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      "city": "Sunbury",
      "state": "NC"
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      "zip": "27909",
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      "city": "Elizabeth City",
      "state": "NC"
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      "state": "NC"
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    {
      "zip": "27921",
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      "city": "Camden",
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      "zip": "27906",
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      "state": "NC"
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