Trying to make a regex that can handle input like either: Beverly Hills, CA

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Asked: May 20, 20262026-05-20T23:19:54+00:00 2026-05-20T23:19:54+00:00

Trying to make a regex that can handle input like either:

I have this:

^(.+)[,\\s]+(.+)\s+(\d{5})?$

It works for the #2 case, but not #1. If I change the \s+ to \s* then it works for #1 but not #2.

You can play around with it here: http://rubular.com/r/oqKBJ4r8cq

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-20T23:19:54+00:00

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Try this:

^(.+)[,\\s]+(.+?)\s*(\d{5})?$

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