Helena in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.5295, -90.5918
- Elevation
- 60 m above sea level
- Population
- 5 548
- Region
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1301 km away
- Same name
- 26 more places in the world share this name
Get the current local time in Helena, Arkansas, United States, a location in the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Helena, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Helena
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Helena, Arkansas.
Sunrise 6:25 AM Solar noon 11:47 AM Sunset 5:09 PM Daylight 10 h 45 min Night 13 h 15 min Civil twilight 5:59 AM – 5:36 PM
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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.
You will find the same time in Helena-West Helena and Oak Forest, both near Helena.
Postal codes valid in Helena number 12.
Local time in Helena is governed by America/Chicago at UTC−6. Daylight saving observed: No.
Sunrise arrives in Helena at 6:25 AM today and the sun goes down at 5:09 PM. That gives the day 10 h 45 min of light.