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Lewistown wholesaler permits (Montana)
A small TTB cluster: 2 Basic Permits in Lewistown, Montana, mostly wholesalers (2).
- 2
- Permit holders
- 6,087
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 2
- Wholesalers
- 0
- Importers
- Montana
- State
Lewistown in one line
Lewistown, Montana: 2 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (2).
- 32.9 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #5802 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #29 of 70
- Montana city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
2 permit holders registered to Lewistown, Montana addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Lewistown vs nearby Montana cities
Lewistown ranks 29th in Montana — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
2 of 2 Basic Permits in Lewistown are wholesalers premises — a single-class city in the August 2026 TTB file.
All 2 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Vine and Vat Liquor Store Sterling D. Hartman | Wholesaler |
| Watkins Distributing Sales and Service Venture South Distributors, INC. | Wholesaler |
How Lewistown compares within Montana
Lewistown ranks 29th of 70 cities in Montana by permit count; Bozeman leads the state with 29 holders.
The 2 permit holders listed here represent 0.7% of Montana's 271 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Lewistown sits at #5,802 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 Lewistown's population at 6,087. That works out to 32.9 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 (2 of 2, 100%) — including Vine and Vat Liquor Store, Watkins Distributing Sales and Service.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Lewistown, Montana?
Lewistown has 2 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (2). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Lewistown rank among Montana cities?
Lewistown ranks 29th of 70 cities in Montana; Bozeman leads with 29 holders.
How does Lewistown rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Lewistown is #5,802 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Lewistown extract?
Examples from this city's table: Vine and Vat Liquor Store, Watkins Distributing Sales and Service.
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 Lewistown, Montana — 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.