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      "city": "Trout Lake",
      "state": "MI"
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    {
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      "city": "Brimley",
      "state": "MI"
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    {
      "zip": "49768",
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      "city": "Paradise",
      "state": "MI"
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    {
      "zip": "49780",
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      "city": "Rudyard",
      "state": "MI"
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    {
      "zip": "49762",
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      "city": "Naubinway",
      "state": "MI"
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      "zip": "49760",
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      "city": "Engadine",
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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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