City · Iowa
Single TTB permit in Alton
One federal Basic Permit lists a Alton, Iowa premises address in the TTB August 2026 extract (wholesaler).
- 1
- Permit holders
- 1,459
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wholesalers
- 0
- Importers
- Iowa
- State
Alton in one line
Alton, Iowa: 1 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (1).
- 68.5 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #7791 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #193 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 Alton inventory in this TTB vintage.
Alton vs nearby Iowa cities
Alton ranks 193rd in Iowa — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Dayton 1 permits
- Pacific Junction 1 permits
1 of 1 Basic Permits in Alton are wholesalers premises — a single-class city in the August 2026 TTB file.
All 1 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Beltman Brothers LLC | Wholesaler |
How Alton compares within Iowa
Alton ranks 193rd 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, Alton sits at #7,791 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 Alton's population at 1,459. That works out to 68.5 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: Beltman Brothers LLC holds the only federal Basic Permit with a Alton premises address in this vintage.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Alton, Iowa?
Alton 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 Alton rank among Iowa cities?
Alton ranks 193rd of 325 cities in Iowa; Des Moines leads with 68 holders.
How does Alton rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Alton is #7,791 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 Alton, 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.