South Carolina 10x15 Feet Nylon State Flag Made in USA

This is a large installation flag: a hundred and fifty square feet, visible from a real distance, which is the whole point of choosing it. The flagpole and hardware have to be built to match.

This is the South Carolina state flag at 10x15 Feet (150 square feet) in nylon, made in the United States and finished with a sewn rope and plated steel thimbles.

Built to the South Carolina flag specification

The South Carolina flag is set out in no detailed statutory design since 1940, which leaves the shape, the size and the shade of blue formally unspecified. It is a blue field with a white palmetto tree and a white crescent in the upper hoist.

Roots in Moultrie’s Revolutionary flag of 1775, with the current palmetto and crescent design adopted January 28, 1861 after a gold palmetto version that lasted two days.

This statute sets the design, the colors and the seal or emblem, without pinning down a size for an outdoor flag. That is how most states have written their flag laws, and it explains why every manufacturer uses the same standard sizes.

We build a faithful reproduction of that design at the standard outdoor sizes the industry uses, the same sizes states order for themselves. Correct colors, seal and emblems are what an outdoor flag has to get right, and that is what this one gets right.

The law that defines it, in its own words

South Carolina Code Section 1-1-710 reads:

The color indigo blue worn on the uniform of Colonel William Moultrie's soldiers and adopted as the background of the South Carolina State flag, is designated as the official color of the State of South Carolina.

The South Carolina Code contains no design specification for the flag; this color provision is the only statutory statement about its appearance. A 2021 bill proposing one did not become law, which is why palmetto and crescent shapes vary between manufacturers.

You do not have to take our word for any of that. Read South Carolina Code Section 1-1-710 in full at the South Carolina Legislature, and check what we sell against it.

That is the flag we build, not a rough version of it.

What is on it and what it means

The palmetto is Fort Moultrie’s palmetto log walls, which absorbed British cannon fire in 1776 rather than splintering. The crescent is the silver gorget worn on Revolutionary soldiers’ caps.

What most listings get wrong

Because the law says almost nothing, manufacturers’ palmettos and crescents vary widely and no two brands match. A standardization effort between 2018 and 2021 stalled and nothing is settled. This is the one state where asking what the official design is has no clean answer.

It is the only state whose flag has no statutory design specification, which is why versions differ between suppliers.

Where the South Carolina flag flies

Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park holds the Fort Sumter garrison flag, a thirty three star flag wind damaged the night of April 11, 1861, the Fort Sumter storm flag that flew during the thirty four hour bombardment opening the Civil War on April 12, 1861, and the Palmetto Guard flag, the first Confederate aligned flag over the fort on April 14, 1861. All three were removed from display in September 2023 for long term conservation. The Revolutionary War Fort Moultrie flag is referenced by the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia.

Fly it on South Carolina’s birthday

South Carolina became the 8th state on May 23, 1788. Under the United States Flag Code as amended July 7, 1976, a state flag flown on the state’s birthday takes its place beneath the United States flag, and that day is the one date every year the South Carolina flag has an official reason to go up.

Have it on hand before the date arrives and it is on the flagpole in time. The full state-by-state list is on our state birthdays page.

Nylon or polyester in South Carolina

Nylon in the Midlands and Upstate at Columbia and Greenville. Polyester on the coast at Charleston and Myrtle Beach.

At a hundred and fifty square feet, on the exposed sites above, nylon is not a serious option. Confirm the flagpole and truck rating before ordering either material.

This listing is nylon, right for the sheltered and moderate wind sites above, for a standard house bracket, and for anywhere you take the flag down before a storm. Two things make it the pick. It flies on the breeze most yards actually see instead of hanging flat, being light, and it dries fast, which fights mildew where humidity is high. What it sacrifices is ultraviolet resistance: nylon’s amide bonds absorb and break under sun, losing strength and color faster than polyester, plus roughly a tenth of its strength while wet. For an exposed site from the list above, the polyester version is the better choice.

