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Alcohol permits in Torrance
89 TTB Basic Permit holders with Torrance, California premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.
- 89
- Permit holders
- 142,130
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 3
- Wineries
- 3
- Distilleries
- California
- State
Torrance in one line
Torrance, California: 89 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (45).
- 62.6 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #110 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #38 of 889
- California city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
Full Torrance directory (89 holders). Names link to individual permit pages with class, DBA, and TTB permit number where published.
Torrance vs nearby California cities
Torrance ranks 38th in California — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Santa Ynez 92 permits (+3 vs Torrance)
- Hayward 88 permits (+1 vs Torrance)
Four permit classes in Torrance
Wholesalers lead (45, 51%), followed by 38 importers and 3 wineries across 89 TTB premises.
All 89 permit holders Show list
How Torrance compares within California
Torrance ranks 38th of 889 cities in California by permit count; Napa leads the state with 1,811 holders.
The 89 permit holders listed here represent 0.4% of California's 21,002 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Torrance sits at #110 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file — placement by count only, not production volume or retail outlets.
The U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 2024 five-year estimate puts Torrance's population at 142,130. That works out to 62.6 federal Basic Permit premises per 100,000 residents in this registry — a premises-density comparison, not a measure of alcohol production or consumption.
Named holders in this extract include Barrel Rm, INC., In Spirit Group, INC., Strand Brewing CO., LLC (+86 more), spanning 45 wholesalers, 38 importers, 3 wineries, 3 distilleries.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Torrance, California?
Torrance has 89 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (45). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Torrance rank among California cities?
Torrance ranks 38th of 889 cities in California; Napa leads with 1,811 holders.
How does Torrance rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Torrance is #110 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Torrance extract?
Examples from this city's table: Barrel Rm, INC., In Spirit Group, INC., Strand Brewing CO., LLC, Akty LLC, plus 85 more in the full list.
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, published August 2026, public U.S. government data, reformatted without alteration. Verify with the TTB → · View the ACS population estimate →
According to the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau's List of Permittees, the August 2026 List of Permittees source contains 84,273 federal Basic Permit records. PlainAlcohol renders those records directly from the source; no figure is typed in by an editor. 89 TTB premises addresses grouped under Torrance, California — a federal registry view, not a municipal liquor-license roll. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data & editorial changelog, or report a data error.