Indianola

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Indianola

Total population

560

Median home value

$454,800

34.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$54,716

Indianola$55k

National$74k

Elevation46 m

Land area3.66 km²

Weather61°F · Sunny

Coordinates40.81°, -124.08°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Indianola is a census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States. It is located 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Arcata, at an elevation of 46 feet. The place appears on the USGS Arcata South map. Addresses in this neighborhood are part of unincorporated Eureka, California, located entirely within the 95503 ZIP code. The population was 791 at the 2020 census.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Indianola, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Sara Bareilles

American recording artist; pop rock singer-songwriter and pianist

Brisa Roché

American singer, composer, and songwriter

Mike Patton

American singer

Trevor Dunn

American bassist

M

Mike Pigg

triathlete

Minerva Urecal

actress (1894-1966)

Robert Hale Merriman

American academic; republican volunteer killed during Spanish Civil War (1908–1938)

Michael Moore

American jazz musician

M

Michael Phillips

American author

Michael Vatcher

American jazz percussionist

Naomi Lang

American ice dancer

Steve Cochran

American actor (1917–1965)

Willi Unsoeld

American mountaineer (1926–1979)

Trey Spruance

American musician and composer

Walter Ray Williams

American bowling player

Sinn Sage

Pornographic film actress, director & model

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in California

• Arcata
  3.6 mi away
• Eureka
  4.1 mi away · pop. 26,512
• Cutten
  4.6 mi away
• Bayview
  6.1 mi away
• Blue Lake
  6.6 mi away
• Fairhaven
  6.6 mi away
• Humboldt Hill
  8.7 mi away
• Fields Landing
  9.4 mi away
• Fieldbrook
  11.6 mi away
• Fortuna
  15.8 mi away
• Hydesville
  17.4 mi away
• Big Lagoon
  24.3 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Indianola

Five years a cavalryman

H. H. McConnell · 1889

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire MP18, Humboldt, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-07 · 30 mi
• Wildfire Fielder Mtn, Jackson, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-13 · 120 mi
• Wildfire FELIZ, Mendocino, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 135 mi
• Wildfire Wrights Spring, Klamath, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-05 · 167 mi
• Wildfire Bug, Lassen, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-08 · 226 mi
• Wildfire Picture Rock, Lake, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-16 · 228 mi
• Wildfire Fred Mt, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 234 mi
• Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 235 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).