| City: | Lancaster, South Carolina |
| Names to Avoid: | Hosiery Corp Of America |
| County: | Lancaster County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:11:09 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 803 / 839 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 34.7206, -80.7711 |
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Hosiery Corporation of America, also known as Silkies, operates under dedicated ZIP code 29722 in Lancaster County, South Carolina. Founded in 1974 in Philadelphia by businessman Jules "Sonny" Nelson, the company built a successful mail-order hosiery business that shipped approximately 42 million pairs annually at its peak. The USPS assigned this unique postal designation in August 2009.
The Lancaster facility at Flat Creek Road maintains a small operation with approximately six employees today. The minimal postal data with just one delivery code reflects the streamlined distribution model. Located approximately 35 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina, this location serves the company's direct-to-consumer shipping needs. Lancaster is the valid mailing city for customer orders and correspondence.
ZIP Code 29722 is assigned to a single organization or institution. Detailed business demographics are not published for unique ZIP Codes.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 0Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 0Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 0Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 29722 is located in Lancaster County, South Carolina, within the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 16740) and South Carolina's 5th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 1,758,038 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 29722. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 16740Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 1,758,038Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 05Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 5505.54 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 4539895Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Lancaster city; South CarolinaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 29722 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.