Veguita is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

in Socorro County,

New Mexico New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also ...

, United States. Its population was 232 as of the 2010 census. Veguita has a

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with ZIP code 87062. New Mexico State Road 304 passes through the community. One community fixture is "Veguita Trading Post" which has a fueling station, and provides commodities. In 2015, the Veguita community welcomed KVNM-LP 101.1 FM, one of two low power FM Radio Stations in Socorro County. Veguita has two independent Christian churches, Chihuahua Bible Chapel, and Iglesia Evangelica "Camino De Fe", which share facilities on Carlos Martinez Road. There also is the Mission Church of the Catholic Diocese. Veguita is the home of iDea Ministries, which is the owner-operator of KVNM-LP 101.1 FM, and produces "Jazz, Power, & The Glory!".

Demographics

Education

Its school district is

Belén Consolidated Schools Belén Consolidated Schools is a school district headquartered in Belen, New Mexico, US. Within Valencia County, New Mexico, Valencia County, in addition to the vast majority of Belen, the district includes the municipality of Rio Communities, N ...

Belén High School Belén High School (BHS) is a public high school located in Belen, Valencia County, New Mexico. Part of Belén Consolidated Schools, it was established in 1916 as the first public high school in Valencia County. Attendance zone Within Valenci ...

is the district's comprehensive high school.

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Census-designated places in New Mexico Census-designated places in Socorro County, New Mexico {{NewMexico-geo-stub