City · Iowa
Alcohol permits in Oxford
A small TTB cluster: 2 Basic Permits in Oxford, Iowa, mostly distilleries (1).
- 2
- Permit holders
- 779
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 0
- Wholesalers
- 1
- Distilleries
- Iowa
- State
Oxford in one line
Oxford, Iowa: 2 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; distilleries are the largest class (1).
- 256.7 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #5336 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #131 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 Oxford, Iowa addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Oxford vs nearby Iowa cities
Oxford ranks 131st in Iowa — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Central City 3 permits (+1 vs Oxford)
- Allerton 2 permits
Distilleries and importers split Oxford
Oxford is a two-class market: 1 distilleries (50%) and 1 importers (50%) among 2 holders.
All 2 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| John Ernest Distillery, INC. | Distillery |
| John Ernest Distillery, INC. | Importer |
How Oxford compares within Iowa
Oxford ranks 131st 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, Oxford sits at #5,336 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 Oxford's population at 779. That works out to 256.7 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 John Ernest Distillery, INC., John Ernest Distillery, INC., spanning 1 distilleries, 1 importers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Oxford, Iowa?
Oxford 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 Oxford rank among Iowa cities?
Oxford ranks 131st of 325 cities in Iowa; Des Moines leads with 68 holders.
How does Oxford rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Oxford is #5,336 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Oxford extract?
Examples from this city's table: John Ernest Distillery, INC., John Ernest Distillery, INC..
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 Oxford, 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.