Welcome to Teller ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Teller, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, Teller has a population of 237 people<1> (see below for details).

The city of Teller is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Teller lies in the Alaskan Time Zone (AKST/AKDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Teller: 907

The ZIP code for Teller: 99778<3>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Teller had an population of 237 people. This is an increase of 3.49% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Teller had a population of 229 people.

The population of Teller represents 0.03% of the population of Alaska (which has 710,231 people), making it the state's 100th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 229 people, the population of Teller decreased 14.55% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 268 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Teller.

Communities Also Named Teller ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Teller - it's located in Kansas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Teller.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Teller. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Teller.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Teller. See our Newspapers Page for Teller.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Teller ...

Looking for more information about Teller? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Teller, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Teller.

Adding Teller to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Teller in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Teller was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Teller post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Teller.

Footnotes ...

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Teller.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Teller - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Teller). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Teller or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/