Zap, North Dakota
Zap, North Dakota | |
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Immanuel Lutheran Church in Zap | |
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| Nickname: "The little town with a big heart" | |
Location of Zap, North Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 47°17′05″N 101°55′24″W / 47.28472°N 101.92333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Mercer |
| Founded | 1913 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.02 sq mi (2.64 km2) |
| • Land | 1.02 sq mi (2.64 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,844 ft (562 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 221 |
• Estimate (2022) | 222 |
| • Density | 217.0/sq mi (83.78/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 58580 |
| Area code | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-88140 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1036345 |
| Website | wrtc.com/zapnd |
Zap is a city in Mercer County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 221 at the 2020 census.
Zap was founded in 1913 along a branch line of the Northern Pacific Railway that began in Mandan. The exact origin of the name is uncertain, though there are numerous unconfirmed theories; some say the town was named after Zapp, which was either a prominent Minnesota banking family or a coal-mining town in Scotland. Zap has been noted for its unusual place name.