Zap, North Dakota | |
|---|---|
 Immanuel Lutheran Church in Zap | |
| 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 | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,844 ft (562 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 221 |
| • Estimate (2022)[4] | 222 |
| • Density | 217.09/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[2] |
| Website | wrtc.com/zapnd |
Zap is a city in Mercer County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 221 at the 2020 census.[3]
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.[5][6] Zap has been noted for its unusual place name.[7]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Zap, North Dakota
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusEst2022was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Zap History Information". City of Zap. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
- ^ Wick, Douglas A. "Zap (Mercer County)". North Dakota Place Names. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
- ^ Petras, Kathryn; Petras, Ross (December 18, 2007). Unusually Stupid Americans: A Compendium of All-American Stupidity. Random House Publishing Group. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-307-41761-9.