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Census-designated place
Location of Helena, Mississippi
Helena, Mississippi Location in the United States
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Jackson
Area
• Total	4.19 sq mi (10.85 km²)
• Land	4.19 sq mi (10.85 km²)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Elevation	10 ft (3 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	983
• Density	234.66/sq mi (90.61/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	39567
Area code(s)	228
FIPS code	28-31460
GNIS feature ID	0671089

Helena is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Moss Point Metropolitan Statistical Area. Per the 2020 Census, the population was 983.

History

A post office operated under the name Helena from 1910 to 1924.

Helena is in eastern Jackson County, east of Escatawpa and north of Moss Point. Interstate 10 passes 4 miles (6 km) south of the community, and Pascagoula, the county seat, is 12 miles (19 km) to the southwest.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Helena CDP has a total area of 4.2 square miles (10.8 km²), all land.

**Helena CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition**
*Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.*
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010	Pop 2020	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	1,008	791	85.14%	80.47%
Black or African American alone (NH)	121	89	10.22%	9.05%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	3	0.00%	0.31%
Asian alone (NH)	9	8	0.76%	0.81%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	5	0.00%	0.51%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	19	52	1.60%	5.29%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	27	35	2.28%	3.56%
Total	1,184	983	100.00%	100.00%

Helena is served by the Moss Point School District, and students attend schools in Moss Point, Mississippi.