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Single TTB permit in Bethel
One federal Basic Permit lists a Bethel, Maine premises address in the TTB August 2026 extract (wholesaler).
- 1
- Permit holders
- 537
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wholesalers
- 0
- Importers
- Maine
- State
Bethel in one line
Bethel, Maine: 1 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (1).
- 186.2 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #8142 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #160 of 212
- Maine 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 Bethel inventory in this TTB vintage.
Bethel vs nearby Maine cities
Bethel ranks 160th in Maine — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Solon 1 permits
- South Paris 1 permits
1 of 1 Basic Permits in Bethel are wholesalers premises — a single-class city in the August 2026 TTB file.
Bethel among cities by permit count and density
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. Bethel is highlighted.
All 1 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Walgreen Eastern CO., INC. | Wholesaler |
How Bethel compares within Maine
Bethel ranks 160th of 212 cities in Maine by permit count; Portland leads the state with 73 holders.
The 1 permit holders listed here represent 0.2% of Maine's 625 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Bethel sits at #8,142 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 Bethel's population at 537. That works out to 186.2 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: Walgreen Eastern CO., INC. holds the only federal Basic Permit with a Bethel premises address in this vintage.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Bethel, Maine?
Bethel 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 Bethel rank among Maine cities?
Bethel ranks 160th of 212 cities in Maine; Portland leads with 73 holders.
How does Bethel rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Bethel is #8,142 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 Bethel, Maine — 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.