Indianola, CA

Indianola is a Humboldt County CDP just south of Arcata on the east side of Humboldt Bay, with roads and wetlands doing the orienting. The bay’s first people were Wiyot, and Indianola is part of a shoreline landscape that also includes the old Table Bluff reservation area. Addresses here fall within unincorporated Eureka and the 95503 ZIP code, while county coastal plans track Indianola Road and the bay’s shoreline. The useful local shorthand is Arcata to the north, Eureka nearby, Humboldt Bay at the front door, and Wiyot history underneath the map. It’s a small place whose identity is tied to the bay without a central business district.