How to Change My Meetup Account Location?

Meetup is a platform dedicated to creating meetup events for all interests and lifestyles. Meetups can be a great way to meet locals in new areas as well. Meetup allows users to switch the location settings on their accounts as many times as they would like. To change locations on your account, scroll through your accounts general settings, and fill out the location information. When using the mobile app, you will find the location settings option on the Explore menu option. You also can opt for the Allow Location option that allows Meetup to track your location through your phone when on the app.

Mar 11, 2020

Meetup is a platform dedicated to bringing together people in meetups of all interests and lifestyles. When signing up for Meetup, you will need to enter in the information of what city you are living in or visiting to gain access to the Meetups around that area. When moving to another location or visiting another area, you may want to see the Meetups in that area. In this guide, you will learn how to change your Meetup account locations.

Changing your Meetup Account Location on Website

Changing your location on Meetup is an easy process that can be done as many times as you want.

Here is how to change your location:

  1. Visit Meetup.com
  2. Log into your Meetup account using an email or by using your Facebook or Google accounts
  3. In the upper-right corner, click your profile photo with the arrow pointing down next to it
  4. Once the menu has dropped down, click on the 'Settings' option
  5. You will be taken to the general account settings page; this is where you will change your account location
  6. In this menu, you will see a category labeled Location with the current location that is being used.
  7. Click the 'edit' button next to the current location
  8. Enter the country, zip code/city, and your hometown
  9. Click 'Submit'

Once you have followed these steps, you will successfully change the location on your Meetup account. Your Meetup homepage will start to show Meetup groups from that location instantly after the settings change.

Changing your Meetup Account Location on App

When using the mobile app version of Meetup, you can allow your location to be used in the app with your permission. If you do not want to enable your location on the app, here is how to change the account locations.

  1. Visit the Meetup mobile app
  2. Log into your Meetup account using an email or your Facebook or Google accounts
  3. Click the 'Explore' option on the main menu
  4. On the right-hand side click the 'Change' button with the cursor icon
  5. Enter in the city or zip code of the location
  6. Click the location that matches, and it will automatically change your account's location settings

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