fix(location): Pad en_US ZIP codes left to 5 characters if needed (#2278)

* fix(location): Pad en_US ZIP codes left to 5 characters if needed

* fix NJ and RI

* fix PR

* updated postcode_by_state to use string patterns

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Co-authored-by: DivisionByZero <[email protected]>

3 files changed, 59 insertions, 212 deletions

diff --git a/src/definitions/location.ts b/src/definitions/location.ts
index b8e7ebab..b32ae1c1 100644
--- a/src/definitions/location.ts
+++ b/src/definitions/location.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ export type LocationDefinition = LocaleEntry<{
   /**
    * Postcodes patterns by state
    */
-  postcode_by_state: { [state: string]: { min: number; max: number } };
+  postcode_by_state: {
+    [state: string]: string;
+  };
 
   /**
    * Postcodes patterns.
diff --git a/src/locales/en_US/location/postcode_by_state.ts b/src/locales/en_US/location/postcode_by_state.ts
index 1c49baf3..70b61700 100644
--- a/src/locales/en_US/location/postcode_by_state.ts
+++ b/src/locales/en_US/location/postcode_by_state.ts
@@ -1,210 +1,54 @@
 export default {
-  AK: {
-    min: 99501,
-    max: 99950,
-  },
-  AL: {
-    min: 35004,
-    max: 36925,
-  },
-  AR: {
-    min: 71601,
-    max: 72959,
-  },
-  AZ: {
-    min: 85001,
-    max: 86556,
-  },
-  CA: {
-    min: 90001,
-    max: 96162,
-  },
-  CO: {
-    min: 80001,
-    max: 81658,
-  },
-  CT: {
-    min: 6001,
-    max: 6389,
-  },
-  DC: {
-    min: 20001,
-    max: 20039,
-  },
-  DE: {
-    min: 19701,
-    max: 19980,
-  },
-  FL: {
-    min: 32004,
-    max: 34997,
-  },
-  GA: {
-    min: 30001,
-    max: 31999,
-  },
-  HI: {
-    min: 96701,
-    max: 96898,
-  },
-  IA: {
-    min: 50001,
-    max: 52809,
-  },
-  ID: {
-    min: 83201,
-    max: 83876,
-  },
-  IL: {
-    min: 60001,
-    max: 62999,
-  },
-  IN: {
-    min: 46001,
-    max: 47997,
-  },
-  KS: {
-    min: 66002,
-    max: 67954,
-  },
-  KY: {
-    min: 40003,
-    max: 42788,
-  },
-  LA: {
-    min: 70001,
-    max: 71232,
-  },
-  MA: {
-    min: 1001,
-    max: 2791,
-  },
-  MD: {
-    min: 20899,
-    max: 20908,
-  },
-  ME: {
-    min: 3901,
-    max: 4992,
-  },
-  MI: {
-    min: 48001,
-    max: 49971,
-  },
-  MN: {
-    min: 55001,
-    max: 56763,
-  },
-  MO: {
-    min: 63001,
-    max: 65899,
-  },
-  MS: {
-    min: 38601,
-    max: 39776,
-  },
-  MT: {
-    min: 59001,
-    max: 59937,
-  },
-  NC: {
-    min: 27006,
-    max: 28909,
-  },
-  ND: {
-    min: 58001,
-    max: 58856,
-  },
-  NE: {
-    min: 68001,
-    max: 68118,
-  },
-  NH: {
-    min: 3031,
-    max: 3897,
-  },
-  NJ: {
-    min: 7001,
-    max: 8989,
-  },
-  NM: {
-    min: 87001,
-    max: 88441,
-  },
-  NV: {
-    min: 88901,
-    max: 89883,
-  },
-  NY: {
-    min: 6390,
-    max: 6390,
-  },
-  OH: {
-    min: 43001,
-    max: 45999,
-  },
-  OK: {
-    min: 73001,
-    max: 73199,
-  },
-  OR: {
-    min: 97001,
-    max: 97920,
-  },
-  PA: {
-    min: 15001,
-    max: 19640,
-  },
-  PR: {
-    min: 0,
-    max: 0,
-  },
-  RI: {
-    min: 2801,
-    max: 2940,
-  },
-  SC: {
-    min: 29001,
-    max: 29948,
-  },
-  SD: {
-    min: 57001,
-    max: 57799,
-  },
-  TN: {
-    min: 37010,
-    max: 38589,
-  },
-  TX: {
-    min: 75503,
-    max: 79999,
-  },
-  UT: {
-    min: 84001,
-    max: 84784,
-  },
-  VA: {
-    min: 20040,
-    max: 20041,
-  },
-  VT: {
-    min: 5001,
-    max: 5495,
-  },
-  WA: {
-    min: 98001,
-    max: 99403,
-  },
-  WI: {
-    min: 53001,
-    max: 54990,
-  },
-  WV: {
-    min: 24701,
