Baker Oklahoma Map

About Baker, Oklahoma

Baker is a locality in Texas County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 37. The population density is 14.4 people per km². Baker is located at 36.8695°N, 101.0179°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 73950.

Baker occupies a stretch of high, arid plains where the horizon pulls away in every direction, leaving the earth exposed to the unrelenting passage of wind and light. It lies 28.7 miles east-northeast of Guymon, OK (from Guymon, OK: bearing 63°T), and is situated 13.1 miles south-southwest of Liberal. The soil here possesses a deep, rust-colored hue that seems to absorb the heat of the afternoon, holding it long after the sun has begun to retreat behind the distant, flattened edges of the sky. Four miles to the east, the bed of Sharp Creek snakes through the dry grass, its intermittent flow carving a thin, serpentine path through the sediment. During the height of summer, the air turns thin and sharp, carrying the scent of parched earth and the occasional, restless vibration of the prairie.

Baker exists as a quiet anchor amidst the expansive wheat fields that define the regional economy, where the cycles of planting and harvest dictate the slow, measured pulse of daily life. The legacy of the land is layered with the memory of territories once held by the Osage and Comanche, a history that lingers in the silence of the surrounding plains and the stark resilience of the architecture. Twelve miles away, the Beaver River Wildlife Management Area provides a sanctuary for the native flora and fauna that have persisted despite the encroachment of modern industry. Life here is defined by the necessity of endurance, a place where the grandeur of the open country dwarfs the efforts of those who work the soil and look toward the sky for the rain that sustains them.

About This Baker Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Baker, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 36.869471, -101.017943. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Baker includes the ZIP code (73950), telephone area code (580), county seat of Texas County (Guymon), and school district assignment (Turpin Public Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.