Is Five Star Made in USA?
Last checked Oct 9, 2026 · 9 verified products · see the evidence
Partially — Some Products Made in USA
Five Star's core product lines are made in the USA in Sidney, OH, but the brand has known exceptions where some products are manufactured overseas. Look for explicit "Made in USA" labeling on individual items.
American Score
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Manufacturing Details
- Made in
- Sidney, OH
- Headquarters
- Sidney, OH
- Location detail
- Specific city confirmed
- History
- Long-established (50+ years)
- Founded
- 1935
How we verified Five Star
Most recent check: Oct 9, 2026
From the brand's website
We re-read fivestarbuiltstrong.com on Sep 24, 2026 and did not find an explicit statement about where its products are made. This page relies on the other evidence below.Amazon listings
We read the live Amazon listing for 9 of the 9 Five Star products on this page (most recently Oct 9, 2026). 1 of them states US origin on the listing itself:
- “Made in the U.S.A” on Five Star Spiral Notebook 1 Subject College Ruled 100 Sheets
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About Five Star
Five Star notebooks have been manufactured by American union workers in Sidney, Ohio since ACCO Brands acquired the facility from MeadWestvaco, producing water-resistant, USA-made notebooks that have equipped American students for generations.
Heritage & History
Five Star is an ACCO Brands product line with roots stretching back decades in American notebook manufacturing. ACCO Brands itself traces its history to 1903, when Fred J. Kline founded the Clipper Manufacturing Company in Long Island, New York. Through a series of acquisitions and consolidations, ACCO Brands assembled the major American school and office supply brands, including the Five Star line acquired through the $860 million MeadWestvaco Consumer and Office Products deal in 2012.
The Five Star brand has been a fixture in American back-to-school shopping for generations. The distinctive wirebound notebook with its durable cover and water-resistant construction became the standard for students who needed notebooks that could survive being carried through rain, tossed in lockers, and used daily across a full school year. The brand's reputation for quality is built on consistent manufacturing standards maintained at American facilities.
Made in Sidney, Ohio
Five Star notebooks are manufactured at the Sidney, Ohio facility, where over 600 union members produce notebooks, binders, and related products. The Sidney plant focuses on printed and detailed products serving the educational, retail, and professional sectors — a genuine domestic manufacturing operation in a state with deep industrial roots.
The Five Star construction features water-resistant covers that protect contents through backpack weather exposure, perforated pages for clean tear-out, and reinforced pockets that hold loose papers without tearing. The wirebound spiral binding allows the notebook to lie flat when open, a practical feature for left-handed writers and anyone who needs consistent contact between pen and paper. For students and professionals who want American-made school and office supplies with documented domestic manufacturing, Five Star is the established choice in the spiral notebook category.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Five Star made in the USA?
Five Star is partially made in the United States. Core product lines are American-made in Sidney, OH, but some products have known exceptions. Five Star notebooks manufactured at the Sidney, Ohio facility acquired by ACCO Brands from MeadWestvaco in 2011. Over 600 union members work at the Sidney plant. Five Star wirebound notebooks are water-resistant and explicitly made in the USA. Part of ACCO Brands, which traces roots to 1903. websiteMadeInUsaClaim -> false: no US-manufacturing statement on fivestarbuiltstrong.com (home, about-us, FAQs, product FAQs) or ACCO corporate page.
Where is Five Star made?
Five Star is made in Sidney, OH. The company is headquartered in Sidney, OH.
Which Five Star products are made in the USA?
We carry 9 verified American-made Five Star products across Office & School. Every listing links directly to a trusted online store with verified manufacturing evidence.