Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 241 residents, this town was settled in 1900.
Teller’s typical journey to work is 6 minutes, below both the Alaska town median (21 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). No town among the 42 in Alaska we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Teller. Norge Storage Site is on the National Register of Historic Places. Teller has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 125 in 1910, a low of 76 in 1930, 249 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1899 and a map from 1950 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Teller, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Teller.
FEMA puts 87% of Teller’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 5% to inland flooding. Compared with 98% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2022.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The public schools here belong to the Bering Strait School District. Its one school is below. Teller’s only public school teaches 67 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| James C. Isabell SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 67 | D |
NCES · EDFacts
Of the 42 Alaska towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Teller; what’s more, 47% of Teller adults sleep under 7 hours. Against the Alaska average, Teller comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 24. Among adults locally, 37% smoke cigarettes and 23% report frequent mental distress.
| Teller | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 18% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Teller | AK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.4% | 7% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 44.5% | 14.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
City in Alaska, United States
Teller (Inupiaq: Tala, Tupqaġruk, or Iġaluŋniaġvik) is a city in the Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Teller had a population of 249. It is situated on the southern half of the spit called Nuuk in Inupiaq, which separates Port Clarence Bay (see also Port Clarence, Alaska) and Grantley Harbor, at the outlet of the Imuruk Basin.
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Teller has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.