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Community Overview: Teller
Native Community Name:
Iġaluŋniaġvik
Place Name Translation: Place to go out fishing
Indigenous Language: Iñupiaq
English Pronunciation:
Harbor Dock: No
State Ferry: No
Cargo Barge: Yes
Road Connection: No
Coastal: Yes
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 Public Health Nursing - Nome Public Health Center
(907) 443-3221
Teller Clinic - Norton Sound Health Corporation
(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
2017251
2018237
2019235
2020238
2021250
2022234
2023225
Community: Iġaluŋniaġvik (Teller)
Year Range: 2017-2023
 
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten6
Kindergarten2
FirstGrade7
SecondGrade0
ThirdGrade8
FourthGrade5
FifthGrade4
SixthGrade6
SeventhGrade4
EighthGrade7
NinthGrade2
TenthGrade3
EleventhGrade9
TwelfthGrade7
TotalEnrollmentK1264
TotalEnrollmentPK1270
Community: Iġaluŋniaġvik (Teller)
School Year: 2022/2023
 
Community Statistics
Community: Iġaluŋniaġvik (Teller)
Community: Iġaluŋniaġvik (Teller)
Community: Iġaluŋniaġvik (Teller)
Community: Iġaluŋniaġvik (Teller)