Oregon · Census place 4103650

Baker City, Oregon

Baker City is a city in Baker County, Oregon with an estimated 10,135 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 54th largest of 165 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
10,135
#54 of 165 in Oregon
Change since 2020
-0.0%
-1 people
Land area
7.2 sq mi
Density
1,406 / sq mi
State median 3,097
Orange pin: Baker City. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Salem.

Baker City population, 2020 to 2024

Baker City lost 1 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.0%. In the latest year it moved by -92. Among 80 Oregon places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 53rd; the median place changed by +0.8%. The median place of 5,000+ in Oregon has 14,915 people, so Baker City is 68% of it.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 10,099. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Baker City covers 7.21 square miles of land, for 1,406 people per square mile of land. The median Oregon place of 5,000+ has 3,097, so Baker City is less dense than the typical town.

What county Baker City is in

All of Baker City's residents live in Baker County, which had 16,750 residents in 2024. Baker City holds 60.5% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Baker City

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Baker City by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 97814. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Baker City is

The Census internal point of Baker City is at 44.775000, -117.831800. Salem, the capital, is 254.8 miles W in a straight line. The nearest larger place is La Grande, OR (13,058 people), 40.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Nampa, ID, 103.5 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
44.775000, -117.831800
DMS
44°46'30.00"N 117°49'54.48"W
UTM
11N 434185.3E 4958292.7N
Geohash
9runwxj92
Plus code
85P4Q5G9+27

Daylight in Baker City

At 44.78° N, Baker City gets about 15 h 35 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 48 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 48 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Baker City

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Oregon, measured between internal points. The closest is Union, 30.0 miles away, with 2,123 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Baker City, OR?

10,135 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 1 (0.0%) from 10,136 in July 2020.

What county is Baker City in?

Baker County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Baker City?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 97814.

How far is Baker City from Salem?

254.8 miles (410.1 km) in a straight line, heading W from Baker City.

What is the nearest larger city to Baker City?

La Grande, OR, with 13,058 residents, 40.0 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.