Welcome to Hastings-on-Hudson ...

The village of Hastings-on-Hudson is located in Westchester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hastings-on-Hudson, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hastings-on-Hudson has a population of 7,952 people<2> (see below for details).

Hastings-on-Hudson is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Hastings-on-Hudson ...

Official Website:   www.hastingsgov.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.westchester.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hastings-on-Hudson had an population of 7,952 people. This is an increase of 1.31% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.97% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hastings-on-Hudson had a population of 7,849 people. This makes Hastings-on-Hudson the county's 36th most populous community.

The population of Hastings-on-Hudson represents 0.04% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 309th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,849 people, the population of Hastings-on-Hudson increased 2.63% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 7,648 people).

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

Communities near Hastings-on-Hudson ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hastings-on-Hudson.

• Bronx
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
  • Bronx is located in Bronx County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
  • Bronx has also been known as:
  • Bronx
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <4>
• Paterson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Stamford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
  • Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <4>
• Stamford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
  • Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
• Clifton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• New Rochelle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochelle
  • New Rochelle is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rochelle <4>
• Passaic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• Union City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• Mount Vernon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Greenwich
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hastings-on-Hudson. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hastings-on-Hudson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hastings-on-Hudson ...

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

Adding Hastings-on-Hudson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hastings-on-Hudson 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-on-Hudson was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hastings-on-Hudson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hastings-on-Hudson: www.hastingsgov.org/

The official website for Westchester County: www.westchestergov.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/