There is one more factor, and most people only discover it after buying the wrong material once: a nylon flag moves on days a polyester flag stays limp. If it matters to you that the flag is actually flying on a still morning, a holiday, at a funeral, at a ceremony, that favors nylon even where polyester would outlast it. A flag hanging motionless has failed at its job too.

The working benchmark most institutions use comes from the American Legion, which reports that the United States government expects a flag flown daily from sunrise to sunset to last about ninety days, and one flown around the clock about a quarter of that. Retailer experience runs three to six months for nylon and four to eight for polyester flown daily, and one to three years for a flag flown only on occasions. Those are working figures, not a warranty, and exposure moves them a long way in either direction.

How the 10x15 Feet is built

The fly end runs six rows of lock stitching with zig zag stitched corners, because at this size the tip-bound wave moves fast enough to attack the corner seams first.

The math comes to 150 square feet of nylon at roughly two ounces a square yard. In a thirty mile an hour wind, the fly end moves faster than the wind that is driving it, since the wave headed for the tip speeds up as it travels — which explains why the tip wears out first and why fly-end stitching count is worth checking on any listing.

Before it shows up, plan the handling — two people who know what they are doing, calm weather, halyard ready. A hundred and fifty square feet is not something to improvise.

With lock stitching, every stitch knots into its neighbor, so damage stays contained at the break instead of running down the seam. Read 6 rows not as 6 times the strength but as 5 backups. The full heading length carries a sewn nylon rope, ending in two plated steel thimbles. A grommet simply would not hold at this size.

Commercial grade nylon is the material in this flag. Light enough to catch a gentle breeze, it sheds water rather than holding onto it and dries fast, which keeps a flag from staying heavy and stressing its seams. The ink is UV resistant and field tested, since sun exposure is what determines how long the color lasts.

A design that reproduces cleanly

A palmetto silhouette and a crescent, with no seal. The variation between suppliers is a legal gap rather than a manufacturing one.

For what it is worth, the North American Vexillological Association surveyed 72 state, provincial and territorial flags in 2001 and rated them from zero to ten. The South Carolina flag placed 10, at 7.16 out of 10.

Will it fit my flagpole?

It suits an in-ground flagpole of fifty to sixty feet, with a truck and halyard rated for the load.

Questions about the 10x15 Feet

What size flagpole for a 10x15 foot flag? Fifty to sixty feet, and the truck and halyard must be rated for a hundred and fifty square feet in a gust.

Is a 10x15 foot flag too big for my flagpole? If the flagpole was not specified for it, yes. An oversized flag damages the flagpole before it damages itself.

How is a 10x15 foot flag shipped? Rolled where possible, folded where it must be. Creases from folding relax within days of flying.

Check the flagpole before the flag

At a hundred and fifty square feet, this flag can overload a flagpole not built for it. Confirm the rating on the flagpole and truck first; an undersized flagpole takes the damage before the flag does.

Specifications

• Size: 10x15 Feet
• Area: 150 square feet
• Material: 100 percent nylon
• Fly end: 6 rows of lock stitching
• Heading: heavy duty white, reinforced, 2 inch
• Finish: Rope and Thimbles
• Ink: UV resistant, field tested
• Made in the United States by FORTISVEX

Which size do I need?

The rule behind both tables below is that a flag’s length should run about a quarter to a third of the flagpole’s height. Where two sizes both fit, the smaller one flies more often and lasts longer, and the larger one reads from further away.

If you know your flagpole height, start here.

