Editing Prunedale, California (section)

== Geography ==
Prunedale is located in northern Monterey County at {{Coord|36|46|33|N|121|40|11|W|type:city}}.<ref name=gnis /> It is bordered to the northeast by [[San Benito County, California|San Benito County]], to the north by the community of [[Aromas, California|Aromas]], and to the west by the community of [[Elkhorn, California|Elkhorn]]. Via U.S. Route 101, [[Salinas, California|Salinas]], the [[county seat]], is {{convert|7|mi|0}} to the south, while [[Gilroy, California|Gilroy]] is {{convert|20|mi}} to the north.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|46.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.1|sqmi|2}}, or 0.31%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> Langley Creek flows by Highway 101 through Prunedale, and is visible at the intersection of Highway 101 and Tustin Road, and again at the intersection of Prunedale South Road and Blackie Road.<ref name="NMCoC">{{cite web|url=http://www.northmontereycountychamber.org/communityinfo.html|url-status=dead |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20180809025144/http://www.northmontereycountychamber.org/communityinfo.html |archive-date=2018-08-09|title=North Monterey Chamber of Commerce|website=Northmontereycountychamber.org|access-date=12 August 2018}}</ref>