St. Helena (/həˈliːnə/ hə-LEE-nə) is a city in Napa County, California, United States.

[8] St. Helena is a popular tourist destination, owing to its vineyards and culinary scene.

[9] St. Helena is the location of The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone and a campus of Napa Valley College.

The locale became renowned when White Sulphur Springs was discovered in 1848 and established as an operating resort in 1852.

During the later 19th century, affluent San Franciscans traveled here by steamer across the Bay, and then four miles by stage and later by train.

At its prime, California's oldest resort was able to accommodate 1000 guests in its grand hotels which were later lost to local wildfires.

[13] The town of St. Helena was founded by Henry Still, who bought land from the Edward Bale family in 1855.

Four years later Professor William Brewer of the Whitney party called it a "pretty little village with fifty or more houses .

Shortly after in 1868, the first railroad was created in St. Helena allowing for shipment of resources such as fruit and mining products.

[15] Ellen White, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, had a home called Elmshaven near St. Helena, beginning in 1900.

Both the Beringer Vineyards and the Charles Krug Winery are California Historical Landmarks.

Although snow rarely falls in St. Helena, there is an annual average snowfall of 0.2-inch (5.1 mm).

There were 2,776 housing units at an average density of 552.3 per square mile (213.2/km2), of which 55.4% were owner-occupied and 44.6% were occupied by renters.

Major employers in St. Helena include Trinchero Family Estates, Beringer Vineyards, and The Culinary Institute of America.