Zap North Dakota Map

About Zap, North Dakota

Zap is a locality in Mercer County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 221. The population density is 83.8 people per km². Zap is located at 47.2864°N, 101.9227°W. It observes the Central Time (America/North_Dakota/Beulah) timezone. Zap is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58580.

Zap reveals itself as a modest expanse of prairie where the horizon stretches wide enough to swallow the light of the setting sun, leaving the earth in a muted, velvet gray. It lies 49.6 miles northeast of Dickinson, ND (from Dickinson, ND: bearing 55°T), and is situated 7.0 miles west-northwest of Beulah. Spring Creek carves a quiet, meandering path through the terrain, its waters reflecting the vast, empty sky that defines the character of this high-plains landscape. To the west, the subtle contours of the Williston Basin ripple across the ground, while the distant, jagged silhouette of London Bridge anchors the view against the clouds. The air here remains thin and crisp, carrying the scent of dry grasses and the faint, mineral sharpness of the soil, a sensation that sharpens the senses during the long, quiet hours of the afternoon.

Zap maintains a rhythm dictated by the cycles of the earth and the industry extracted from beneath it, drawing a hard-won prosperity from the coal seams that lie deep in the local geology. Though the pace of life remains deliberate and spare, the influence of the nearby Wolf Softball Complex suggests a community that finds its social cohesion in the simple, shared rituals of recreation. Life here operates with an understated resolve, shaped by a history of settlement that values endurance over excess. Whether watching the amber light fade over the distant reach of Lake Sakakawea or noting the sturdy architecture of the local streets, one observes a place that asks for little but offers a profound, quiet clarity to those who stay.

About This Zap Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Zap, North Dakota. Coordinates: 47.286397, -101.92267. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Zap includes the ZIP code (58580), telephone area code (701), county seat of Mercer County (Stanton), and school district assignment (Beulah Public School District 27).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.