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Welcome to Hasty ...

Hasty is located in Bent County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hasty, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

Hasty is 3,870 feet [1,180 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Hasty is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Hasty lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Hasty and travel east, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Hasty: 719

The ZIP code for Hasty: 81044<3>

Communities Also Named Hasty ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Hasty - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota and North Carolina (2).

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

Communities near Hasty ...

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

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 Hasty. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hasty.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hasty. 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 Hasty.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hasty. See our Newspapers Page for Hasty.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hasty ...

Looking for more information about Hasty? 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 Hasty, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hasty.

Adding Hasty to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hasty 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 (so far) for Hasty was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hasty post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hasty.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Bent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hasty - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Hasty). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hasty or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/