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Also known as Zap, North Dakota, Zap, ND

town in North Dakota

Key facts

Country
United States
State
North Dakota
County
Mercer
Total
1.02 sq mi (2.64 km )
Land
1.02 sq mi (2.64 km )
Water
0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km )
Elevation
1,844 ft (562 m)
Density
217.0/sq mi (83.78/km )
Time zone
UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst
UTC-6 (MDT)
Fips code
38-88140
Website
wrtc.com/zapnd

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Zap
Population
221
Area
2.71181
Elevation
563
Official website
www.wrtc.com/zapnd
Image
Zap, North Dakota.jpg
Households
64
Dialing code
701
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postal code
58580
inception
1913-01-01
water as percent of area
0.1979
per capita income
26871
Commons category
Zap, North Dakota
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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.

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