-    max: 26886,
-  },
-  WY: {
-    min: 82001,
-    max: 83128,
-  },
+  AK: '{{number.int({"min": 99501,"max": 99950})}}',
+  AL: '{{number.int({"min": 35004,"max": 36925})}}',
+  AR: '{{number.int({"min": 71601,"max": 72959})}}',
+  AZ: '{{number.int({"min": 85001,"max": 86556})}}',
+  CA: '{{number.int({"min": 90001,"max": 96162})}}',
+  CO: '{{number.int({"min": 80001,"max": 81658})}}',
+  CT: '0{{number.int({"min": 6001,"max": 6389})}}',
+  DC: '{{number.int({"min": 20001,"max": 20039})}}',
+  DE: '{{number.int({"min": 19701,"max": 19980})}}',
+  FL: '{{number.int({"min": 32004,"max": 34997})}}',
+  GA: '{{number.int({"min": 30001,"max": 31999})}}',
+  HI: '{{number.int({"min": 96701,"max": 96898})}}',
+  IA: '{{number.int({"min": 50001,"max": 52809})}}',
+  ID: '{{number.int({"min": 83201,"max": 83876})}}',
+  IL: '{{number.int({"min": 60001,"max": 62999})}}',
+  IN: '{{number.int({"min": 46001,"max": 47997})}}',
+  KS: '{{number.int({"min": 66002,"max": 67954})}}',
+  KY: '{{number.int({"min": 40003,"max": 42788})}}',
+  LA: '{{number.int({"min": 70001,"max": 71232})}}',
+  MA: '0{{number.int({"min": 1001,"max": 2791})}}',
+  MD: '{{number.int({"min": 20899,"max": 20908})}}',
+  ME: '0{{number.int({"min": 3901,"max": 4992})}}',
+  MI: '{{number.int({"min": 48001,"max": 49971})}}',
+  MN: '{{number.int({"min": 55001,"max": 56763})}}',
+  MO: '{{number.int({"min": 63001,"max": 65899})}}',
+  MS: '{{number.int({"min": 38601,"max": 39776})}}',
+  MT: '{{number.int({"min": 59001,"max": 59937})}}',
+  NC: '{{number.int({"min": 27006,"max": 28909})}}',
+  ND: '{{number.int({"min": 58001,"max": 58856})}}',
+  NE: '{{number.int({"min": 68001,"max": 68118})}}',
+  NH: '0{{number.int({"min": 3031,"max": 3897})}}',
+  NJ: '0{{number.int({"min": 7001,"max": 8989})}}',
+  NM: '{{number.int({"min": 87001,"max": 88441})}}',
+  NV: '{{number.int({"min": 88901,"max": 89883})}}',
+  NY: '0{{number.int({"min": 6390,"max": 6390})}}',
+  OH: '{{number.int({"min": 43001,"max": 45999})}}',
+  OK: '{{number.int({"min": 73001,"max": 73199})}}',
+  OR: '{{number.int({"min": 97001,"max": 97920})}}',
+  PA: '{{number.int({"min": 15001,"max": 19640})}}',
+  PR: '00{{number.int({"min": 601,"max": 988})}}',
+  RI: '0{{number.int({"min": 2801,"max": 2940})}}',
+  SC: '{{number.int({"min": 29001,"max": 29948})}}',
+  SD: '{{number.int({"min": 57001,"max": 57799})}}',
+  TN: '{{number.int({"min": 37010,"max": 38589})}}',
+  TX: '{{number.int({"min": 75503,"max": 79999})}}',
+  UT: '{{number.int({"min": 84001,"max": 84784})}}',
+  VA: '{{number.int({"min": 20040,"max": 20041})}}',
+  VT: '0{{number.int({"min": 5001,"max": 5495})}}',
+  WA: '{{number.int({"min": 98001,"max": 99403})}}',
+  WI: '{{number.int({"min": 53001,"max": 54990})}}',
+  WV: '{{number.int({"min": 24701,"max": 26886})}}',
+  WY: '{{number.int({"min": 82001,"max": 83128})}}',
 };
diff --git a/src/modules/location/index.ts b/src/modules/location/index.ts
index cdfa44d0..175c5433 100644
--- a/src/modules/location/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/location/index.ts
@@ -65,10 +65,11 @@ export class LocationModule {
     const { state } = options;
 
     if (state) {
-      const zipRange = this.faker.definitions.location.postcode_by_state[state];
+      const zipPattern: string =
+        this.faker.definitions.location.postcode_by_state[state];
 
-      if (zipRange) {
-        return String(this.faker.number.int(zipRange));
+      if (zipPattern) {
+        return this.faker.helpers.fake(zipPattern);
       }
 
       throw new FakerError(`No zip code definition found for state "${state}"`);