Helena, Alabama
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Helena (/həˈlinə/) is a city in Jefferson and Shelby counties in the state of Alabama. Helena is considered a suburb of Birmingham and part of the Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area. As of 2022 the United States Census Bureau estimates the population to be 21,862.
Helena, Alabama | |
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Coordinates: 33°16′47″N 86°51′22″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
Counties | Shelby, Jefferson |
Government | |
• Mayor | J. Brian Puckett |
Area | |
• Total | 22.38 sq mi (57.95 km2) |
• Land | 22.06 sq mi (57.13 km2) |
• Water | 0.32 sq mi (0.82 km2) |
Elevation | 453 ft (138 m) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 21,560 |
• Density | 948.2/sq mi (366.09/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 35080, 35022 |
Area code | 205 |
FIPS code | 01-34024 |
GNIS feature ID | 2404677[2] |
Website | http://www.cityofhelena.org/ |
Helena is highly regarded as a place to live and raise children; Business Week ranked the city as the 13th "Best Place to Raise Your Kids" in 2007.[3] It has the eighth-lowest crime rate per population in the U.S., and the city was ranked in Money magazine's 2007 list of "Best Places to Live: Top 100" in the U.S., placing at number 91.[4] The Alabama League of Municipalities awarded Helena the 2008 Municipal Achievement Award (population 10,001 to 20,000).[5]
Helena initially incorporated in 1877, but reincorporated in 1917 after errors were discovered in the initial incorporation papers.[6] Its population was not recorded separately in the U.S. Census until 1920, reflecting the later date of incorporation.