Baker City, Oregon

About Baker City

Set in the eastern part of Oregon, Baker City is a close-knit town, home to 10,135 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Baker City is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 7.21 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,406 residents per square mile.

📰 Baker City News Today

• Search continues for woman missing in Wallowa Mountains NE of Baker City Your Oregon News · Oct 9
• Baker County man seeks to change Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative bylaws East Oregonian · Oct 4
• Fundraiser Oct. 9 in Baker City for program that helps youths, families across Baker County Baker City Herald · Sep 30
• Baker City Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Accident closes all truck traffic on Interstate 84 near Baker City thru Ontario - KIVI-TV KIVI-TV · Sep 28

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Oregon headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Baker City Unique

• The only place in America named Baker City — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in eastern Oregon, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Oregon — one of 426 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 10,135.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 19 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Baker City

• Latitude 45 Grille — american
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Cafe (café)
• Charlie's Ice Cream Parlor — ice cream (café)
• Country Cottage Cafe — american (café)
• D & J Taco Shop — mexican
• Delicioso — mexican
• El Erradero — mexican
• Golden Crown — chinese
• Inland Cafe — american (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Baker Heritage Museum · Museum
• National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center · Museum
• Adler House Museum · Museum
• Baker County Fairgrounds · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Baker City

• Baker County Fairgrounds · Attraction reviews ★
• Cedar Acres Park reviews ★
• Geiser Pollman Park reviews ★
• Sam-O Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Baker City

• Baker Early College
• Baker Early Learning Center
• Baker High School
• Baker Middle School
• Baker Virtual Academy
• Baker Web Academy
• Brooklyn Primary School
• Eagle Cap Innovative Jr/Sr High School
• Haines Elementary School
• Keating Elementary School
• Oregon International School
• South Baker Intermediate School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• St. Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker City ★ (1/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Baker City

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