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Sanford wholesaler permits (Maine)
A small TTB cluster: 5 Basic Permits in Sanford, Maine, mostly wholesalers (5).
- 5
- Permit holders
- 22,247
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 5
- Wholesalers
- 0
- Importers
- Maine
- State
Sanford in one line
Sanford, Maine: 5 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (5).
- 22.5 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #2725 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #31 of 212
- Maine city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
5 permit holders registered to Sanford, Maine addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Sanford vs nearby Maine cities
Sanford ranks 31st in Maine — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
5 of 5 Basic Permits in Sanford are wholesalers premises — a single-class city in the August 2026 TTB file.
Sanford 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. Sanford is highlighted.
All 5 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Hannaford Food & Drug #390 Hannaford Bros. CO., LLC | Wholesaler |
| Sanford Lil' Mart #01016 Nouria Energy Retail, INC. | Wholesaler |
| The City Tobacco and Beverage Center Rigz INC | Wholesaler |
| Shaw's Supermarkets, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Lil' General Store Wee-Link INC. | Wholesaler |
How Sanford compares within Maine
Sanford ranks 31st of 212 cities in Maine by permit count; Portland leads the state with 73 holders.
The 5 permit holders listed here represent 0.8% 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, Sanford sits at #2,725 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 Sanford's population at 22,247. That works out to 22.5 federal Basic Permit premises per 100,000 residents in this registry — a premises-density comparison, not a measure of alcohol production or consumption.
Wholesalers dominate this city's mix (5 of 5, 100%) — including Hannaford Food & Drug #390, Sanford Lil' Mart #01016, The City Tobacco and Beverage Center, and others.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Sanford, Maine?
Sanford has 5 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (5). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Sanford rank among Maine cities?
Sanford ranks 31st of 212 cities in Maine; Portland leads with 73 holders.
How does Sanford rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Sanford is #2,725 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Sanford extract?
Examples from this city's table: Hannaford Food & Drug #390, Sanford Lil' Mart #01016, The City Tobacco and Beverage Center, Shaw's Supermarkets, INC., plus 1 more in the full list.
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. 5 TTB premises addresses grouped under Sanford, 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.