAULT_GEO_HOST;
+  } catch {
+    return DEFAULT_GEO_HOST;
+  }
+}
+
 function geoLiteDir(): string {
   return process.env.GEOLITE2_DIR ?? "/opt/geolite2";
 }