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detain/zip-zapper
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Validates Zip/Postal Codes for any country and gives that countries name for thier verions of Zip/Post code

v2.0.0(6y ago)81.5k4[2 PRs](https://github.com/detain/zip-zapper/pulls)MITPHPPHP >=5.4CI failing

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Zip Zapper
==========

[](#zip-zapper)

Validates Zip / Postal type codes by country with some features

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[Postal Systems by Country](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Postal_system)
[DMOZ Post/Zip Code Info+DB](http://dmoztools.net/Reference/Directories/Address_and_Phone_Numbers/Postal_Codes/)
[List of Postal Codes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_postal_codes)

Based on a similar project [sirprize/postal-code-validator](https://github.com/sirprize/postal-code-validator) but expanded on it adding over 100 new validations and updating ther others using mostly the Wikipedia postal codes list and some other features I needed in zip validation.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require detain/zip-zapper

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Check If Country Is Supported

[](#check-if-country-is-supported)

```
use Detain\ZipZapper\Validator;

$validator = new Validator();
$validator->hasCountry('CH'); // returns true

```

### Check If Postal Code Is Properly Formatted

[](#check-if-postal-code-is-properly-formatted)

```
use Detain\ZipZapper\Validator;

$validator = new Validator();
$validator->isValid('CH', 'usjU87jsdf'); // returns false
$validator->isValid('CH', '3007'); // returns true

```

### Get The Possible Formats For a Specific Country

[](#get-the-possible-formats-for-a-specific-country)

```
use Detain\ZipZapper\Validator;

$validator = new Validator();
$validator->getFormats('GB'); // returns array('@@## #@@', '@#@ #@@', '@@# #@@', '@@#@ #@@', '@## #@@', '@# #@@')

```

Formatting
----------

[](#formatting)

- `#` = `0-9`
- `@` = `a-zA-Z`

###  Health Score

33

—

LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity26

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity61

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 92.4% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~427 days

Total

3

Last Release

2482d ago

Major Versions

v1.0.1 → v2.0.02019-07-23

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0.0PHP >=5.3.2

v2.0.0PHP >=5.4

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

[![detain](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1364504?v=4)](https://github.com/detain "detain (133 commits)")[![kumar-interserver](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/29834101?v=4)](https://github.com/kumar-interserver "kumar-interserver (10 commits)")[![peter279k](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9021747?v=4)](https://github.com/peter279k "peter279k (1 commits)")

---

Tags

postal-codevalidationzipcodevalidatorzipzip codecepzipcodepostcodepostal-codeplzcapeircodenpapin codepostal expedition codepostal addressing coddenumro postal dacheminementpostal index numberPostal Routing Numberzone improvement plan

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

### Embed Badge

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