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      "city": "Edenton",
      "state": "NC"
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      "city": "Merry Hill",
      "state": "NC"
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    {
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      "city": "Plymouth",
      "state": "NC"
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    {
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      "city": "Pantego",
      "state": "NC"
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    {
      "zip": "27983",
      "miles": 18,
      "city": "Windsor",
      "state": "NC"
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    {
      "zip": "27846",
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      "city": "Jamesville",
      "state": "NC"
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      "state": "NC"
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      "city": "Hertford",
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    "source": "zipcodes.pro",
    "url": "https://zipcodes.pro/zip/27970",
    "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."
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