diff --git a/src/modules/address/index.ts b/src/modules/address/index.ts
index 6221b551b3c..4d484651811 100644
--- a/src/modules/address/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/address/index.ts
@@ -260,19 +260,18 @@ export class AddressModule {
    * @param precision The number of decimal points of precision for the latitude. Defaults to `4`.
    *
    * @example
-   * faker.address.latitude() // '-30.9501'
-   * faker.address.latitude(10, -10, 5) // '2.68452'
+   * faker.address.latitude() // -30.9501
+   * faker.address.latitude(10, -10, 5) // 2.68452
    *
    * @since 2.0.1
    */
-  latitude(max: number = 90, min: number = -90, precision: number = 4): string {
-    return this.faker.datatype
-      .number({
-        min,
-        max,
-        precision: parseFloat(`${(0.0).toPrecision(precision)}1`),
-      })
-      .toFixed(precision);
+  // TODO @xDivisionByZerox 2022-06-12 this signature should probably be an object for easier maintainability
+  latitude(max: number = 90, min: number = -90, precision: number = 4): number {
+    return this.faker.datatype.number({
+      min,
+      max,
+      precision: parseFloat(`${(0.0).toPrecision(precision)}1`),
+    });
   }
 
   /**
@@ -283,23 +282,22 @@ export class AddressModule {
    * @param precision The number of decimal points of precision for the longitude. Defaults to `4`.
    *
    * @example
-   * faker.address.longitude() // '-154.0226'
-   * faker.address.longitude(10, -10, 5) // '-4.03620'
+   * faker.address.longitude() // -154.0226
+   * faker.address.longitude(10, -10, 5) // -4.03620
    *
    * @since 2.0.1
    */
+  // TODO @xDivisionByZerox 2022-06-12 this signature should probably be an object for easier maintainability
   longitude(
     max: number = 180,
     min: number = -180,
     precision: number = 4
-  ): string {
-    return this.faker.datatype
-      .number({
-        max: max,
-        min: min,
-        precision: parseFloat(`${(0.0).toPrecision(precision)}1`),
-      })
-      .toFixed(precision);
+  ): number {
+    return this.faker.datatype.number({
+      max: max,
+      min: min,
+      precision: parseFloat(`${(0.0).toPrecision(precision)}1`),
+    });
   }
 
   /**
@@ -396,7 +394,7 @@ export class AddressModule {
   ): [latitude: number, longitude: number] {
     // If there is no coordinate, the best we can do is return a random GPS coordinate.
     if (coordinate === undefined) {
-      return [parseFloat(this.latitude()), parseFloat(this.longitude())];
+      return [this.latitude(), this.longitude()];
     }
 
     const angleRadians = this.faker.datatype.float({
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/address.spec.ts.snap b/test/__snapshots__/address.spec.ts.snap
index dd489d6d696..5099cf47dbb 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/address.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/address.spec.ts.snap
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ exports[`address > 42 > direction > with abbr = false 1`] = `"South"`;
 
 exports[`address > 42 > direction > with abbr = true 1`] = `"S"`;
 
-exports[`address > 42 > latitude > noArgs 1`] = `"-22.5828"`;
+exports[`address > 42 > latitude > noArgs 1`] = `-22.5828`;
 
-exports[`address > 42 > longitude > noArgs 1`] = `"-45.1656"`;
+exports[`address > 42 > longitude > noArgs 1`] = `-45.1656`;
 
 exports[`address > 42 > nearbyGPSCoordinate > near origin 1`] = `
 [
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ exports[`address > 1211 > direction > with abbr = false 1`] = `"Southwest"`;
 
 exports[`address > 1211 > direction > with abbr = true 1`] = `"SW"`;
 
-exports[`address > 1211 > latitude > noArgs 1`] = `"77.1337"`;
+exports[`address > 1211 > latitude > noArgs 1`] = `77.1337`;
 
-exports[`address > 1211 > longitude > noArgs 1`] = `"154.2673"`;
+exports[`address > 1211 > longitude > noArgs 1`] = `154.2673`;
 
 exports[`address > 1211 > nearbyGPSCoordinate > near origin 1`] = `
 [
@@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ exports[`address > 1337 > direction > with abbr = false 1`] = `"South"`;
 
 exports[`address > 1337 > direction > with abbr = true 1`] = `"S"`;
 
-exports[`address > 1337 > latitude > noArgs 1`] = `"-42.8356"`;
+exports[`address > 1337 > latitude > noArgs 1`] = `-42.8356`;
 
-exports[`address > 1337 > longitude > noArgs 1`] = `"-85.6711"`;
+exports[`address > 1337 > longitude > noArgs 1`] = `-85.6711`;
 
 exports[`address > 1337 > nearbyGPSCoordinate > near origin 1`] = `
 [
diff --git a/test/address.spec.ts b/test/address.spec.ts
index 3bee671436d..ac966e90048 100644
--- a/test/address.spec.ts
+++ b/test/address.spec.ts
@@ -153,100 +153,80 @@ describe('address', () => {
       });
 
       describe('latitude()', () => {
-        it('returns random latitude', () => {
-          for (let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
-            const latitude = faker.address.latitude();
+        it('returns a number', () => {
+          const latitude = faker.address.latitude();
 
