Baker, California

About Baker

Set in the southeastern part of California, Baker is a small unincorporated community.

Baker holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.69 square miles.

📰 Baker News Today

• Update: Baker Fire in Orange County - Aug. 15 status Sacramento Bee · Aug 15
• Charles Baker Obituary The Press Democrat · Aug 17
• The next chapter for Baker’s famed thermometer includes many possibilities Los Angeles Times · Jul 26
• William BAKER Obituary The Press Democrat · Aug 17
• World’s Tallest Thermometer in Baker, California, goes up for sale along I-15 KSNV · May 20

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Baker Unique

• One of 7 places in the US named Baker — but the California one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southeastern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Baker

• Denny's — american
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Castañeda's — mexican
• Insomnicup — coffee shop (café)
• Los Dos Toritos — mexican
• Mad Greek Café — greek
• Market Place
• The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf — coffee shop (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Travelers Monument · Attraction
• World's Tallest Thermometer · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Baker

• Chet Hoffman Park reviews ★
• Hollow Hills Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Soda Mountains Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Baker

• Baker Elementary
• Baker High
• Baker Junior High

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Baker

🏘️ Nearby Communities