Map of Fairhaven CDP, California

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 2.25 miles (3.6 km) west-southwest of downtown Eureka, at an elevation of 10 feet (3.0 m) above sea level.

In 1867, Hans Ditlev Bendixsen opened a ship building yard in Fairhaven. Bendixsen built many vessels for the lumber trade. 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.

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.

Fairhaven CDP overview:
Name:	Fairhaven CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	California
County:	Humboldt County
Elevation:	10 ft (3 m)
Total Area:	165
ZIP code:	95564
Area code:	707
FIPS code:	0623196
GNISfeature ID:	2628729

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Fairhaven online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.