Valid us zip code full#
Valid us zip code code#

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Valid us zip code code#

You think your users will be confused and/or irritated by a field that clearly is long enough to accept a zip code in the 5+4 format but doesn't do so.You can reasonably argue that there is a need to handle zip 5+4 in your application (this should be a given, but again.).The first five digits indicate the destination post office or delivery area. The 9-digit ZIP Code consists of two sections.

Valid us zip code full#

Your developers are hostile to bug reports (sadly, this happens a lot more than it should) ZIP+4 Codes (or ZIP Plus 4 Codes) are the final 4 digits of a full nine-digit ZIP Code.

It should correctly return TRUE for genuine zip codes, and will weed out most badly formatted strings non-existent areas, but some non-existent codes may. Unused area prefixes return FALSE, but the function doesn't guarantee that the zip code actually exists.

Your application does not state in any way how zip 5+4 should be handled A valid zip code is considered to be 5 digits, or 5 digits then a hyphen then 4 digits.

Your application uses the +4 extension in any way The lowest numbered ZIP code in the US is 00501, which is an IRS dedicated ZIP code in New York.

Your specifications/user stories call for any or all valid US zip codes to be accepted (this is an implicit requirement to accept zip 5+4).Assuming that you're working in a US environment (the zip code being in US format) and that your application specifications don't call out whether or not a zip 5+4 should be accepted: