Fake Zip Codes about faker HOT 6 OPEN

We don't use that URL to generate anything, just as a reference.

Could you clarify more, this bug report is not clear to me.

Address is generating fake zip codes

What is the issue here? Is the format wrong? Could you add a reproduction script showing exactly what the bug is? Just adding a version does not help.

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Apologies.. I wasn't entirely sure how to reproduce it, but my seed data was being populated by zip codes that didn't actually exist anywhere in the US, which was leading to bugs in my geocoder.

What I had in my seed file was:
zip: Faker::Address.zip

and this led to the two aforementioned fake zips I identified (I didn't check every one):

90779
36631

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Hi, @garrettgregor , thanks for the reproduction steps. Zipcodes are randomly generated by faker, there's no guarantee they will exist anywhere.

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Understood. I was under the impression that they were being created from real zips - I'd love to potentially contribute to see if there is a way to generate real data. When utilizing faker for zips, and then trying to geocode off that data, I think it would be valuable for devs to have that zip code be reliable.

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to see if there is a way to generate real data

We only generate fake random data. If the need is to generate real data, it's best to do that on your app and share it with others through blog posts, gists, etc. That's also a way to contribute to the library and to the community :)

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