About the town » Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska, United States

For other uses, see Hastings (disambiguation). Hastings —  City  — Downtown Hastings: 2nd Street, looking eastward Nickname(s): Queen City of the Plains Location of Hastings, Nebraska Coordinates: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:40|35|21|N|98|23|30|W|region:US_type:city |primary |name= }} Country United States State Nebraska County Adams Government  • Mayor Vern Powers Area  • Total 13.66 sq mi (35.38 km)  • Land 13.48 sq mi (34.91 km)  • Water 0.18 sq mi (0.47 km) Elevation 1,926 ft (587 m) Population  • Total 24,907  • Estimate (2011) 24,788  • Density 1,847.7/sq mi (713.4/km) Time zone Central (CST)  • Summer  CDT ZIP codes 68901-68902 Area code(s) 402 FIPS code 31-21415 GNIS feature ID 0829848 Hastings is a city in and the county seat of Adams County, Nebraska, United States. It is the principal city of the Hastings, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of Adams and Clay counties. The population was 24,907 at the 2010 census. It is known as the town where Kool-Aid was invented by Edwin Perkins in 1927, and celebrates that event with the Kool-Aid Days festival every August. Hastings is also known for Fisher Fountain, and during World War II operated the largest Naval Ammunition Depot in the United States. A National Weather Service Forecast Office is located there, serving central and south-central Nebraska and six counties in north-central Kansas. On June 24, 2007, Hastings won Yahoo's Greenest City in America competition.