Alisal, Salinas, California

Alisal (/ˈælɪsæl/; Spanish for "Sycamore grove"),[2] sometimes called East Salinas,[3] is a neighborhood of Salinas in Monterey County, California.[1] It is located east of downtown,[3] at an elevation of 89 feet (27 m).[1] The unincorporated community of Alisal was annexed to Salinas in 1963.[3][4] Alisal is home to Alisal High School.

Alisal
Neighborhood of Salinas
Alisal is located in California
Alisal
Alisal
Location in California
Coordinates: 36°40′45″N 121°37′04″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMonterey County
CitySalinas
Elevation89 ft (27 m)

The first post office at Alisal opened in 1866, closed in 1869, with service transferred to Gabilan.[3] The East Salinas post office opened in 1940, was renamed Alisal in 1947, renamed back to East Salinas in 1949, and back to Alisal in 1950.[3] Alisal's ZIP Code is 93905.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alisal, Salinas, California
  2. William Bright; Erwin Gustav Gudde (30 November 1998). 1500 California place names: their origin and meaning. University of California Press. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-520-21271-8. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  3. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 862. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  4. Robledo, Roberto (12 June 2014). "Agents of change fan out in Alisal". The Salinas Californian. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
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