Welcome to Baker City (aka 'Baker') ...

The city of Baker City is located in Baker County<1> and is the County Seat for Baker County.

Baker City was established in 1866.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Baker City has a population of 9,784 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Baker City is 3,450 feet [1,052 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Baker City is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Baker City lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Baker City and travel south, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area codes for Baker City: (541) and (458)<4>

The ZIP code for Baker City: 97814<5>

The city of Baker City has also been called Baker.

Websites for Baker City ...

Official Website: www.bakercity.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Baker City had an population of 9,784 people. This is a decrease of 0.45% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.77% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Baker City had a population of 9,828 people (which is 60.91% of the total population of Baker County). This makes Baker City the county's most populous community.

The population of Baker City represents 0.26% of the total population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 47th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,828 people, the population of Baker City has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 9,860 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Baker City.

Communities near Baker City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Baker City.

• North Powder
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Powder have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Powder
  • North Powder is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Powder <7>
• Haines
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines
  • Haines is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haines <7>
• Sumpter
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
  • Sumpter is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumpter <7>
• Auburn ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Baker County
• Pocahontas ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Pocahontas is located in Baker County
• Keating
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
  • Keating is located in Baker County
• Hutchinson ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutchinson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
  • Hutchinson is located in Baker County
• Bourne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
  • Bourne is located in Baker County
• Bridgeport
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Baker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <7>
• China Town
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Town
  • China Town is located in Baker County

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 City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Baker City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Baker City. 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 City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Baker City. Our list includes 21 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Baker City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baker City ...

Looking for more information about Baker City? 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 City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Baker City.

Adding Baker City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Baker City 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 City was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Baker City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Baker City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Baker City: www.bakercity.com/

The official website for Baker County: www.bakercounty.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/