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Welcome to Hayes Center ...

The village of Hayes Center is located in Hayes County<1> and is the County Seat for Hayes County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hayes Center, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

A typical abbreviation for Hayes Center: Hayes Ctr. (or less commonly used: Hayes Cen., Hayes Cent. or Hayes Cntr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Hayes Center for more information about variations on the name of Hayes Center.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hayes Center has a population of 200 people<2> (see below for details).

Hayes Center is 3,040 feet [927 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Hayes Center is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Hayes Center (for example, toward Imperial), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Hayes Center: 308

The ZIP code for Hayes Center: 69032<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hayes Center had an population of 200 people. This is a decrease of 6.54% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hayes Center had a population of 214 people (or 22.38% of the total population of Hayes County). This makes Hayes Center the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Hayes Center represents 0.01% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 330th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 214 people, the population of Hayes Center decreased 10.83% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 240 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hayes Center.

Communities near Hayes Center ...

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

  • Wauneta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Palisade
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hamlet
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Beverly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Beverly is located in Hitchcock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Catherine ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Catherine is located in Chase County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
  • Quick
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Quick is located in Frontier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
  • Blanche ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Blanche is located in Chase County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
  • Culbertson
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dickens
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Wellfleet
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hayes Center. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hayes Center.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hayes Center ...

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

Adding Hayes Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hayes Center 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 Hayes Center was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hayes Center post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hayes Center.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Hayes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Hayes Center.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hayes Center - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 village (such as Hayes Center). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hayes Center or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/