Regex for US ZIP codes

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g i m s u y d v (JavaScript)
Ship to 90210 or 10001-1234.

Plain-English explanation

Flavor: JavaScript RegExp

Flags: g (find all matches)

a word boundary Then Match digit character (0–9), repeated exactly 5 times. Then Match (non-capturing): Match the character "-". Then Match digit character (0–9), repeated exactly 4 times, optional. Then a word boundary

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