Baker

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Baker

Total population

0

Median home value

$0

Median income

$0

Elevation1619 m

Land area2.35 km²

Weather48°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates39.02°, -114.12°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Baker is a census-designated place in southeastern White Pine County, Nevada, United States. It is located 5 miles (8.0 km) east of the main entrance of Great Basin National Park at the junction of State Routes 487 and 488. The town is named after an early settler, George W. Baker. As of the 2020 census, Baker had a population of 41.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Baker, NV from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Nevada

• Ely
  43.6 mi away
• McGill
  44 mi away · pop. 1,050
• Lund
  48.9 mi away · pop. 122
• Ruth
  49.9 mi away · pop. 298
• Preston
  51.1 mi away · pop. 257
• Mount Wilson
  57 mi away
• Ursine
  72.2 mi away
• Pioche
  75.7 mi away · pop. 1,031
• Dry Valley
  79 mi away
• Panaca
  86.4 mi away
• Bennett Springs
  92.1 mi away
• Beaverdam
  93.5 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Baker

Cassandra at the wedding

Dorothy Baker · 1962

Nevada

George Baker · 2015

Nevada;

George Melville Baker · 2018

Nevada; or, The lost mine

George Melville Baker · 1882

Nevada, or, The lost mine

George Melville Baker · 1882

Nevada, or, The Lost Mine

George Melville Baker · 2012

Nevada; Or The Lost Mine

George M. Baker · 2007

Physiography and structure of the western El Paso range and the southern Sierra Nevada

Charles Laurence Baker · 1912

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

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• Prescribed Fire Bridger Trail Unit - KPERP Rx NKRD CY26, Coconino, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-10-09 · 190 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-14 01:20 UTC.