Tega Cay, South Carolina
Tega Cay, South Carolina | |
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| City of Tega Cay | |
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Seal | |
| Motto: "The Good Life" | |
Location of Tega Cay, South Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 35°02′18″N 81°00′12″W / 35.03833°N 81.00333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| County | York |
| Government | |
| • Type | City |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.49 sq mi (11.64 km2) |
| • Land | 4.49 sq mi (11.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 620 ft (190 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 12,832 |
| • Density | 2,859.3/sq mi (1,103.99/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 29708 |
| Area codes | 803, 839 |
| FIPS code | 45-71417 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2405575 |
| Website | www.tegacaysc.org |
Tega Cay is a planned city in York County, South Carolina, United States, located west of Fort Mill and north of Rock Hill. It is a suburb of Charlotte, North Carolina. The population was recorded at 12,832 as of the 2020 U.S. Census.
Tega Cay is located on a peninsula along Lake Wylie, twenty miles south of Charlotte. The name Tega Cay allegedly comes from an unknown Polynesian language and means "Beautiful Peninsula", however, this is unconfirmed.