Welcome to Helper ...
The city of Helper is located in Carbon County<1> (at the time of its founding, Helper was located in Emery County).
Helper was established in 1881 and was incorporated in 1907.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Helper has a population of 2,107 people<2> (see below for details).
The community of Helper is 5,890 feet [1,795 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Helper is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Helper lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Helper lies within the (435) area code.
The ZIP code for Helper: 84526<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Helper had an population of 2,107 people. This is a decrease of 4.27% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.05% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Helper had a population of 2,201 people (which is 10.28% of the total population of Carbon County). This makes Helper the county's 2nd most populous community.
The population of Helper represents 0.08% of the population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 107th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 2,201 people, the population of Helper increased 8.69% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,025 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Helper.
Communities near Helper ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Helper.
- Price
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Price is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,427 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Price <6>
- Wellington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Wellington is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <6>
- Hiawatha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
- Hiawatha is located in Carbon County
- Scofield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Scofield is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Latuda ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Royal ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Royal is located in Carbon County
- Former names for Royal:
- Bear Canyon
- Cameron
- Rolapp
- Mutual ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Rains ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Coal City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Coal City is located in Carbon County
- Former names for Coal City:
- Cedar Mesa Ranch
- Dempsey City
- Dempseyville
- Great Western
- Oak Springs Bench
- Sweet ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Helper. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Helper.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Helper. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Helper.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Helper. See our Newspapers Page for Helper.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Helper ...
Looking for more information about Helper? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the Tourism page for Helper, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Helper.
Adding Helper to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Helper in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Helper was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Helper post office opened in 1892.
We also found Helper in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Helper.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Helper. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Carbon County: www.carboncountyutah.com/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Carbon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Helper. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Helper - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Helper). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Helper or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |