La Joya, NM

La Joya is a census-designated place in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States. The 2020 census counted 80 residents. The community is located on the east bank of the Rio Grande, 20 miles north of Socorro. La Joya was settled in 1598 by the Piro Indians, who built a pueblo at the site. Belén High School is the district's comprehensive high school. La Joya's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider New Mexico setting. The local scoop is how La Joya's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet.