Welcome to Prunedale ...

Prunedale is located in Monterey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prunedale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Prunedale is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Prunedale lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Prunedale lies within the (831) area code.

Websites for Prunedale ...

Junior League:   www.jlmontereycounty.org/

Communities Also Named Prunedale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Prunedale - it's located in Oregon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Prunedale.

Communities near Prunedale ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Prunedale.

• Salinas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salinas
  • Salinas is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 154,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salinas <3>
• Gilroy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilroy
  • Gilroy is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilroy <3>
• Watsonville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watsonville
  • Watsonville is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watsonville <3>
• Hollister
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
  • Hollister is located in San Benito County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollister <3>
• Seaside
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
  • Seaside is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaside <3>
• Monterey
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Monterey is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <3>
• Marina
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina
  • Marina is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marina <3>
• Pacific Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Grove
  • Pacific Grove is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific Grove <3>
• San Juan Bautista
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan Bautista
  • San Juan Bautista is located in San Benito County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Juan Bautista <3>
• Del Rey Oaks
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey Oaks
  • Del Rey Oaks is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Prunedale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prunedale.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Prunedale. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prunedale.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Prunedale. See our Newspapers Page for Prunedale.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prunedale ...

Looking for more information about Prunedale? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Prunedale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Prunedale.

Adding Prunedale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Prunedale in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Prunedale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Prunedale post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prunedale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prunedale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Monterey County: www.co.monterey.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/