Baker, Florida Explained

Official Name:Baker, Okaloosa County, Florida
Settlement Type:unincorporated community
Mapsize:250x200px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2007
Population Total:900
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:30.7971°N -86.6813°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:32531
Area Code:850

Baker is an unincorporated community in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. It is located approximately 10miles northwest of the county seat, Crestview, in the Florida Panhandle.[1] A stop on the Florida, Alabama and Gulf Railroad, Baker was platted in 1910 and grew up around the timber and turpentine industries.

The Baker Block Museum is in Baker. Baker is home to Baker School, a public school in the Okaloosa County School District. The Skypark Estates Owner's Association Airport (18FD) is a private airport with a 3,000 foot east-west turf runway located in Baker.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Florida Department of Transportation-Okaloosa County . 2017-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141852/http://www.fdot.gov/geospatial/geomap/okal_c.pdf . 2018-06-12 . dead .