You have a phone number - need address? It doesn't have to be overly difficult to find information about someone online. You just have to look in the right places.

Find addresses for home phones.

There are several free directories that will allow you to search for addresses online, such as WhitePages. If they do not give you results or are out dated, you could try an online investigator.

If you have some free time to browse the search engines you can try entering the phone number into Google. No results? keep removing the last digit of the phone number until you get a result, which will probably be businesses numbers in the same area. This will give you a rough idea where they are.

Find addresses with cell phones.

Cell phones are slightly more tricky, as they are often protected by privacy laws. You don't have to spend a fortune on an offline private detective though.

Online investigating services can give you the ability to find practically any information about someone from just a simple cell phone number. Of course there is a small fee, but this is to cover the cost of collecting all this private information.

Double check the details.

What ever your reason is for needing to find an address, you shouldn't have any difficult when searching online. Keep in mind when researching people online, most people share their name with many others, even in the same city or town. Make sure you have the correct facts to avoid any unnecessary embarrassment.