Tea, South Dakota
Tea, South Dakota | |
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A view of the Tea City Park facing northeast from the southwest side of the park. | |
| Motto: "Tea...A Growing Tradition" | |
Location of Tea, South Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 43°27′20″N 96°49′27″W / 43.455572°N 96.824052°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Lincoln |
| Founded | 1894 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Casey Voelker |
| • Councilmembers | Ward I: Lynn DeYoung & Josh Chapman Ward II: Aaron Otten & Jim Erck Ward III: Terry Woessner & Ruby Zuraff |
| • City Administrator | Justin Weiland |
| • Finance Officer | Dawn Murphy |
| • Planning & Zoning Administrator | Albert Schmidt |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.859 sq mi (9.995 km2) |
| • Land | 3.859 sq mi (9.995 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.000 km2) 0.00% |
| Elevation | 1,490 ft (454 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,598 |
• Estimate (2024) | 7,699 |
| • Density | 1,451/sq mi (560.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC–6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 57064 |
| Area codes | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-63100 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1267599 |
| Website | teasd.com |
Tea is an incorporated city in Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States and is a suburb of Sioux Falls. The population was 5,598 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 7,699 in 2024.
Tea was laid out in 1894. The name "Tea" was selected on account of its brevity and is said to have no significance.