diff --git a/src/modules/location/index.ts b/src/modules/location/index.ts
index a9fb7508f4a..4aabdd8db4a 100644
--- a/src/modules/location/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/location/index.ts
@@ -58,15 +58,17 @@ export class LocationModule extends ModuleBase {
 
     const { state } = options;
 
-    if (state) {
-      const zipPattern: string =
+    if (state != null) {
+      const zipPattern =
         this.faker.definitions.location.postcode_by_state[state];
 
-      if (zipPattern) {
-        return this.faker.helpers.fake(zipPattern);
+      if (zipPattern == null) {
+        throw new FakerError(
+          `No zip code definition found for state "${state}"`
+        );
       }
 
-      throw new FakerError(`No zip code definition found for state "${state}"`);
+      return this.faker.helpers.fake(zipPattern);
     }
 
     let { format = this.faker.definitions.location.postcode } = options;