Place:Zap, Mercer, North Dakota, United States

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NameZap
TypeCity
Coordinates47.287°N 101.924°W
Located inMercer, North Dakota, United States
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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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