Official Name: | La Boca, New Mexico |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | New Mexico#USA |
Pushpin Label: | La Boca |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Coordinates: | 36.9944°N -107.6064°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | San Juan |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.56 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.56 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Area Total Km2: | 1.44 |
Area Land Km2: | 1.44 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 38 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 68.22 |
Population Density Km2: | 26.35 |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Ft: | 6283 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 87419 (Navajo Dam) |
Area Code: | 505 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 35-36567 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2806753 |
La Boca is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
The CDP is in the northeast corner of the county, bordered to the north by La Plata County, Colorado. New Mexico State Road 511 passes through the community, leading south to Navajo Dam. To the north, the road becomes Colorado State Highway 172, leading 9miles to Ignacio.
La Boca is bordered to the east by Los Pinos River, which flows southward to join the San Juan River in Navajo Lake.
The school district is Aztec Municipal Schools.[2] Aztec High School is the local high school.