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      "state": "NC"
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      "city": "Etowah",
      "state": "NC"
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    {
      "zip": "28766",
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      "city": "Penrose",
      "state": "NC"
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    {
      "zip": "28759",
      "miles": 7.7,
      "city": "Mills River",
      "state": "NC"
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    {
      "zip": "28708",
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      "city": "Balsam Grove",
      "state": "NC"
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    {
      "zip": "28739",
      "miles": 10.7,
      "city": "Hendersonville",
      "state": "NC"
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    {
      "zip": "28712",
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      "state": "NC"
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      "zip": "28716",
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    {
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      "city": "Hendersonville",
      "state": "NC"
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    {
      "zip": "28793",
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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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