Welcome to Baker ...
Baker is located in San Bernardino County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Baker, you might consider that their post office opened in 1933.
Baker is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Baker lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Baker: 760 & 442<3>
The ZIP code for Baker: 92309<4>
Communities Also Named Baker ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Baker: This one is located in San Bernardino County and the other is located in Kern County.
Beyond California, there are 50 communities that are also named Baker - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas (4), British Columbia (2), Florida (3), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (4), Utah, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Baker.
Communities near Baker ...
We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Baker.
- Zzyzx
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zzyzx
- Zzyzx is located in San Bernardino County
- Former names for Zzyzx:
- Camp Soda
- Soda Springs
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Zzyzx
- From Baker to Zzyzx
- Glasgow ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glasgow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Glasgow is located in San Bernardino County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Glasgow
- From Baker to Glasgow
- Afton ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Afton is located in San Bernardino County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Afton
- From Baker to Afton
- Kerens ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kerens. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerens
- Kerens is located in San Bernardino County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kerens
- From Baker to Kerens
- Kelso
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Kelso is located in San Bernardino County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kelso
- From Baker to Kelso
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Baker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Baker.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Baker. See our Newspapers Page for Baker.
TripAdvisor Tourism Page for Baker ...
Looking for more information about Baker? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
You can learn more by visiting the TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker.
Adding Baker to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Baker in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Baker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Baker post office opened in 1933.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Baker.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Baker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Bernardino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Baker - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 760 code has been Overlayed with the 442 area code. New phone numbers in the Baker area will be assigned with one of these codes: 760 or 442. As a result, placing a call in the Baker area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Baker). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Baker or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |