Hastings
Also known as Hastings, Nebraska, Hastings, NE
city in and county seat of Adams County, Nebraska, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Nebraska
- County
- Adams
- Total
- 15.05 sq mi (38.97 km )
- Land
- 14.87 sq mi (38.51 km )
- Water
- 0.18 sq mi (0.46 km )
- Elevation
- 1,926 ft (587 m)
- Density
- 1,691.5/sq mi (653.09/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-06:00 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-05:00 ( CDT )
- Zip codes
- 68901-68902
- Fips code
- 31-21415
- Website
- cityofhastings .org
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Hastings is a city in and the county seat of Adams County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 25,152 at the 2020 census, making it the 8th most populous city in Nebraska.
Edwin Perkins invented Kool-Aid in Hastings in 1927; the town celebrates the invention with the Kool-Aid Days festival every August.