Baker Louisiana Map
Baker, Louisiana — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Baker, East Baton Rouge Parish.
Interactive Map of Baker, Louisiana
| City | Baker |
| State | Louisiana (LA) |
| County | East Baton Rouge Parish |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 30.588243 |
| Longitude | -91.168163 |
| Population | 12,253 |
| Density | 564.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Baker, Louisiana
Baker is a locality in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of 12,253. The population density is 564.3 people per km². Baker is located at 30.5882°N, 91.1682°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70714.
Baker, Louisiana, breathes a humid warmth, a characteristic of its place in the southeastern part of the parish. It lies 8.2 miles west-north-west of Central, LA (from Central, LA: bearing 287°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north of Baton Rouge. The land here is a gentle, low-lying expanse, where the soil, rich and dark, readily surrenders to the persistent sun and the generous rainfall. Cypress and pine trees, their branches often dripping with Spanish moss, form a verdant ceiling over the roads that meander through the landscape, connecting scattered homes and small businesses. In the quiet of the afternoon, the air hums with the persistent chorus of cicadas, a sound as integral to Baker as the very ground beneath one's feet. This is a place where the legacy of agriculture, particularly sugarcane, still whispers on the breeze, even as the rhythm of life has adapted to a more suburban pace. Baker's proximity to the larger urban center has drawn new residents and a different kind of energy, yet the echoes of its past remain. The local economy, once solely tied to the fields, now encompasses a broader range of services and retail, supporting the daily needs of its inhabitants. A sense of community persists, evident in the familiar faces at the local diner and the shared pride in the high school's athletic achievements, a small-town spirit that endures amidst the changing times.
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About This Baker Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Baker, Louisiana with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 East Baton Rouge Parish. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Baker is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Baker is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
