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Welcome to Saint Helena ...

The village of Saint Helena is located in Pender County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Helena: St. Helena

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Saint Helena has a population of 424 people<2> (see below for details).

Saint Helena is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Saint Helena lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Saint Helena: 910 & 472<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Saint Helena had an population of 424 people. This is an increase of 9% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.34% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saint Helena had a population of 389 people. This makes Saint Helena the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 389 people, the population of Saint Helena decreased 1.52% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 395 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Saint Helena.

Communities Also Named Saint Helena ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Saint Helena - they are located in California, Maryland, Nebraska, South Carolina and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Helena.

Communities near Saint Helena ...

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

  • Wallace
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Navassa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Navassa is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
  • Northwest
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Northwest is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Topsail Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Teachey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Teachey is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Atkinson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Watha
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Watha is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Rocky Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Murray Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Murray Town is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
  • Castle Hayne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Helena. See our Newspapers Page for Saint Helena.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Helena ...

Looking for more information about Saint 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Saint Helena, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Saint Helena.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Pender, 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 Saint Helena.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint Helena - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the Saint Helena area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Saint Helena area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.