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Alcohol permits in Adel
A small TTB cluster: 2 Basic Permits in Adel, Iowa, mostly wineries (1).
- 2
- Permit holders
- 6,430
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wineries
- 0
- Importers
- Iowa
- State
Adel in one line
Adel, Iowa: 2 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wineries are the largest class (1).
- 31.1 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #5301 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #145 of 325
- Iowa city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
2 permit holders registered to Adel, Iowa addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Adel vs nearby Iowa cities
Adel ranks 145th in Iowa — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
Wineries and wholesalers split Adel
Adel is a two-class market: 1 wineries (50%) and 1 wholesalers (50%) among 2 holders.
Adel among cities by permit count and density
Each dot is a city (a representative sample by permit count and density, 30 of 8678 cities shown), positioned by total permits (left to right) against permits per 100k residents (bottom to top). The dividers sit at the median across all 8678 cities with a measurable population. Adel is highlighted.
All 2 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Fareway Stores #124 Fareway Stores, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Penoach Winery Penoach Winery & Nursery LLC | Winery |
How Adel compares within Iowa
Adel ranks 145th of 325 cities in Iowa by permit count; Des Moines leads the state with 68 holders.
The 2 permit holders listed here represent 0.2% of Iowa's 1,238 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Adel sits at #5,301 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 Adel's population at 6,430. That works out to 31.1 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 Fareway Stores #124, Penoach Winery, spanning 1 wineries, 1 wholesalers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Adel, Iowa?
Adel 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 Adel rank among Iowa cities?
Adel ranks 145th of 325 cities in Iowa; Des Moines leads with 68 holders.
How does Adel rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Adel is #5,301 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Adel extract?
Examples from this city's table: Fareway Stores #124, Penoach Winery.
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 Adel, Iowa — 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.