Helen, West Virginia

About Helen

Set in the southern part of West Virginia, Helen is a small unincorporated community.

Helen holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.24 square miles.

📰 Helen News Today

• Helen Jane Long Obituary (2026) - Farmington, WV - Hutson Funeral Home - Farmington Legacy | Obituary · Jul 20
• Helen Powell Obituary (2026) - Barboursville, WV - The Herald-Dispatch Legacy | Obituary · Aug 4
• Obituary, Visitation & Funeral Information | Helen W. Gates Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium · Apr 9
• Who was Helen Holt, West Virginia’s first female secretary of state? WOWK 13 News · Dec 4
• Helen Josephine Pack Obituary Jan 6, 2022 Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Chapels · Jan 6

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest West Virginia headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Helen Unique

• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.24 sq mi.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern West Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Helen

• Helen Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Helen

🏘️ Nearby Communities