Fox River
- Headquarters
- Mount Airy, NC
- Manufacturing
- Mount Airy, NC
- Categories
- socks
Fox River has made socks in the United States since 1900, and says so on its own Made in USA page — along with something most brands leave out: the yarn is a mix of domestic and imported.
That single clause is the difference between the first mark and the second. It is also to Fox River’s credit that they publish it. Plenty of sock brands knit from imported yarn and simply say “Made in USA” without qualification; this one tells you, which makes the record easier to trust even though it lowers the mark.
The knitting is no longer in Iowa. Nester Hosiery bought most of Fox River Mills’ assets in July 2025 and moved the machinery to its own plant in Mount Airy, North Carolina; the Osage mill filed an Iowa closure notice covering 105 jobs and shut in October 2025, leaving behind a product-development and customer-service office rather than a factory. The brand’s own page has followed, and now speaks of “our North Carolina headquarters”.
The record
Socks are made in the USA from a mix of domestic and imported yarns
“Fox River takes pride in crafting high-quality socks that have been made in the USA since 1900, combining both US-sourced and imported yarns.”
foxsox.comRetrieved
Manufacturing takes place at the company's North Carolina facility
“Our premium and performance socks are meticulously manufactured at our North Carolina headquarters by a team of dedicated and friendly individuals.”
foxsox.comRetrieved
Local news reports that Fox River's Osage, Iowa production wound down and its manufacturing assets moved to Nester Hosiery's Mount Airy, North Carolina plant
“Nester Hosiery acquired the majority of assets of Fox River Mills, the sock manufacturer based in Osage. Following the transaction, Fox River Mills will begin to wind down its production operations in Osage and manufacturing assets will ultimately be relocated to Nester’s headquarters in Mount Airy, North Carolina.”
kcrg.comRetrieved
Domain record
foxsox.com was registered on .It dates the domain, not the business: a maker that moved to a new address reads young here, and an old domain says nothing about who holds it now.
RDAP registry record · checked 19 Sep 2026