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Generate random, valid US residential addresses for testing

Generate random, valid US residential addresses for testing

by roookiecookie·Mar 3, 2026·3 points·1 comment
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AI Analysis

●Mid

Fake US address generator for testing; remove.bg approach but for addresses.

Strengths
  • •Covers all 50 states and free-tax-state filtering; removes friction from e-commerce test data
  • •Clean UI with JSON export; quick iteration for test scenarios
  • •No rate limits vs. Google Maps / HERE APIs
Weaknesses
  • •Generated addresses are detectable fakes (random street + real city/ZIP combos are inconsistent)
  • •Addresses like '1685 Paddock Way, Omaha, Georgia 10680' are invalid (Georgia/Omaha mismatch) — undermines testing accuracy
Target Audience

E-commerce developers, QA engineers testing address validation

Similar To

Faker.js address generation · mockaroo · Real random address API services

Post Description

I needed a way to get formatted, real US addresses for my e-commerce testing without hitting rate limits on big map APIs. So I built this. It supports all 50 states and provides clean JSON outputs. Free to use.

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