-            expect(latitude).toBeTypeOf('string');
+          expect(latitude).toBeTypeOf('number');
+        });
 
-            const latitude_float = parseFloat(latitude);
+        it('returns random latitude', () => {
+          const latitude = faker.address.latitude();
 
-            expect(latitude_float).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(-90.0);
-            expect(latitude_float).toBeLessThanOrEqual(90.0);
-          }
+          expect(latitude).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(-90.0);
+          expect(latitude).toBeLessThanOrEqual(90.0);
         });
 
         it('returns latitude with min and max and default precision', () => {
-          for (let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
-            const latitude = faker.address.latitude(5, -5);
-
-            expect(latitude).toBeTypeOf('string');
-            expect(
-              latitude.split('.')[1].length,
-              'The precision of latitude should be 4 digits'
-            ).toBe(4);
+          const latitude = faker.address.latitude(5, -5);
 
-            const latitude_float = parseFloat(latitude);
+          expect(
+            latitude.toString().split('.')[1].length,
+            'The precision of latitude should be 4 digits'
+          ).lessThanOrEqual(4);
 
-            expect(latitude_float).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(-5);
-            expect(latitude_float).toBeLessThanOrEqual(5);
-          }
+          expect(latitude).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(-5);
+          expect(latitude).toBeLessThanOrEqual(5);
         });
 
         it('returns random latitude with custom precision', () => {
-          for (let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
-            const latitude = faker.address.latitude(undefined, undefined, 7);
-
-            expect(latitude).toBeTypeOf('string');
-            expect(
-              latitude.split('.')[1].length,
-              'The precision of latitude should be 7 digits'
-            ).toBe(7);
+          const latitude = faker.address.latitude(undefined, undefined, 7);
 
-            const latitude_float = parseFloat(latitude);
+          expect(
+            latitude.toString().split('.')[1].length,
+            'The precision of latitude should be 7 digits'
+          ).lessThanOrEqual(7);
 
-            expect(latitude_float).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(-180);
-            expect(latitude_float).toBeLessThanOrEqual(180);
-          }
+          expect(latitude).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(-180);
+          expect(latitude).toBeLessThanOrEqual(180);
         });
       });
 
       describe('longitude()', () => {
-        it('returns random longitude', () => {
-          for (let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
-            const longitude = faker.address.longitude();
+        it('returns a number', () => {
+          const longitude = faker.address.longitude();
 
-            expect(longitude).toBeTypeOf('string');
+          expect(longitude).toBeTypeOf('number');
+        });
 
-            const longitude_float = parseFloat(longitude);
+        it('returns random longitude', () => {
+          const longitude = faker.address.longitude();
 
-            expect(longitude_float).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(-180);
-            expect(longitude_float).toBeLessThanOrEqual(180);
-          }
+          expect(longitude).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(-180);
+          expect(longitude).toBeLessThanOrEqual(180);
         });
 
         it('returns random longitude with min and max and default precision', () => {
-          for (let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
-            const longitude = faker.address.longitude(100, -30);
-
-            expect(longitude).toBeTypeOf('string');
-            expect(
-              longitude.split('.')[1].length,
-              'The precision of longitude should be 4 digits'
-            ).toBe(4);
+          const longitude = faker.address.longitude(100, -30);
 
-            const longitude_float = parseFloat(longitude);
+          expect(
+            longitude.toString().split('.')[1].length,
+            'The precision of longitude should be 4 digits'
+          ).lessThanOrEqual(4);
 
-            expect(longitude_float).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(-30);
-            expect(longitude_float).toBeLessThanOrEqual(100);
-          }
+          expect(longitude).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(-30);
+          expect(longitude).toBeLessThanOrEqual(100);
         });
 
         it('returns random longitude with custom precision', () => {
-          for (let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
-            const longitude = faker.address.longitude(undefined, undefined, 7);
-
-            expect(longitude).toBeTypeOf('string');
-            expect(
-              longitude.split('.')[1].length,
-              'The precision of longitude should be 7 digits'
-            ).toBe(7);
+          const longitude = faker.address.longitude(undefined, undefined, 7);
 
-            const longitude_float = parseFloat(longitude);
+          expect(
+            longitude.toString().split('.')[1].length,
+            'The precision of longitude should be 7 digits'
+          ).lessThanOrEqual(7);
 
-            expect(longitude_float).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(-180);
-            expect(longitude_float).toBeLessThanOrEqual(180);
-          }
+          expect(longitude).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(-180);
+          expect(longitude).toBeLessThanOrEqual(180);
         });
       });