Welcome to Hastings ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hastings, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hastings has a population of 7,311 people<2> (see below for details).

Hastings is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hastings lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Hastings lies within the (269) area code.

The ZIP code for Hastings: 49058<4>

Websites for Hastings ...

Official Website: www.hastings.mi.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hastings had an population of 7,311 people. This is a decrease of 0.53% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.04% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hastings had a population of 7,350 people (which is 12.42% of the total population of Barry County). This makes Hastings the county's most populous community.

The population of Hastings represents 0.07% of the population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 123rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,350 people, the population of Hastings increased 3.59% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,095 people).

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

Communities Also Named Hastings ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Hastings: This one is located in Barry County and the other is located in Oakland County.

Beyond Michigan, 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, Minnesota, Nebraska, 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.

• Wayland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Wayland is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <6>
• Lowell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <6>
• Middleville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
  • Middleville is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleville <6>
• Lake Odessa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Odessa
  • Lake Odessa is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Odessa <6>
• Caledonia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Caledonia is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <6>
• Nashville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Nashville is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <6>
• Saranac
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac
  • Saranac is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saranac <6>
• Bellevue
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <6>
• Vermontville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermontville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermontville
  • Vermontville is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermontville <6>
• Sunfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfield
  • Sunfield is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunfield <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 19 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.<7>

From that list, the Hastings post office opened in 1839.

We also found Hastings in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hastings.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hastings: www.hastings.mi.us/

The official website for Barry County: www.barrycounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/