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Zap is a tiny town of 200 people in Mercer County, North Dakota. It's about 63 miles from Bismarck, ND and 444 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $91k and rent runs about $1k a month.
200people
$91kTypical home
$1,275/moRent
85° / 23°Summer / winter
33"Snow
238Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 200
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 196 people per sq mi
- 444 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 63 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 49 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$576/mo)
- Median rent $1,275/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 34
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to DIK airport
- 449 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 228 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,841 ft
- 767 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 49 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mercer County: R+69 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk