Teller, Alaska
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Teller Tala |
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The beach at Teller, Alaska
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 Teller
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| Coordinates: 65°15′26″N 166°21′14″W / 65.25722°N 166.35389°WCoordinates: 65°15′26″N 166°21′14″W / 65.25722°N 166.35389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census area | Nome |
| Incorporated | October 10, 1963 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Blanche Okbaok-Garnie |
| • State senator | Donny Olson (D) |
| • State rep. | Neal Foster (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.1 sq mi (5.5 km2) |
| • Land | 1.9 sq mi (5.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 229 |
| • Density | 139.9/sq mi (54.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| ZIP code | 99778 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-75930 |
Teller (Tala in Iñupiaq) is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 229.
It is situated on the southern half of the spit called Nook (or "Nooke") in Inupiaq, which separates Port Clarence Bay (see also Port Clarence, Alaska) and Grantley Harbor, at the outlet of the Imuruk Basin.
The Inupiat had a fishing camp called Nook 32 km (20 mi) south of Teller in the early 19th century. The 1825-28 Beechey expedition found three camps with a total of some 400 inhabitants and a winter camp site with burial grounds in a roughly 10-mile (16 km) radius around the later site of Teller on September 1, 1827.
An expedition from the Western Union telegraph spent the winter at the present site of Teller in 1866 and 1867; they called it "Libbyville" or "Libby Station". When the United States Government introduced reindeer herding in Alaska, the Teller Reindeer Station operated from 1892 to 1900 at a nearby site. The station was named for United States Senator and Secretary of the Interior Henry Moore Teller in 1892 by Sheldon Jackson.
Teller was established in 1900 after the Bluestone Placer Mine discovery 25 km (16 mi) to the south. It took its name from the reindeer herding station. During the boom years in the early 20th century, Teller had a population of about 5,000 and was a major regional trading center. Natives from Diomede, Wales, Mary's Igloo, and King Island came to trade there.
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