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Indian Bay
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Indian BayAR

A town in Arkansas.

Warrens Bridge · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Indian Bay, AR · Warrens Bridge · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Is Indian Bay a good place to live?

Only 10 of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare have a higher January low than Indian Bay. We don’t grade Indian Bay yet; the figures below are still real.

Getting set up

Moving to Indian Bay: who provides what

Indian Bay is unincorporated, so Monroe County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerEntergy Arkansas13.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterHolly Grove WaterworksNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesMonroe CountyMonroe County provides services here
SchoolsClarendon School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteIn personArkansas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereMonroe County ClerkMonroe County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2021
ZIP code7206972069 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Indian Bay.

Natural hazards

Indian Bay faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

In Indian Bay, the FEMA risk score is 86 of 100, above both the Arkansas town median (66 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Federal disaster aid has reached households in Indian Bay once, in 2008. FEMA puts 44% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 27% to earthquakes.

86risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
86Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakesTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here
Full pageIndian Bay’s hazards pageOpen the full Hazards page
What it facesVery high riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in Indian BayGet ready3.2 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers: that is Indian Bay’s year

A winter brings about 1 inches of snow, with January nights at 34° and July afternoons at 91°.

1″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter36–53°
Spring53–73°
Summer71–90°
Fall53–75°
Nov 10
typical first frost
Mar 17
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageIndian Bay’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page
A year of weatherJuly highs 91°, January lows 34°Rain & snow1″ of snow a winter · 50 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingBoth heating and coolingThen and now+0.8° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Indian Bay is

The share of adults in Indian Bay who say their health is fair or poor is 32%, against 25% in Arkansas’ towns and 19% across U.S. towns. Against the Arkansas average, Indian Bay comes out ahead on 4 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 17. Just over one in ten adults binge drink in the town. Only 4 of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Indian Bay.

Indian BayArkansas townsU.S. towns
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)20%13%12%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)54%41%35%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)11%15%16%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)32%25%19%
32 measures vs. Arkansas
4 better11 too close to call17 worse
What stands outIndian BayAR
Fewer binge drinkers10.7%14.6%
More adults treating high blood pressure82.8%76.9%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth29.5%18.6%
Dewitt Hospital & Nursing Home
17 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
Full pageIndian Bay’s health reportOpen the full Health report
Everyday habitsFewer binge drinkersHospitals & doctors nearby17 miles to an ER · Dewitt Hospital & Nursing HomeHow adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor healthEvery CDC estimateBetter than AR on 4 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Indian Bay

13pages on Indian Bay
The big questions
HealthBetter than AR on 4 of 32 CDC measuresNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 86% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
PlacesAttractions7 nearby · Delta Cultural Center 29 miLibraryElaine Public LibraryColleges
The story
HistorySettled 1860Climate91° summer highs · 1″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Indian Bay; the nearest are

Phillips Community College of the University of ArkansasCommunity college · Public · Helena28 mi$3,380 in-state tuitionDelta State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Cleveland, MS48.3 mi$8,605 in-state tuition

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Indian Bay

Census-designated place in Arkansas, United States

Indian Bay is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southern Monroe County, Arkansas, United States, in the Arkansas Delta. Indian Bay is on the eastern bank of the White River, 4 miles (6 km) east of St. Charles. For purposes of the U.S. Census, Indian Bay is within Montgomery-Smalley Township. The Baytown Site, a Pre-Columbian Native American archaeological site, is located near Indian Bay. The community was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 15.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Elevation
154 ft

Questions about Indian Bay

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Indian Bay, AR a good place to live?

We don’t grade Indian Bay yet; the figures below are still real. A town in Arkansas.