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Sales tax in Hastings, NE

7% combined sales tax rate

The combined sales tax rate in Hastings, NE is 7%, effective 2011-04-01.

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ZIP codes
3 on file · 1 wholly inside the city limits
County
Adams County
Levied by
Nebraska and Hastings
City limits of Hastings, NE, covering 14.9 square miles of land
City limits · 14.9 sq mi Census TIGER/Line 2024, simplified. Not a tax boundary: districts cross it and the rate can differ inside it.

How the combined rate in Hastings, NE is made up

Each government below levies its own share. A seller collects them together at the till and passes each share to the authority that levied it.

Tax rate components in Hastings, NE, with the source of each
Jurisdiction Type Rate Effective Source
Nebraska state 5.5% Oct 1, 2006 Current jurisdiction rate and boundary files
Hastings city 1.5% Apr 1, 2011 Current jurisdiction rate and boundary files
Combined rate 7%

ZIP codes in Hastings

3 on file — 1 wholly inside the city limits and 2 crossing them. Each has its own page.

1 ZIP code wholly inside Hastings

Every address in these is inside the city limits, so all of them pay Hastings's rate.

ZIP codes in Hastings with the combined sales tax figure for each
ZIP code Combined rate Also reaches
68902 7% no other city

2 ZIP codes crossing the city line

Part of each of these lies outside Hastings. An address in one may be taxed at a neighbour's rate instead, and the figure shown is the most likely one across the whole ZIP code.

ZIP codes in Hastings with the combined sales tax figure for each
ZIP code Combined rate Also reaches
68901 ~7% (5.5%–7%) no other city
68955 ~7% (5.5%–7%) Juniata

What can change the tax you pay in Hastings, NE

  • ZIP codes shared with a neighbour. 1 of Hastings's 3 ZIP codes is also reached by Juniata, so an address in one of them can owe a neighbour's rate instead of Hastings's.
  • What you are buying. Categories are not taxed alike. The calculator switches between general merchandise, prepared food and lodging, which are the categories we hold rates for here.

How Hastings compares with the rest of Nebraska

Hastings's 7% is above what most ZIP codes carry in Nebraska. Of the state's 623 ZIP codes with a figure, 209 land on the same one, 308 carry a lower figure and 106 a higher one. Across Nebraska the combined rate runs from 5.5% to 7.5%. See every city in Nebraska.

The most common combined sales tax figures in Nebraska, by number of ZIP codes
Combined rate ZIP codes Which is this city
5.5% 216
~7% 209 Hastings
~6.5% 87
~7.5% 74
~7.25% 32

Counted from ZIP-code figures. A tilde marks a band where some ZIP codes cross a tax boundary and are counted at their most likely rate.

How sales tax is collected

The seller generally collects the tax from the buyer at the point of sale and passes it to the authorities that levied it. In most states it is added at the till rather than included in the advertised price. Read how sales tax works, including sourcing rules, online purchases and who is required to collect.

Rates last verified: Sep 4, 2026. This is when the source was last read, not when this page was last edited.

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