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NORTH MONTEREY COUNTY

Castroville located near the intersection of California Highways 1 (the Pacific Coast Highway) and 156, about half way between Watsonville and Monterey. 

Castroville is an unincorporated town with a population of 5,300 and the home of the nationally recognized North Monterey County High School. Strawberries, lettuce and artichokes are the main crops along with many processing plants. Castroville provides over 75% of the U.S. artichoke supply.

Prunedale is an unincorporated community, and is located in the scenic canyons and wooded hills of north Monterey County, California. It is 10 miles north of Salinas and 45 miles south of San Jose, seven miles east of Moss Landing and the Pacific Ocean.

 It is nestled between the Santa Cruz Mountains to the north, the Diablo Range on the southeast and the Sierra de Salinas which serves as a backdrop to the rich agricultural Salinas Valley to the south.

Moss Landing is a quaint, historic fishing village located only a short distance from Monterey Peninsula and Santa Cruz.