Helen is a community in Raleigh County, West Virginia across 0.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 25853.
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| Nearest major airport | Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)131 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW)15 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Winston-Salem, NC121 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA371 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 137 residents in the 2020 census, down 37% since 2010.
Raleigh County grew from 12,436 residents in 1900 to 74,591 in 2020.
Raleigh County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 48.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mullens 3 E, WV weather station (4 miles away).
26,532 jobs at 1,713 businesses in Raleigh County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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