Welcome to La Joya ...

La Joya is located in Socorro County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of La Joya, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

La Joya is 4,720 feet [1,439 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of La Joya is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: La Joya lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

La Joya is within the boundaries of the (575) area code.

The ZIP code for La Joya: 87028<3>

Communities Also Named La Joya ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named La Joya: This one is located in Socorro County and the other is located in Santa Fe County.

Beyond New Mexico, there are 4 communities that are also named La Joya - they are located in California (2) and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for La Joya.

Communities near La Joya ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near La Joya.

• San Acacia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Acacia
  • San Acacia is located in Socorro County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Acacia <4>
• Alamillo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamillo
  • Alamillo is located in Socorro County
• Abeytas
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abeytas
  • Abeytas is located in Socorro County
• Contreras
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
  • Contreras is located in Socorro County
• Las Nutrias
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Nutrias
  • Las Nutrias is located in Socorro County
• Polvadera
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polvadera
  • Polvadera is located in Socorro County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polvadera <4>
• Veguita
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veguita
  • Veguita is located in Socorro County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veguita <4>
• Lemitar
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemitar
  • Lemitar is located in Socorro County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemitar <4>
• Limitar
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limitar
  • Limitar is located in Socorro County
• Bosque
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosque
  • Bosque is located in Valencia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bosque <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around La Joya. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Joya.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of La Joya. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around La Joya.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around La Joya. See our Newspapers Page for La Joya.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Joya ...

Looking for more information about La Joya? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to La Joya, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for La Joya.

Adding La Joya to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of La Joya in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for La Joya was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for La Joya.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for La Joya. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/