Question 2: Site from California

Response

Dear Customer,

Your site is served from California due to Cloudflare’s anycast routing, which directs traffic to the nearest data center based on ISP peering, not geographic proximity.

Steps to Resolve

Check the serving data center in Cloudflare Analytics.
Enable Argo Smart Routing to optimize traffic path if needed.

Contact support with further details if required.

Best regards,
Omir
Your Cloudflare Support Team

Tools I would use:

Cloudflare Analytics - dash.cloudflare.com for locations.
Traceroute - traceroute yoursite.com to trace path.

Thought Process:

Identified anycast routing as cause. Suggested Analytics check and Argo optimization.

Sources and Research:

Reviewed routing behavior. Source: Cloudflare Glossary.