| Official Name: | La Plata, New Mexico |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | New Mexico |
| 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 Km2: | 57.41 |
| Area Land Km2: | 57.40 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 22.17 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 22.16 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2105 |
| Population Density Km2: | 36.67 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 94.98 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Elevation Ft: | 5787 |
| Coordinates: | 36.8592°N -108.2125°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 87418 |
| Area Code: | 505 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 2584132 |
La Plata is a census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 612 as of the 2010 census.[2] La Plata has a post office with ZIP code 87418.[3] [4] The community is located at the junction of state roads 170 and 574.
Its school district is Farmington Municipal Schools.[5]