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      "state": "NJ"
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      "zip": "08871",
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      "zip": "08989",
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      "city": "New Brunswick",
      "state": "NJ"
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    {
      "zip": "08850",
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      "city": "Milltown",
      "state": "NJ"
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    {
      "zip": "08882",
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      "city": "South River",
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  "release": "2026-10-12",
  "attribution": {
    "source": "zipcodes.pro",
    "url": "https://zipcodes.pro/zip/08816",
    "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."
  }
}