Laguna, NM

Laguna is a census-designated place on the Laguna Pueblo in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. The 2020 census counted 1,282 residents. Laguna is located approximately 47 miles west of Albuquerque. Laguna was founded in 1699, making it the most recent of the New Mexican pueblos. All public schools in the county are operated by Grants/Cibola County Schools. Cubero Elementary School and Laguna Acoma Middle-High School serve the area. Laguna'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 Laguna's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. The San Jose de la Laguna Mission and Convento, built starting in 1699, is in Laguna. Laguna is extremely well-preserved, and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1973. Laguna is located in eastern Cibola County and is bordered to the west by Paraje, to the southeast by Mesita, and to the south by Interstate 40, which provides access from Exit 114.