Pojoaque, New Mexico

About Pojoaque

Pojoaque, NM is a small unincorporated community located in northern New Mexico.

Pojoaque holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.37 square miles.

📰 Pojoaque News Today

• Pojoaque Valley High School (NM) Soccer MaxPreps · Aug 14
• Crews battle Frijoles Fire east of Pojoaque KOAT · Aug 6
• Pojoaque Pueblo redevelopment of old Santa Fe Downs property appears underway Santa Fe New Mexican · Feb 14
• Pueblo of Pojoaque buys back 470 acres of ancestral land KRQE · Jun 1
• Pueblo of Pojoaque purchases 470-acre property in northern New Mexico land repatriation deal The Business Journals · May 29

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Pojoaque Unique

• The only place in America named Pojoaque — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern New Mexico, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Pojoaque

• Pizza Etc. — pizza
• Sopaipilla Factory Restaurant — new mexican
• Barranca Cafe (café)
• El Parasol — mexican
• La Mesita Eatery

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Poeh Cultural Center · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Pojoaque

• Butterfly Springs Park reviews ★
• La Mesita Ranch Estate reviews ★
• Pueblo Revolt Tricenteninnial Historical Marker reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Pojoaque

• SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Pojoaque

🏘️ Nearby Communities