Helen is a city in White County, Georgia, home to about 415 people across 2.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 30545.
Homes sold for a median of $275 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Helen. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)79 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | DeKalb Peachtree Airport (PDK)64 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Atlanta, GA75 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL538 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Helen; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Helen had 531 residents in the 2020 census, up 23% since 2000.
It’s the 525th largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.
White County grew from 5,912 residents in 1900 to 28,003 in 2020.
White County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 29°F. About 72.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 2 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Helen, GA weather station (about a mile away).
7,240 jobs at 733 businesses in White County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Helen.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 2 |
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| Chiropractors | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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