| Official Name: | Helen, West Virginia |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place (CDP) |
| Pushpin Map: | West Virginia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Virginia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Raleigh |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.238 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.238 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 219 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1732 |
| Coordinates: | 37.6375°N -81.3131°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 25853 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2586823 |
Helen is a census-designated place (CDP) in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 219. West Virginia Route 16, Winding Gulf and railroad tracks run right through the community.[3]
The Helen mine and coal camp was opened in the 1910s by the East Gulf Coal Company. Many years later, the mine was operated by the Koppers Coal company, which then became the Eastern Gas & Fuel - Coal Division, and even later Eastern Associated Coal Company. Eastern Associated operated the Helen mine into the 1980s.