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      "zip": "08512",
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      "city": "Cranbury",
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      "zip": "08544",
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      "city": "Princeton",
      "state": "NJ"
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      "zip": "08541",
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      "city": "Princeton",
      "state": "NJ"
    },
    {
      "zip": "08528",
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      "city": "Kingston",
      "state": "NJ"
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    {
      "zip": "08550",
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      "city": "Princeton Junction",
      "state": "NJ"
    },
    {
      "zip": "08542",
      "miles": 4.2,
      "city": "Princeton",
      "state": "NJ"
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    {
      "zip": "08540",
      "miles": 4.3,
      "city": "Princeton",
      "state": "NJ"
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    {
      "zip": "08852",
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      "city": "Monmouth Junction",
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      "city": "Rocky Hill",
      "state": "NJ"
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      "city": "Dayton",
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  "release": "2026-10-12",
  "attribution": {
    "source": "zipcodes.pro",
    "url": "https://zipcodes.pro/zip/08536",
    "sources_url": "https://zipcodes.pro/sources",
    "license": "Facts derived from US public-domain data (Census, IRS) and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Attribution appreciated: zipcodes.pro",
    "note": "A null value means the source did not publish that figure for this ZIP code. It does not mean zero."
  }
}