Baker, Louisiana

Baker, Louisiana
City of Baker
Location of Baker in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Baker
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Baker
Baker (the United States)
Coordinates: 30°35′08″N 91°09′26″W / 30.58556°N 91.15722°W / 30.58556; -91.15722
Country United States
State Louisiana
ParishEast Baton Rouge
Government
 • MayorDarnell Waites (D) (elected April 10, 2016)
Area
 • Total
8.40 sq mi (21.75 km2)
 • Land8.40 sq mi (21.75 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
12,455
 • Density1,482.8/sq mi (572.53/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
70714
Area code225
FIPS code22-03985
Websitecityofbakerla.us

Baker is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area, and had a population of 12,455 at the 2020 census, down from 13,895 at the 2010 U.S. census.