Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 8 min6:02 am – 8:10 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 10 min6:57 am – 5:07 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 42°F62 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare96 days above 90°F, 18 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Baton Rouge Ryan Ap station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksBrown Heights Pondlake · 1.1 miSouthern University and A and M Collegecollege · 6.1 miDevils Swamp Lakelake · 6.1 miBaton Rouge Community College Acadian Campuscollege · 7.8 miFree Negro Pointcape · 7.2 miSolitude Pointcape · 8.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsT. D. Bickham, Jr. Parkpark · under a mile · 135 acresTristian Avenue Parkpark · 1.1 miState Capitol Parkstate park · 9.1 mi · 311 acresLouisiana National Cemeteryhistoric site · 8.2 mi · 104 acresComite Riverstate conservation land · 7.8 mi · 318 acresWaddill Wildlife Refugestate conservation land · 8.5 mi · 244 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Aug 201023 mi away, near Clinton, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Aug 201023 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighEast Baton Rouge Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Very HighLightning Very HighHurricane Very HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality50% of days had good air in 2025181 of 365 days measured183 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 51, worst day 115main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, East Baton Rouge County monitors, LA
Drinking waterCity of Baker Water Systemserves 13,855 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2023: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation73 ft22 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLane Regional Medical Center4.3 miPost officeBaker Post Office2.5 miTown hallBaker City Hall2.2 miPoliceBaker Police Department2.2 miFire stationBrownsfield Volunteer Fire Department Station 72under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools2 elementary, 1 high, 2 otherSchoolPark Ridge Academic Magnet Schoolunder a mileHighBaker High Schoolunder a mileSchoolAdvantage Charter Academyunder a mileCollegeSouthern University and A and M College6.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaton Rouge Metropolitan Airport BTR4.0 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY66 miInterstateI-1104.5 miUS highwayUS 615.1 miAmtrakHammond, LA HMD40 miCoachBaton RougeDelta Bus Lines Inc.9.9 miTransit8 stops within a mileCapital Area Transit System (CATS)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70704 ZIP area.
