Tega Cay

Also known as Tega Cay, South Carolina, Tega Cay, SC

city in York County, South Carolina, United States of America

Key facts

Country: United States
State: South Carolina
County: York
Type: City
Total: 4.49 sq mi (11.64 km )
Land: 4.49 sq mi (11.62 km )
Water: 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km )
Elevation: 620 ft (190 m)
Density: 2,859.3/sq mi (1,103.99/km )
Time zone: UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst: UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes: 803, 839
Fips code: 45-71417

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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.