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      "zip": "68835",
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      "city": "Elba",
      "state": "NE"
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    {
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      "miles": 11,
      "city": "Farwell",
      "state": "NE"
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    {
      "zip": "68864",
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      "city": "Palmer",
      "state": "NE"
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    {
      "zip": "68872",
      "miles": 12,
      "city": "Saint Libory",
      "state": "NE"
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    {
      "zip": "68882",
      "miles": 13.9,
      "city": "Wolbach",
      "state": "NE"
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    {
      "zip": "68820",
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      "city": "Boelus",
      "state": "NE"
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    {
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      "city": "Ashton",
      "state": "NE"
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      "city": "Cairo",
      "state": "NE"
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  "release": "2026-10-12",
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    "source": "zipcodes.pro",
    "url": "https://zipcodes.pro/zip/68873",
    "sources_url": "https://zipcodes.pro/sources",
    "license": "Facts derived from US public-domain data (Census, IRS) and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Attribution appreciated: zipcodes.pro",
    "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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