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
Area Codes for Hastings: 315 & 680<3>
The ZIP code for Hastings: 13076<4>
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)
- Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Baldwinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Syracuse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Liverpool
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Phoenix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- 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.<7> 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 <5>
- Mexico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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.<8>
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.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Oswego, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hastings - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Hastings area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Hastings area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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 community (such as Hastings). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hastings 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |