City · North Carolina
Single TTB permit in Carolina Beach
One federal Basic Permit lists a Carolina Beach, North Carolina premises address in the TTB August 2026 extract (distillerie).
- 1
- Permit holders
- 6,745
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 0
- Wholesalers
- 1
- Distilleries
- North Carolina
- State
Carolina Beach in one line
Carolina Beach, North Carolina: 1 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; distilleries are the largest class (1).
- 14.8 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #9357 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #245 of 307
- North Carolina 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 Carolina Beach inventory in this TTB vintage.
Carolina Beach vs nearby North Carolina cities
Carolina Beach ranks 245th in North Carolina — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
1 of 1 Basic Permits in Carolina Beach are distilleries premises — a single-class city in the August 2026 TTB file.
All 1 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Four Hounds Distilling, LLC | Distillery |
How Carolina Beach compares within North Carolina
Carolina Beach ranks 245th of 307 cities in North Carolina by permit count; Raleigh leads the state with 437 holders.
The 1 permit holders listed here represent 0.1% of North Carolina's 1,913 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Carolina Beach sits at #9,357 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 Carolina Beach's population at 6,745. That works out to 14.8 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: Four Hounds Distilling, LLC holds the only federal Basic Permit with a Carolina Beach premises address in this vintage.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Carolina Beach, North Carolina?
Carolina Beach has 1 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by distilleries (1). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Carolina Beach rank among North Carolina cities?
Carolina Beach ranks 245th of 307 cities in North Carolina; Raleigh leads with 437 holders.
How does Carolina Beach rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Carolina Beach is #9,357 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 Carolina Beach, North Carolina — 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.