Welcome to Baker ...The city of Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Baker, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Baker has a population of 13,116 people<2> (see below for details). Baker is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Baker lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Baker: 225 The ZIP codes for Baker: 70704, 70714<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Baker had an population of 13,116 people. This is a decrease of 5.61% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.91% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Baker had a population of 13,895 people. This makes Baker the parish's 4th most populous community. The population of Baker represents 0.31% of the total population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 23rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 13,895 people, the population of Baker has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 13,793 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Baker. Communities Also Named Baker ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 50 communities that are also named Baker - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas (4), British Columbia (2), California (2), Florida (3), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), 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 10 communities that are near Baker.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created 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. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Baker. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Baker. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Baker. See our Newspapers Page for Baker. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Baker, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor 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 (so far) for Baker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Baker. Footnotes ...
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