Helena in numbers
- Coordinates
- 33.2962, -86.8436
- Population
- 18 264
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1078 km away
- Same name
- 26 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Helena, Alabama, United States
This page keeps the current time in Helena, Alabama, United States, according to the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Helena, United States
Sunday, 25 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Helena
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Helena, Alabama.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:01 AM Solar noon 12:32 PM Sunset 6:04 PM Daylight 11 h 03 min Night 12 h 57 min Civil twilight 6:35 AM – 6:29 PM
Weather in Helena right now
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Helena and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 13649
- 35080
- 43435
- 59601
- 59602
- 59604
- 59620
- 59623
- 59624
- 59625
- 59626
- 64459
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Alabama
- Huntsville 215 006
- Birmingham 196 357
- Montgomery 195 287
- Mobile 183 289
- Tuscaloosa 111 338
- Hoover 84 848
Other places named Helena
- Helena Montana, United States
- Helena Arkansas, United States
- Helena Georgia, United States
- Helena Oklahoma, United States
- Helena Mississippi, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Falliston — 1.7 km
- Calliston — 1.8 km
- Paramount — 2.4 km
- Elvira — 3.7 km
- Keystone — 4.5 km
- Hardy — 4.7 km
Helena: clock, sun and surroundings
Postal codes valid in Helena number 12.
Local time in Helena is governed by America/Chicago at UTC−5. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
The sun rises over Helena today at 7:01 AM and slips away at 6:04 PM. That leaves 11 h 03 min of daylight.
Helena and nearby Falliston and Calliston are never an hour apart.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone governs time in Helena?
- Time in Helena follows the America/Chicago time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Are clocks put forward for daylight saving in Helena?
- Yes.
- Which time marks sunset in Helena?
- 6:04 PM marks sunset.