Welcome to Saint Helena ...

The city of Saint Helena is located in Napa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Helena, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Helena: St. Helena

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Saint Helena has a population of 6,034 people<2> (see below for details).

Saint Helena is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Saint Helena lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Saint Helena is located in the (707) area code.

The ZIP code for Saint Helena: 94574<4>

Websites for Saint Helena ...

Official Website: www.city.ci.st-helena.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Saint Helena had an population of 6,034 people. This is an increase of 3.78% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.41% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saint Helena had a population of 5,814 people. This makes Saint Helena the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Saint Helena represents 0.02% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 414th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,814 people, the population of Saint Helena decreased 2.29% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,950 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Saint Helena.

Communities Also Named Saint Helena ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Saint Helena - they are located in Maryland, Nebraska, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Helena.

Communities near Saint Helena ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Saint Helena.

• Santa Rosa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
  • Santa Rosa is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 174,613 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Rosa <5>
• Napa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa
  • Napa is located in Napa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napa <5>
• Rohnert Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohnert Park
  • Rohnert Park is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rohnert Park <5>
• Windsor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <5>
• Sonoma
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
  • Sonoma is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sonoma <5>
• Cotati
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotati
  • Cotati is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotati <5>
• Calistoga
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistoga
  • Calistoga is located in Napa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,286 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calistoga <5>
• Yountville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountville
  • Yountville is located in Napa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yountville <5>
• Angwin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angwin
  • Angwin is located in Napa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angwin <5>
• Oakville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
  • Oakville is located in Napa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakville <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Saint Helena. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Helena.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saint Helena. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Helena.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Helena. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Saint Helena.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Helena ...

Looking for more information about Saint Helena? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Saint Helena, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Saint Helena.

Adding Saint Helena to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint Helena in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Saint Helena was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Helena.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Saint Helena: www.city.ci.st-helena.ca.us/

The official website for Napa County: www.co.napa.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/