Our city limits are one square mile and our population is approximately 290. Zap is located in a valley with a creek running throughout the middle of town. Zap is also 85 miles from Bismarck, which is our state capital. We are only seven miles from the first coal gasification plant in the United States. Economic Information Most of our citizens work at the coal gasification plant, lignite strip coal mines, or coal fired electrical generating plants.
Some residents also farm, raising wheat, sunflowers, and cattle.