Baker California Map

About Baker, California

Baker is a locality in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 339. The population density is 69.2 people per km². Baker is located at 35.2650°N, 116.0745°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92309.

Baker, California, is a place defined by the stark, unyielding beauty of the Mojave Desert, a vast expanse where the horizon seems to stretch into infinity under a sky of impossibly deep blue. It lies 59.3 miles east-north-east of Barstow, CA (from Barstow, CA: bearing 64°T), and is situated 27.6 miles north-east of Midway. Here, the land is a canvas of ochre and pale sand, punctuated by hardy creosote bushes and the occasional tenacious Joshua tree, their spiky branches reaching like supplicating arms towards the sun. The air, especially in the fierce embrace of summer, hums with a dry heat that seems to bake the very essence of the earth, giving the distant mountains a hazy, ethereal outline. Even the shadows, cast long and sharp by the relentless sun, seem to possess a tangible, almost sculptural quality in this arid realm. The history of Baker is as dry and resilient as the desert itself, a testament to human endeavor in an unforgiving landscape. For decades, its existence has been largely tied to the passage of travelers, a crucial waypoint on the long road connecting Southern California to Nevada and beyond. The local economy, once reliant on the transient flow of motorists seeking fuel and respite, now also finds a footing in the extraction of mineral resources, the earth yielding its hidden treasures under the watchful gaze of the sun. Baker’s most famous landmark, the World's Tallest Thermometer, stands as a quirky, enduring monument to this spirit of roadside Americana, a gleaming, if somewhat faded, beacon in the vast, silent desert.

About This Baker Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Baker, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 35.264981, -116.074457. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Baker and San Bernardino County.

Detailed location data for Baker includes the ZIP code (93516), telephone area code (760, 909), county seat of San Bernardino County (San Bernardino), and school district assignment (Baker Valley Unified School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Baker is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.