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BakerOK

A town of 3, settled in 1953.

Is Baker a good place to live?

Baker has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Baker Woodframe Elevator and Baker Woodframe Grain Elevator. Baker has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

3 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Getting set up

Moving to Baker: who provides what

Baker is unincorporated, so Texas County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerTri-County Electric Coop, Inc (OK)15.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesTexas CountyTexas County provides services here
SchoolsTurpin Public SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Oklahoma you can register online until 25 days before Election Day, in person until 25 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 25 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereSecretary, Texas County Election BoardTexas County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Feb 2018
ZIP code7395073950 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Baker.

Natural hazards

The FEMA risk score in Baker is lower than in most of Oklahoma or the rest of the country

61% of Baker’s expected losses from natural hazards come from drought, followed by cold waves at 20%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities.

25risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
25Low riskLowerHigher
DroughtCold wavesTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Expect four seasons and hot summers in Baker

July afternoons reach 94°, January nights drop to 22° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.

17″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–50°
Spring42–71°
Summer64–92°
Fall44–72°
Oct 25
typical first frost
Apr 16
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Baker is

For adults in Baker, the share who have diabetes is 14%. Among adults here, 36% get no exercise outside work, above both Oklahoma’s towns (34%) and U.S. towns (25%). Only 9 of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare have a higher share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Baker. In Baker, 14% of adults binge drink, and 24% say their health is fair or poor.

BakerOklahoma townsU.S. towns
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)18%11%8.1%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)36%34%25%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)14%14%16%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)24%23%19%
32 measures vs. Oklahoma
0 better30 too close to call2 worse
What stands outBakerOK
More uninsured adults17.5%11.3%
More adults in fair or poor health24.4%21.2%
Southwest Medical Center
13.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Baker

12pages on Baker
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Baker

About Baker

Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, United States

Baker is an unincorporated community in northeastern Texas County, Oklahoma, United States, ¼ mile north of U.S. Route 64. Tyrone lies six miles to the north-northwest on U.S. Route 54 and Turpin lies eight miles to the east at the intersection of Route 64 and U.S. Route 83 in adjacent Beaver County. As of the 2020 census, Baker had a population of 37.

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Elevation
2,848 ft

Questions about Baker

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Baker, OK a good place to live?

Baker has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.