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Single TTB permit in Buffalo Center

One federal Basic Permit lists a Buffalo Center, Iowa premises address in the TTB August 2026 extract (wholesaler).

1
Permit holders
911
ACS 2024 population estimate
1
Wholesalers
0
Importers
Iowa
State

Buffalo Center in one line

Buffalo Center, Iowa: 1 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (1).

109.8 per 100k
permit-premises density
#7805 of 11,126
national city rank
#234 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 Buffalo Center inventory in this TTB vintage.

Buffalo Center vs nearby Iowa cities

Buffalo Center ranks 234th in Iowa — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.

1 of 1 Basic Permits in Buffalo Center are wholesalers premises — a single-class city in the August 2026 TTB file.

Buffalo Center among cities by permit count and density

Source: TTB List of Permittees; population from Census Bureau estimates 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Total Permits (X) and Permits per 100k (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Big & denseSmall & denseBig & sparseSmall & sparse 05001,0001,5002,000 050,000100,000150,000200,000250,000 Total Permits Permits per 100k Buffalo Center among cities by permit count and density
Source: TTB List of Permittees; population from Census Bureau estimates

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. Buffalo Center is highlighted.

All 1 permit holders Show list
Name Class
Old Fire Liquor, LLC Wholesaler

How Buffalo Center compares within Iowa

Buffalo Center ranks 234th 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, Buffalo Center sits at #7,805 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 Buffalo Center's population at 911. That works out to 109.8 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: Old Fire Liquor, LLC holds the only federal Basic Permit with a Buffalo Center premises address in this vintage.

Frequently asked questions

How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Buffalo Center, Iowa?

Buffalo Center 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 Buffalo Center rank among Iowa cities?

Buffalo Center ranks 234th of 325 cities in Iowa; Des Moines leads with 68 holders.

How does Buffalo Center rank nationally for TTB permit cities?

Buffalo Center is #7,805 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 Buffalo Center, 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.