St. Helena North Carolina Map

About St. Helena, North Carolina

St. Helena is a locality in Pender County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 417. The population density is 28.6 people per km². St. Helena is located at 34.5166°N, 77.9155°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. St. Helena is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 28425.

St. Helena emerges from the flat, pine-shadowed landscape where the dark, tannin-stained waters of Cypress Creek slip past the roots of ancient hardwoods. It lies 15.7 miles north-northwest of Murraysville, NC (from Murraysville, NC: bearing 346°T), and is situated 2.5 miles south-southeast of Burgaw. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness that carries the faint, salt-tinged promise of the distant coastline, a reminder that the Atlantic is a mere seventeen miles away. Sunlight filters through the canopy in thin, slanted shafts, illuminating the fine gray dust of the roads and the vibrant green of the low-lying undergrowth that thrives in the moisture of the basin. To the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Southwest Ridge breaks the horizon, providing a silent, stationary anchor to a sky that seems to stretch infinitely over the level ground.

St. Helena bears the quiet legacy of an agrarian history, where the rhythms of the soil and the cycles of timber have long dictated the pace of daily labor. The local economy remains tethered to the land, reflecting a heritage of cultivation that has endured through generations of careful stewardship. Residents find a common point of gathering at Pender County - Pender Memorial Park, a space that serves as a vital green threshold for the neighborhood. Beyond the park, the proximity of Holly Shelter Bay and the stillness of The Lake offer solitary refuge for those attuned to the subtle movements of the local wildlife. Life in St. Helena moves with a deliberate, steady cadence, unbothered by the frantic pulse of the world, defined instead by the seasonal turning of the woods and the persistent, flowing presence of the nearby creek.

About This St. Helena Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of St. Helena, North Carolina. Coordinates: 34.516556, -77.915543. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for St. Helena includes the ZIP code (28425), telephone area code (910), county seat of Pender County (Burgaw), and school district assignment (Pender County Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.