Welcome to Fairhaven ...
Fairhaven is located in Whatcom County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairhaven, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
Fairhaven is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Fairhaven lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Fairhaven: 360 & 564<3>
Communities Also Named Fairhaven ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Fairhaven - they are located in Alaska, California, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Brunswick, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fairhaven.
Communities near Fairhaven ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fairhaven.
- Anacortes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anacortes
- Anacortes is located in Skagit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,715 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anacortes <4>
- Ferndale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Ferndale is located in Whatcom County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,531 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferndale <4>
- Lynden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynden
- Lynden is located in Whatcom County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,408 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynden <4>
- Sedro - Woolley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedro - Woolley
- Sedro - Woolley is located in Skagit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedro - Woolley <4>
- Burlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Burlington is located in Skagit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <4>
- Everson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
- Everson is located in Whatcom County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,888 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everson <4>
- Nooksack
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Geneva
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Marietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Silver Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silver Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fairhaven. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fairhaven.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fairhaven. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairhaven.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairhaven. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Fairhaven.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairhaven ...
Looking for more information about Fairhaven? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fairhaven, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fairhaven.
Adding Fairhaven to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fairhaven in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fairhaven was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Fairhaven post office opened in 1889.
We also found Fairhaven in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairhaven.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairhaven. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Whatcom County: www.co.whatcom.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Whatcom, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fairhaven - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Fairhaven area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Fairhaven area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |