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Community Overview: Teller
Tala
Place Name Translation: Inupiaq pronunciation of English "Teller"
Indigenous Language: Iñupiaq
English Pronunciation:
Harbor Dock: No
State Ferry: No
Cargo Barge: Yes
Road Connection: No
Coastal:
Post Office: Teller Post Office
+ 1 (907) 642-4261
ANCSA Regional Corporation: Bering Straits Native Corporation
Native Regional Health Care: Norton Sound Health Corporation
ANCSA Regional Non-Profit: Kawerak, Incorporated
School District: Bering Strait School District
Healthcare Facility: Teller Clinic - Norton Sound Health Corporation
+1 (907) 642-3311
Library:
Disadvantaged Community:
Connected to National Highway System (NHS):
Access to Other Public Aviation Facilities:
Description: Teller has a road link to Nome from May to September via a 72-mile gravel road. The community can also be accessed by sea and air. There is a state-owned gravel runway with regular flights from Nome. There is no dock; goods are lightered from Nome and offloaded on the beach. Port Clarence is a nearby natural harbor.
DCCED Certified Population Counts
YearPopulation
2018237
2019235
2020238
2021250
2022234
2023225
2024233
Community: Tala (Teller)
Year Range: 2018-2024
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten4
Kindergarten0
FirstGrade5
SecondGrade4
ThirdGrade8
FourthGrade0
FifthGrade10
SixthGrade6
SeventhGrade4
EighthGrade10
NinthGrade4
TenthGrade7
EleventhGrade2
TwelfthGrade3
TotalEnrollmentK1263
TotalEnrollmentPK1267
Community: Tala (Teller)
School Year: 2024/2025
Community Statistics
Community: Tala (Teller)
Community: Tala (Teller)
Community: Tala (Teller)
Community: Tala (Teller)