Indianola is a census-designated place^[3] in Humboldt County, California.^[2] It is located 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Arcata,^[4] at an elevation of 46 feet (14 m).^[2] The place appears on the USGS Arcata South map. Addresses in this neighborhood are part of unincorporated Eureka, California, located entirely within the 95503 zipcode. The population was 823 at the 2010 census.

An Indian settlement was located under the bluff which was a center of supplies which sold bay fish, clams, and crabs.^[5]

A post office operated at Indianola from 1900 to 1915.^[4]