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.