Welcome to Hastings ...

The city of Hastings is primarily located in Dakota County<1> and is the County Seat for Dakota County. A portion of Hastings extends into Washington County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hastings, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hastings has a population of 22,906 people<2> (see below for details).

Hastings is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Hastings: (651)

The ZIP code for Hastings: 55033<4>

Websites for Hastings ...

Official Website:   www.ci.hastings.mn.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hastingsmn.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hastings had an population of 22,906 people. This is an increase of 3.31% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 25.83% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hastings had a population of 22,172 people (which is 5.56% of the total population of Dakota County). This makes Hastings the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Hastings represents 0.42% of the population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 46th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 22,172 people, the population of Hastings increased 21.8% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 18,204 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), 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.

• Saint Paul
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 306,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <5>
• Woodbury
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <5>
• Eagan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagan
  • Eagan is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagan <5>
• Apple Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
  • Apple Valley is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Valley <5>
• Cottage Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
  • Cottage Grove is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottage Grove <5>
• Inver Grove Heights
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inver Grove Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inver Grove Heights
  • Inver Grove Heights is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inver Grove Heights <5>
• Oakdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
  • Oakdale is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <5>
• Rosemount
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosemount have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
  • Rosemount is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,798 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosemount <5>
• Farmington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <5>
• South Saint Paul
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Saint Paul
  • South Saint Paul is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Saint Paul <5>

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 25 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 1854.

We also found Hastings in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hastings.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hastings: www.ci.hastings.mn.us/

The official website for Dakota County: www.co.dakota.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/