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Alcohol permits in Bancroft
A small TTB cluster: 2 Basic Permits in Bancroft, Iowa, mostly distilleries (1).
- 2
- Permit holders
- 626
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wholesalers
- 1
- Distilleries
- Iowa
- State
Bancroft in one line
Bancroft, Iowa: 2 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; distilleries are the largest class (1).
- 319.5 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #5304 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #166 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 Bancroft, Iowa addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Bancroft vs nearby Iowa cities
Bancroft ranks 166th in Iowa — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Tipton 2 permits
- Arnolds Park 2 permits
Distilleries and wholesalers split Bancroft
Bancroft is a two-class market: 1 distilleries (50%) and 1 wholesalers (50%) among 2 holders.
All 2 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| S&B Farms Distillery S & B Farmstead, LLC | Distillery |
| Bancroft Liquor Store Bancroft Liquor Store, INC. | Wholesaler |
How Bancroft compares within Iowa
Bancroft ranks 166th 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, Bancroft sits at #5,304 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 Bancroft's population at 626. That works out to 319.5 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 S&B Farms Distillery, Bancroft Liquor Store, spanning 1 distilleries, 1 wholesalers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Bancroft, Iowa?
Bancroft has 2 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by distilleries (1). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Bancroft rank among Iowa cities?
Bancroft ranks 166th of 325 cities in Iowa; Des Moines leads with 68 holders.
How does Bancroft rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Bancroft is #5,304 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Bancroft extract?
Examples from this city's table: S&B Farms Distillery, Bancroft Liquor Store.
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 Bancroft, 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.