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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 17, 2004


                             1st State Bancorp, Inc.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


       Virginia                       0-25859                   56-2130744
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(State or Other Jurisdiction          (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
   of Incorporation)                  File Number)           Identification No.)


445 S. Main Street, Burlington, North Carolina                    27215
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                       (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (336) 227-8861


                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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ITEM 8.01      OTHER EVENTS
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         On November 17, 2004, 1st State Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") announced
that it was commencing a stock repurchase program to acquire up to 296,232
shares of the Company's common stock, which represents approximately 10% of the
outstanding shares of common stock. The program will be dependent upon market
conditions and there is no guarantee as to the exact number of shares to be
purchased by the Company. For more information, reference is made to the
Company's press release dated November 17, 2004, a copy of which is attached to
this Report as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.


ITEM  9.01      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
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        (a)   Not applicable

        (b)   Not applicable

        (c)   The following exhibit is filed herewith:


              Exhibit 99   Press Release dated November 17, 2004

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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                        1st STATE BANCORP, INC.



Date: November 18, 2004                By: /s/ James C. McGill
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                                           James C. McGill
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer