Welcome to Helen ...

Helen is located in Benton County<1>.

The location of Helen has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Helen is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Helen lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Helen lies within the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Helen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Helen - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Kansas (2), Maryland, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Helen ...

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

• Mattawa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawa
  • Mattawa is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattawa <4>
• Royal City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
  • Royal City is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal City <4>
• Desert Aire
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Aire
  • Desert Aire is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desert Aire <4>
• Beverly
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Beverly is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <4>
• Basin City
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin City
  • Basin City is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basin City <4>
• Wanapum Village
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanapum Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanapum Village
  • Wanapum Village is located in Grant County
• Othello
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
  • Othello is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Othello <4>
• West Richland
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Richland
  • West Richland is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Richland <4>
• Benton City
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
  • Benton City is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton City <4>
• Richland
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <4>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Helen ...

Looking for more information about Helen? 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 Helen, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Helen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Helen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/