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Single TTB permit in Elgin
One federal Basic Permit lists a Elgin, Iowa premises address in the TTB August 2026 extract (winerie).
- 1
- Permit holders
- 735
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wineries
- 0
- Importers
- Iowa
- State
Elgin in one line
Elgin, Iowa: 1 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wineries are the largest class (1).
- 136.1 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #7825 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #322 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 Elgin inventory in this TTB vintage.
Elgin vs nearby Iowa cities
Elgin ranks 322nd in Iowa — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Letts 1 permits
- Donnellson 1 permits
1 of 1 Basic Permits in Elgin are wineries premises — a single-class city in the August 2026 TTB file.
All 1 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Driftless Dads Driftless Dad's LLC | Winery |
How Elgin compares within Iowa
Elgin ranks 322nd 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, Elgin sits at #7,825 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 Elgin's population at 735. That works out to 136.1 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: Driftless Dads holds the only federal Basic Permit with a Elgin premises address in this vintage.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Elgin, Iowa?
Elgin has 1 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wineries (1). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Elgin rank among Iowa cities?
Elgin ranks 322nd of 325 cities in Iowa; Des Moines leads with 68 holders.
How does Elgin rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Elgin is #7,825 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 Elgin, 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.