diff --git a/src/components/Validator.jsx b/src/components/Validator.jsx
index ecd1adb..ed3d5eb 100644
--- a/src/components/Validator.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Validator.jsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export class Validator extends React.Component {
       let addressType = address_component.types[0];
       switch(addressType) {
         case "postal_code":
-          address_components.postal_code = Number(address_component.short_name);
+          address_components.postal_code = address_component.short_name;
           break;
         case "street_number":
           address_components.street_number = address_component.short_name;
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export class Validator extends React.Component {
           <div className="right">
             <div className="form-el">
               <label htmlFor="zip-code">Zip Code</label>
-              <input type="number" id="zip-code"
+              <input type="text" id="zip-code"
                 value={validatorStore.zipCode}
                 onChange={e => validatorStore.changeValidatorMetadata(e, "zipCode")}
               />
diff --git a/src/contracts/ValidatorMetadata.contract.js b/src/contracts/ValidatorMetadata.contract.js
index 8014cb0..3d850dd 100644
--- a/src/contracts/ValidatorMetadata.contract.js
+++ b/src/contracts/ValidatorMetadata.contract.js
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ export default class ValidatorMetadata {
     let createdDate = validatorData.createdDate > 0 ? moment.unix(validatorData.createdDate).format('YYYY-MM-DD') : ''
     let updatedDate = validatorData.updatedDate > 0 ? moment.unix(validatorData.updatedDate).format('YYYY-MM-DD') : ''
     let expirationDate = validatorData.expirationDate > 0 ? moment.unix(validatorData.expirationDate).format('YYYY-MM-DD') : ''
-    let postal_code = Number(validatorData.zipcode) || ''
     return {
       firstName: toAscii(validatorData.firstName),
       lastName: toAscii(validatorData.lastName),
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ export default class ValidatorMetadata {
       expirationDate,
       licenseId: toAscii(validatorData.licenseId),
       us_state: toAscii(validatorData.state),
-      postal_code,
+      postal_code: toAscii(validatorData.zipcode),
     }
   }