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. It is in the valley of Brubaker Run, a tributary of Chest …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. It is in the valley of Brubaker Run, a tributary of Chest Creek, which in turn flows northward to the West Branch Susquehanna River. Hastings is 13 miles north of Ebensburg, the Cambria County Seat, 24 miles northwest of Altoona, and 31 miles northeast of Johnstown.