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Welcome to Saint Helena ...

A typical abbreviation for Saint Helena: St. Helena

Saint Helena is near sea level<1>.

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

Area Codes for Saint Helena: 757 & 948<2>

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, North Carolina and South Carolina.

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.

  • Virginia Beach
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Chesapeake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hampton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Suffolk
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • New Town ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • New Town is located in Norfolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
  • Westview Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Westview Village is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Village
  • Burtons
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Burtons is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtons
  • Monticello Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Monticello Village is located in Norfolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Village
  • Sussex
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sussex is located in Norfolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
  • Aragona Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Aragona Village is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint Helena - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>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 757 code has been Overlayed with the 948 area code. New phone numbers in the Saint Helena area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. 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).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.