FairhavenCA
This town in California has a population of 293.
Is Fairhaven a good place to live?
Fairhaven’s midsummer high is 63°F, where California’s towns sit at 89°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Fairhaven’s concentration of trails is 4.8 miles per square mile, above both the California town median (1.0) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Fairhaven has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Fairhaven stand out
Where Fairhaven beats most towns.
293 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Fairhaven: who provides what
Fairhaven is unincorporated, so Humboldt County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fairhaven.
Fairhaven has 2.2 jobs for every working resident, and 136 people commute in
The top destinations are Arcata (31%), Eureka (25%) and McKinleyville (5%). Only 2% of working residents stay in Fairhaven for work; the rest commute out. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 38, to 137. Half commute less than 9 miles.
| Fairhaven | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: very high risk in Fairhaven, mostly tsunamis
Fairhaven’s FEMA risk score stands at 97 of 100. FEMA puts 69% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to tsunamis, and 24% to earthquakes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect mild winters and pleasant summers in Fairhaven
July afternoons reach 63°, January nights drop to 42° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fairhaven keeps 9.4% of its land conserved
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 2.9 miles. Parks and preserves in Fairhaven: one, of 9 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Samoa Peninsula Public Access | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
More of Fairhaven’s adults binge drink than in the typical California or U.S. town
In Fairhaven, 27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression. CDC measures, 32 in all: Fairhaven beats California on 3 and trails on 6. Two figures for adults locally: 69% had a checkup this year, 20% report frequent mental distress.
| Fairhaven | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 69% | 72% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Fairhaven | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.8% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 8.8% | 11.7% |
| More adults with depression | 27.4% | 20.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Fairhaven sells for about $150K
In Fairhaven, the midpoint rent is $1,694 a month. Among households in the town, 68% live in a home they own.
| Fairhaven | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,694 a month | $1,896 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 68% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Redwood National Park and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fairhaven. Close and well known come first.
24 mi National ParkRedwood National Park1.2M visitors a year3 mi Zoo & aquariumSequoia Park Zoo
35 mi State parkHumboldt Redwoods State Park
2 mi MuseumClarke Historical Museum
8 mi MuseumArcata Wastewater Treatment Plant and Wildlife Sanctuary
2 mi MuseumHumboldt Bay Maritime MuseumPhoto credits
Redwood National Park: Michael Schweppe, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Humboldt Redwoods State Park: Jason Sturner, CC BY 2.0 · Clarke Historical Museum: NoeHill, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Arcata Wastewater Treatment Plant and Wildlife Sanctuary: Monotropa_uniflora (talk) (Uploads), Public domain · Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Fairhaven
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Fairhaven
About 7 of every 100 Fairhaven residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
Every workday, about 136 people come to Fairhaven for work
Where Fairhaven’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Fairhaven
Census-designated place in California, United States
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. As of the 2020 census, Fairhaven had a population of 165. 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…
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- Elevation
- 10 ft
- ZIP code
- 95564
Questions about Fairhaven
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fairhaven, CA a good place to live?
Fairhaven has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.