Zap, North Dakota

About Zap

Set in the western part of North Dakota, Zap is a tiny community, home to 226 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Zap holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.02 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 222 residents per square mile.

📰 Zap News Today

• Today in History, 1969: More than 70 arrested after ‘Zip to Zap’ InForum · May 13
• Today in History: April 7, 1981 - Negative reaction zaps another Zip Grand Forks Herald · Apr 7
• LaRue Mai Obituary Dec 18, 2025 Bismarck Funeral Home and Crematory · Dec 18
• 55th anniversary of the infamous Zip to Zap - KFYR-TV KFYR-TV · May 10
• ND’s Zip to Zap remembered 50 years later Minot Daily News · May 5

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Zap Unique

• The only place in America named Zap — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in western North Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of North Dakota — one of 406 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 14 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Zap

• Beaver Creek Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Zap

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