Helena in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.6142, -87.8639
- Elevation
- 140 m above sea level
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 939 km away
- Same name
- 26 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Helena, Illinois, United States
The clock on this page follows the local time of Helena, Illinois, United States, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Helena, United States
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Helena
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Helena.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:11 AM Solar noon 12:37 PM Sunset 6:03 PM Daylight 10 h 52 min Night 13 h 08 min Civil twilight 6:44 AM – 6:30 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 Illinois
Other places named Helena
- Helena Montana, United States
- Helena Alabama, United States
- Helena Arkansas, United States
- Helena Georgia, United States
- Helena Oklahoma, 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
- Petersburg — 3.8 km
- Berryville — 5.9 km
- Lancaster — 7.4 km
- Orio — 9.9 km
- Sumner — 11.4 km
- Hadley — 12.3 km
Time and daylight in Helena
Mail delivery in Helena relies on 12 postal codes.
The offset in Helena is UTC−5, under the America/Chicago time zone. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Today Helena gets sunrise at 7:11 AM and sunset at 6:03 PM. That leaves 10 h 52 min of daylight.
Clocks in Petersburg and Berryville read the same as clocks in Helena.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone for Helena?
- The time zone for Helena is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is daylight saving time used in Helena?
- Yes.
- Can you tell me the sunrise time in Helena?
- In Helena the sun rises at 7:11 AM.