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Hastings, Pennsylvania

Hastings, Pennsylvania
Borough
Location of Hastings in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
Location of Hastings in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
Hastings is located in Pennsylvania
Hastings
Hastings
Location of Hastings in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
Coordinates: 40°39′56″N 78°42′43″W / 40.66556°N 78.71194°W / 40.66556; -78.71194Coordinates: 40°39′56″N 78°42′43″W / 40.66556°N 78.71194°W / 40.66556; -78.71194
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Cambria
Settled 1889
Incorporated 1894
Government
 • Type Borough council
Area
 • Total 0.56 sq mi (1.44 km2)
 • Land 0.56 sq mi (1.44 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation 1,824 ft (556 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,278
 • Estimate (2016) 1,207
 • Density 2,174.77/sq mi (840.05/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 16646
Area code(s) 814
FIPS code 42-33080
Website hastingsborough.com

Hastings is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,278 at the 2010 census.

Hastings is located in northwestern Cambria County at 40°39′56″N 78°42′43″W / 40.66556°N 78.71194°W / 40.66556; -78.71194 (40.665473, -78.711903). It is in the valley of Brubaker Run, a tributary of Chest Creek, which in turn flows north to the West Branch Susquehanna River. Hastings is 13 miles (21 km) north of Ebensburg, the Cambria County Seat, 24 miles (39 km) northwest of Altoona, and 31 miles (50 km) northeast of Johnstown.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Hastings has a total area of 0.56 square miles (1.44 km2), all of it land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,398 people, 557 households, and 382 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,484.1 people per square mile (963.9/km²). There were 603 housing units at an average density of 1,071.5 per square mile (415.7/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.43% White, 0.07% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 0.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.64% of the population.


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