West Helena, Arkansas

West Helena, Arkansas
City
Location of West Helena, Arkansas
Coordinates: 34°32′45″N 90°38′40″W / 34.54583°N 90.64444°W / 34.54583; -90.64444
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Phillips
Area
• Total	4.4 sq mi (11.5 km2)
• Land	4.4 sq mi (11.5 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	253 ft (77 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	8,689
• Density	1,956.6/sq mi (755.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	72390
Area code	870
FIPS code	05-74450
GNIS feature ID	0058852[1]

West Helena is the western portion of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, a city in Phillips County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, this portion of the city population was 8,689.

Historically, West Helena and its sister city Helena, located on the Mississippi River, have been two of the focal points in the history of the development of the blues.^{[citation needed]} The cities consolidated on January 1, 2006. Helena is the birthplace of Arkansas' former senior United States senator, Blanche Lincoln.