How about:
zeroFilled = ('000' + x).substr(-3)
For arbitrary width:
zeroFilled = (new Array(width).join('0') + x).substr(-width)
As per comments, this seems more accurate:
lpad = function(s, width, char) {
return (s.length >= width) ? s : (new Array(width).join(char) + s).slice(-width);
}