West Helena, Arkansas | |
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 Location of West Helena, Arkansas | |
| Coordinates: 34°32′45″N 90°38′40″W / 34.54583°N 90.64444°W | |
| 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 | 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.