Hastings, Nebraska

Hastings, Nebraska
City
Downtown Hastings: 2nd Street, looking eastward, November 2012
Location within Adams and Nebraska
Coordinates: 40°35′46″N 98°23′24″W / 40.59611°N 98.39000°W / 40.59611; -98.39000
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
County	Adams
Area [1]
• Total	15.05 sq mi (38.97 km2)
• Land	14.87 sq mi (38.51 km2)
• Water	0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,926 ft (587 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	25,152
• Density	1,691.46/sq mi (653.09/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	68901-68902
Area code	402
FIPS code	31-21415
GNIS ID	838051[2]
U.S. Routes
Website	cityofhastings.org

Hastings is a city and the county seat of Adams County, Nebraska, United States.^[3] The population was 25,152 at the 2020 census, making it the 8th most populous city in Nebraska.

Edwin Perkins invented Kool-Aid in Hastings in 1927; the town celebrates the invention with the Kool-Aid Days festival every August.^[4][5]

During World War II, Hastings operated the largest Naval Ammunition Depot in the United States, and for this reason was awarded the distinction of American World War II Heritage City by the National Park Service in 2023.^[6]