Hasty, Colorado

Hasty, Colorado
Census-designated place
Hasty Location in Colorado
Coordinates: 38°06′45″N 102°57′26″W / 38.11250°N 102.95722°WCoordinates: 38°06′45″N 102°57′26″W / 38.11250°N 102.95722°W
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Counties	Bent[1]
Area
• Total	0.3 sq mi (0.9 km^2)
• Land	0.3 sq mi (0.9 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)
Elevation[1]	3,870 ft (1,180 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	144
• Density	409/sq mi (157.9/km^2)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code[2]	81044
Area code(s)	719

Hasty is a census-designated place and a U.S. Post Office located in Bent County, Colorado, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 144.^[3] The Hasty Post Office has the ZIP Code 81044.^[2]

A post office called Hasty has been in operation since 1910.^[4] The community was named after Lon Hasty, a pioneer settler.^[5]

Geography

Hasty is located in northeast Bent County at 38°06′45″N 102°57′26″W / 38.11250°N 102.95722°W (38.112410,-102.957344), just north of the dam for John Martin Reservoir on the Arkansas River. U.S. Highway 50 passes through the community, leading west 16 miles (26 km) to Las Animas, the county seat, and east 20 miles (32 km) to Lamar.

See also

• Outline of Colorado
  • Index of Colorado-related articles
• State of Colorado
  • Colorado cities and towns
    • Colorado census designated places
  • Colorado counties
    • Bent County, Colorado

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. December 15, 2006. Retrieved December 15, 2006.
3. Colorado Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data). Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed 2011-02-25.
4. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
5. Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 26.