Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 34 min5:04 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 49 min7:23 am – 4:12 pm
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People63 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 62.236 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 94°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 21°F13 in of rain a year, on about 39 dayswettest month December62 in of snow a year, on about 21 days64 days above 90°F, 137 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Huntington station, 19 mi away; snow from Halfway
Nearby landmarksGold Hillpeak · 4.3 miIron Mountainpeak · 3.1 miPowell Creek Reservoirreservoir · 2.1 miSimonis Springspring · 2.2 miHarrison Springspring · 2.2 miTrue Blue Reservoirreservoir · 2.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWhitman National Forestnational forest · 10.8 mi · 1,255,658 acresSteck Park Access Sitestate recreation area · 19.0 mi · 60 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 27 Oct 199428 mi away, near Halfway, OregonMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 8 Mar 202315 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBaker County, OR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025304 of 365 days measured61 moderate daysMedian index 29, worst day 85main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Baker County monitors, OR
Internet at home69% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL31% rely on a mobile data plan alone31% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBaker Cityserves 10,349 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20216 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,647 ft807 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker City23.9 miPost officeDurkee Post Officeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcCall Municipal Airport MYL70 miMajor airportBoise Air Terminal/Gowen Field BOI94 miInterstateI-84under a mileUS highwayUS 30under a mileCoachBaker CityNorthwestern Stage Lines22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 97905 ZIP area.
