California · Census place 0664140

St. Helena, California

St. Helena is a city in Napa County, California with an estimated 5,257 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 423rd largest of 468 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
5,257
#423 of 468 in California
Change since 2020
-3.1%
-166 people
Land area
5.0 sq mi
+ 0.13 sq mi water
Density
1,060 / sq mi
State median 3,725
Orange pin: St. Helena. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Sacramento.

St. Helena population, 2020 to 2024

St. Helena lost 166 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.1%. In the latest year it moved by -19. Among 429 California places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 331st; the median place changed by -1.1%. The median place of 5,000+ in California has 37,056 people, so St. Helena is 14% of it.

5,42320205,37220215,30120225,27620235,2572024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 5,432. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

St. Helena covers 4.96 square miles of land and 0.13 of water, for 1,060 people per square mile of land. The median California place of 5,000+ has 3,725, so St. Helena is less dense than the typical town.

What county St. Helena is in

All of St. Helena's residents live in Napa County, which had 132,727 residents in 2024. St. Helena holds 4.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in St. Helena

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps St. Helena by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 94574. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where St. Helena is

The Census internal point of St. Helena is at 38.512800, -122.468100. Sacramento, the capital, is 52.8 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Santa Rosa, CA (177,524 people), 13.7 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
38.512800, -122.468100
DMS
38°30'46.08"N 122°28'5.16"W
UTM
10N 546372.5E 4262847.8N
Geohash
9qbgj5j3q
Plus code
84CVGG7J+4Q

Daylight in St. Helena

At 38.51° N, St. Helena gets about 14 h 52 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 29 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 23 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near St. Helena

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in California, measured between internal points. The closest is Calistoga, 7.8 miles away, with 5,022 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of St. Helena, CA?

5,257 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 166 (3.1%) from 5,423 in July 2020.

What county is St. Helena in?

Napa County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover St. Helena?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 94574.

How far is St. Helena from Sacramento?

52.8 miles (85.0 km) in a straight line, heading E from St. Helena.

What is the nearest larger city to St. Helena?

Santa Rosa, CA, with 177,524 residents, 13.7 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.