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Welcome to West Helena ...

The city of West Helena is located in Phillips County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Helena, you might consider that their post office opened in 1963.

A typical abbreviation for West Helena: W. Helena

West Helena is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: West Helena lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for West Helena: 870 & 327<3>

The ZIP code for West Helena: 72390<4>

Communities near West Helena ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Helena.

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 West Helena. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Helena.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Helena. 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 West Helena.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Helena. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for West Helena.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Helena ...

Looking for more information about West Helena? 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 West Helena, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for West Helena.

Adding West Helena to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Helena 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 (so far) for West Helena was on a map titled Road Map for Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Helena.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Phillips, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Helena - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the West Helena area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the West Helena area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 West Helena). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether West Helena or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.