Tealing is a parish, which lies in Angus Council Area, some 5 miles (9 km) north of Dundee in Dundee City and 7 miles (11 km) north of Newport-on-Tay in Fife.
It is located in the old county of Forfarshire, which disappeared following the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1974.
The parish has an area of 28.2 sq. km (10.9 sq. miles). Tealing has 5 neighbouring parishes; namely Auchterhouse, Glamis, Inverarity, Mains & Strathmartine and Murroes. The boundaries of this parish were modified among significant changes recommended by the Boundary Commissioners after the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889.