• 6 Feet house bracket: 2x3 Feet or 3x5 Feet
• 15 to 20 Feet flagpole: 3x5 Feet or 4x6 Feet
• 20 to 25 Feet flagpole: 4x6 Feet or 5x8 Feet
• 25 to 35 Feet flagpole: 5x8 Feet or 6x10 Feet
• 35 to 45 Feet flagpole: 6x10 Feet or 8x12 Feet
• 45 to 60 Feet flagpole: 8x12 Feet or 10x15 Feet
• 60 to 80 Feet flagpole: 10x15 Feet or 12x18 Feet
• 80 to 100 Feet flagpole: 12x18 Feet or 15x25 Feet
• 100 to 120 Feet flagpole: 15x25 Feet or 20x30 Feet
• 120 to 150 Feet flagpole: 20x30 Feet or 20x38 Feet
• 150 to 200 Feet flagpole: 20x38 Feet or 30x50 Feet
• 200 to 240 Feet flagpole: 30x50 Feet or 30x60 Feet
• 240 Feet and above: 30x60 Feet or 50x80 Feet, engineered to the flagpole

If you know your flag size, start here.

• 2x3 Feet: 4 to 8 Feet bracket or garden flagpole
• 3x5 Feet: 6 Feet bracket, or 15 to 20 Feet in-ground flagpole
• 4x6 Feet: 18 to 25 Feet in-ground flagpole
• 5x8 Feet: 25 to 35 Feet flagpole
• 6x10 Feet: 30 to 40 Feet flagpole
• 8x12 Feet: 40 to 50 Feet flagpole
• 10x15 Feet: 50 to 60 Feet flagpole
• 12x18 Feet: 60 to 80 Feet flagpole
• 15x25 Feet: 80 to 100 Feet flagpole
• 20x30 Feet: 100 to 120 Feet flagpole
• 20x38 Feet: 120 to 150 Feet flagpole. This is the garrison size under Executive Order 10834, at a one to one point nine ratio rather than the two to three of the commercial sizes, and it is the size flown at the White House and the Capitol
• 30x50 Feet: 150 to 200 Feet flagpole
• 30x60 Feet: 200 to 240 Feet flagpole. This is the largest standard commercial size
• 50x80 Feet: 240 Feet and above, engineered to the flagpole

The rule keeps holding above a hundred feet of flagpole, but the buying decision does not stay simple: the flag, the truck, the halyard, the foundation and the wind load now have to be specified as one engineered system, and a flag chosen without checking the flagpole rating puts the pole at risk before the flag. Some of the most recognizable flags in the country deliberately run larger than the rule, always with an engineer behind that call.

We supply the whole range shown above, whether or not a given size currently has its own listing on the site. Ask if you do not see it.

About the back of the flag

Every printed flag looks right from one side and mirrored from the other, and that is simply how the overwhelming majority of American flags are built. Making both sides read correctly means building what is really two flags stitched together over a liner, at roughly twice the price and twice the weight. Single sided is the standard, and it is the right choice unless a state’s statute specifically requires otherwise.

Flying it with the United States flag

Governing this is Title 4, Section 7 of the United States Flag Code, which keeps the United States flag in the position of honor: never below another flag, never to the right of one at the same level, meaning never right of the viewer’s left. Two flagpoles at equal height put the United States flag at the viewer’s left with equal-sized flags; unequal heights put it on the taller pole; a single flagpole with two flags carries it at the top. No penalty attaches for private citizens under the Code, but it is what institutions follow as standard practice.

Buy two and they both last longer

The simplest way to make a flag last is to own two and rotate them monthly — that alone outlasts three flags flown to failure, because rest lets the fabric recover and the fly end is not hammered day after day. Take it down ahead of real storms, since one bad night of wind can undo six good months. Watch the fly end, where fraying starts, and a quick repair there is worth a whole extra season.

For cities, counties, schools and agencies

We supply state flags to municipalities, school districts, fire and police departments, courthouses and state agencies. Tax exempt accounts are handled through the tax exempt page. For quantities, replacement schedules or sizes not listed, use the contact page.

Why buy it from us

We are a small American company and we stock what we sell. Every flag here is made in the United States, printed in UV resistant ink, and finished to the construction described above rather than to a price point. We would rather sell you one flag that lasts than three that do not. Free shipping on orders over twenty five dollars.