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Sand spit at Teller, Alaska ,ca. 1899c. 1899
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Sand spit at Teller, Alaska ,ca. 1899, c. 1899

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City in Alaska, United States
1963Established
249Population
2.1 sq miArea

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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ZIP code99778
Area code907
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1better than AK·24worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 7 are too close to call.

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Norton Sound Regional HospitalNome · 61 mi · ER · rural critical access
Teller ClinicTeller · 5.2 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
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Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 2% of U.S. communities.

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School Grade C

The public schools Teller’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 69% of Alaska’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

DistrictBering Strait School DistrictSchools1

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