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Default Extracting 1st 3-digits of postal code that begin with 0

I have to extract the first 3-digits of a postal code, currently using:

=LEFT(A1,3)

However, this will not pull correctly if the postal code begins with 0.

Example: 04587 will pull 458 instead of 045.

Any suggestions?
 
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