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      "city": "Bat Cave",
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    {
      "zip": "28756",
      "miles": 8.8,
      "city": "Mill Spring",
      "state": "NC"
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    {
      "zip": "28711",
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      "city": "Black Mountain",
      "state": "NC"
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    {
      "zip": "28735",
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      "city": "Gerton",
      "state": "NC"
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    {
      "zip": "28762",
      "miles": 11,
      "city": "Old Fort",
      "state": "NC"
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    {
      "zip": "28167",
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      "city": "Union Mills",
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      "city": "Fairview",
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    {
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      "city": "Ridgecrest",
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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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