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Helix is a city in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. The population was 184 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Pendleton–Hermiston Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Helix city overview:
Name:	Helix city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Oregon
County:	Umatilla County
Incorporated:	1903
Elevation:	1,754 ft (535 m)
Total Area:	0.13 sq mi (0.33 km²)
Land Area:	0.13 sq mi (0.33 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	194
Population Density:	1,527.56/sq mi (590.84/km²)
ZIP code:	97835
Area code:	458 and 541
FIPS code:	4133250
GNISfeature ID:	1121739

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History

Helix, a geometry term and a part of the ear, was originally to be named Oxford, but authorities declined that option when the community’s post office was to be named in 1880. The citizens then decided on Helix since a resident had recently had ear surgery. The author of Oregon Geographic Names, Lewis A. McArthur, had his doubts about the story.