Using a VPN, does that show up as an IP address in some other location? Or will it just route info/requests for location to my ISP and known location?
A VPN is like an encrypted tunnel to a proxy address. Think of all the traffic of all the people using the VPN as funneling through one server online, or one of a handful. So all those people will be masquerading as if they originated from that server address. You may live in Texas and you look like you're in Maine or Canada.