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      "state": "NC"
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      "city": "Richlands",
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      "city": "Wallace",
      "state": "NC"
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    {
      "zip": "28454",
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      "city": "Maple Hill",
      "state": "NC"
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    {
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      "city": "Pink Hill",
      "state": "NC"
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    {
      "zip": "28540",
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      "city": "Jacksonville",
      "state": "NC"
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    {
      "zip": "28349",
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      "city": "Kenansville",
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    {
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      "city": "Camp Lejeune",
      "state": "NC"
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    "url": "https://zipcodes.pro/zip/28521",
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    "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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