diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 7abddd83..869ae0bf 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ## development
 
   - Add your change HERE
+  - Limit FFaker::BankUS.routing_number first two digits [@professor]
 
 # 2.23.0
   - Add FFaker::BankUS.accounting_number [@professor]
diff --git a/lib/ffaker/bank_us.rb b/lib/ffaker/bank_us.rb
index b291fe03..8577663c 100644
--- a/lib/ffaker/bank_us.rb
+++ b/lib/ffaker/bank_us.rb
@@ -5,12 +5,16 @@ module BankUS
     extend ModuleUtils
     extend self
 
+    ROUTING_NUMBER_PREFIXES = [*'00'..'12', *'21'..'32', *'61'..'72', '80'].freeze
+
     def account_number(min_digits: 9, max_digits: 17)
       FFaker.numerify('#' * rand(min_digits..max_digits))
     end
 
     def routing_number
-      partial_routing_number = FFaker.numerify('########')
+      first_two_digits = fetch_sample(ROUTING_NUMBER_PREFIXES)
+
+      partial_routing_number = FFaker.numerify("#{first_two_digits}######")
       ninth_digit = generate_ninth_digit(partial_routing_number)
 
       "#{partial_routing_number}#{ninth_digit}"
diff --git a/test/test_bank_us.rb b/test/test_bank_us.rb
index 486c147a..d5ee7f2c 100644
--- a/test/test_bank_us.rb
+++ b/test/test_bank_us.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ def test_routing_number
     routing_number = @tester.routing_number
     assert_match(/\A\d{9}\z/, routing_number)
 
+    assert_true(@tester::ROUTING_NUMBER_PREFIXES.include?(routing_number[0..1]))
+
     checksum = (
       (7 * (routing_number[0].to_i + routing_number[3].to_i + routing_number[6].to_i)) +
         (3 * (routing_number[1].to_i + routing_number[4].to_i + routing_number[7].to_i)) +