West Helena in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.5507, -90.6418
- Elevation
- 78 m above sea level
- Population
- 7 679
- Region
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1304 km away
What time is it in West Helena, Arkansas, United States
You can see the current local time of West Helena, Arkansas, United States on this page, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
West Helena, United States
Thursday, 15 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in West Helena
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
West Helena keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:09 AM Solar noon 12:49 PM Sunset 6:30 PM Daylight 11 h 21 min Night 12 h 39 min Civil twilight 6:44 AM – 6:55 PM
Weather in West Helena right now
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West Helena and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 72390
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 Arkansas
- Little Rock 202 591
- Fort Smith 88 194
- Fayetteville 82 830
- Springdale 77 859
- Jonesboro 73 907
- North Little Rock 66 504
Same time zone — America/Chicago
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Nearby places
- Midland Heights — 2.3 km
- Holiday Hills — 2.3 km
- Oak Forest — 3.2 km
- Huma — 3.4 km
- Southland — 4.0 km
- Belser (historical) — 4.8 km
About the time in West Helena
Clocks in West Helena take America/Chicago as their zone, reading UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
The sun rises today at 7:09 AM in West Helena and sets at 6:30 PM. Daylight covers 11 h 21 min.
No adjustment is needed moving between West Helena, Holiday Hills and Midland Heights.
Mail addressed to West Helena uses 1 postal code.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is used in West Helena?
- The time zone used in West Helena is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Are time changes for daylight saving made in West Helena?
- Yes.
- Can you tell me the sunrise time in West Helena?
- In West Helena the sun rises at 7:09 AM.