| Fairhaven, California | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | California#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Fairhaven |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in California |
| Pushpin Image: | California Locator Map with US.PNG |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | California |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Humboldt County |
| Coordinates: | 40.785°N -124.2028°W |
| Elevation M: | 3 |
| Elevation Ft: | 10 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 165 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Pacific |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 95564[2] |
| Area Code: | 707 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 06-23196 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2628729 |
Fairhaven (formerly Rolph) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) adjacent to Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, California, United States. It is located 2.25miles west-southwest of downtown Eureka, at an elevation of above sea level.
In 1867, Hans Ditlev Bendixsen opened a ship building yard in Fairhaven. Bendixsen built many vessels for the lumber trade.[3] Bendixsen constructed 92 sailing vessels between 1869 and 1901, including 35 three-masters. These included the C.A. Thayer which is now preserved at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.[4]
The Rolph post office operated from 1918 to 1921. That name was for Governor James Rolph of California. The name "Fairhaven" was taken from Fair Haven, a neighborhood in New Haven, Connecticut.