Welcome to Hastings ...

The city of Hastings is located in Adams County<1> and is the County Seat for Adams County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hastings, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hastings has a population of 24,648 people<2> (see below for details).

Hastings is 1,920 feet [585 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hastings lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Hastings: (402) and (531)<4>

The ZIP codes for Hastings: 68901, 68902<5>

Websites for Hastings ...

Official Website:   www.cityofhastings.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hastingschamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hastings had an population of 24,648 people. This is a decrease of 1.04% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.43% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hastings had a population of 24,907 people (which is 79.41% of the total population of Adams County). This makes Hastings the county's most populous community.

The population of Hastings represents 1.36% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 24,907 people, the population of Hastings increased 3.5% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 24,064 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hastings.

Communities Also Named Hastings ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 33 communities that are also named Hastings - they are located in Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hastings.

Communities near Hastings ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hastings.

• Wood River
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River
  • Wood River is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood River <6>
• Harvard
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
  • Harvard is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvard <6>
• Kenesaw
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenesaw have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenesaw
  • Kenesaw is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenesaw <6>
• Blue Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
  • Blue Hill is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Hill <6>
• Doniphan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
  • Doniphan is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <6>
• Clay Center
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
  • Clay Center is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay Center <6>
• Alda
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alda have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alda
  • Alda is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alda <6>
• Fairfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <6>
• Giltner
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giltner have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltner
  • Giltner is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Giltner <6>
• Glenvil
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenvil
  • Glenvil is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenvil <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hastings. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hastings.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hastings. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hastings.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hastings. Our list includes 51 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hastings.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hastings ...

Looking for more information about Hastings? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hastings, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hastings.

Adding Hastings to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hastings in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hastings was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Hastings post office opened in 1872.

We also found Hastings on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hastings.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hastings: www.cityofhastings.org/

The official website for Adams County: www.adamscounty.org/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/