Alisal (;

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grove"), sometimes called East Salinas, is a neighborhood of Salinas in

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. It is located east of downtown, at an elevation of 89 feet (27 m). The

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of Alisal was annexed to Salinas in 1963. Alisal is home to

Alisal High School Alisal High School is an American public high school opened in 1965 and located in Salinas, California. Alisal's school colors are green, black and white. Their mascot is Tommy the Trojan. Demographics Currently, there are about 3300 students ...

. The first post office at Alisal opened in 1866, closed in 1869, with service transferred to Gabilan. 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. Alisal's ZIP Code is 93905.

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Salinas, California Neighborhoods in Monterey County, California Populated places established in 1886 1866 establishments in California 1963 disestablishments in California {{MontereyCountyCA-geo-stub