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Single TTB permit in Alden
One federal Basic Permit lists a Alden, Iowa premises address in the TTB August 2026 extract (wholesaler).
- 1
- Permit holders
- 833
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wholesalers
- 0
- Importers
- Iowa
- State
Alden in one line
Alden, Iowa: 1 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (1).
- 120 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #7788 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #227 of 325
- Iowa city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
The sole permit row below is the complete Alden inventory in this TTB vintage.
Alden vs nearby Iowa cities
Alden ranks 227th in Iowa — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Camanche 1 permits
- Williamsburg 1 permits
1 of 1 Basic Permits in Alden are wholesalers premises — a single-class city in the August 2026 TTB file.
Alden 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. Alden is highlighted.
All 1 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Shamrock Spirits Robert Hoversten | Wholesaler |
How Alden compares within Iowa
Alden ranks 227th of 325 cities in Iowa by permit count; Des Moines leads the state with 68 holders.
The 1 permit holders listed here represent 0.1% 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, Alden sits at #7,788 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 Alden's population at 833. That works out to 120 federal Basic Permit premises per 100,000 residents in this registry — a premises-density comparison, not a measure of alcohol production or consumption.
This is a single-permit city: Shamrock Spirits holds the only federal Basic Permit with a Alden premises address in this vintage.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Alden, Iowa?
Alden has 1 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (1). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Alden rank among Iowa cities?
Alden ranks 227th of 325 cities in Iowa; Des Moines leads with 68 holders.
How does Alden rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Alden is #7,788 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
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. 1 TTB premises addresses grouped under Alden, 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.