Welcome to Hastings ...

Hastings is located in Oswego County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hastings, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

Hastings is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Hastings is within the boundaries of the (315) area code.

The ZIP code for Hastings: 13076<3>

Communities Also Named Hastings ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Hastings: This one is located in Oswego County and the other is located in Westchester County.

Beyond New York, 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), Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, 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.

• Oswego
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Oswego is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oswego <4>
• Fulton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
• Baldwinsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinsville
  • Baldwinsville is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwinsville <4>
• North Syracuse
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
  • North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
• Liverpool
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
  • Liverpool is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <4>
• Phoenix
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
  • Phoenix is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <4>
• Pulaski
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  • Pulaski is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <4>
• Central Square
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Square have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Square
  • Central Square is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Square <4>
• Mexico
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
  • Mexico is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <4>
• Sandy Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
  • Sandy Creek is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Creek <4>

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. 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.<6>

From that list, the Hastings post office opened in 1828.

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 ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hastings. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oswego County: www.co.oswego.ny.us/

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