Stöðvarfjörður is a small village in east Iceland. It sits on a fjord of the same name. It has about 277 inhabitants. Employment was once predominantly found in fishing, though now it is largely textile-based. Most of the young people have left^{[citation needed]}, thus the community youth hall has been closed due to disuse.

Steinasafn Petru (Petra's Stone Museum) and Kirkjubær which is a former church converted into a guesthouse are the two most popular tourist attractions of the village, and account for a modest stream of visitors to the fjord during the tourist season.

Reading captain Ívar Ingimarsson is the best known former inhabitant of the town. His footballing career started at local youth club Súlan, but later on he played for Valur Reykjavík and ÍBV Vestmanneyjar before going professional in 1999 (loan move to Torquay, then later the same year a permanent move to Brentford F.C.)

Coordinates: 64°50′N 13°53′W / 64.833°N 13.883°W / 64.833; -13.883

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