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Alcohol permits in Oswego
A small TTB cluster: 2 Basic Permits in Oswego, Illinois, mostly wineries (1).
- 2
- Permit holders
- 36,375
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wineries
- 1
- Importers
- Illinois
- State
Oswego in one line
Oswego, Illinois: 2 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wineries are the largest class (1).
- 5.5 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #5227 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #167 of 382
- Illinois city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
2 permit holders registered to Oswego, Illinois addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Oswego vs nearby Illinois cities
Oswego ranks 167th in Illinois — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Crest Hill 2 permits
- Delavan 2 permits
Wineries and importers split Oswego
Oswego is a two-class market: 1 wineries (50%) and 1 importers (50%) among 2 holders.
All 2 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Mezcal Escorpion Distributors, INC. | Importer |
| Fox Valley Winery, INC. | Winery |
How Oswego compares within Illinois
Oswego ranks 167th of 382 cities in Illinois by permit count; Chicago leads the state with 694 holders.
The 2 permit holders listed here represent 0.1% of Illinois's 2,342 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Oswego sits at #5,227 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 Oswego's population at 36,375. That works out to 5.5 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 Mezcal Escorpion Distributors, INC., Fox Valley Winery, INC., spanning 1 wineries, 1 importers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Oswego, Illinois?
Oswego has 2 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wineries (1). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Oswego rank among Illinois cities?
Oswego ranks 167th of 382 cities in Illinois; Chicago leads with 694 holders.
How does Oswego rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Oswego is #5,227 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Oswego extract?
Examples from this city's table: Mezcal Escorpion Distributors, INC., Fox Valley Winery, INC..
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. 2 TTB premises addresses grouped under Oswego, Illinois — 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.