City · North Carolina
Single TTB permit in Gaston
One federal Basic Permit lists a Gaston, North Carolina premises address in the TTB August 2026 extract (distillerie).
- 1
- Permit holders
- 912
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 0
- Wholesalers
- 1
- Distilleries
- North Carolina
- State
Gaston in one line
Gaston, North Carolina: 1 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; distilleries are the largest class (1).
- 109.6 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #9382 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #252 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 Gaston inventory in this TTB vintage.
Gaston vs nearby North Carolina cities
Gaston ranks 252nd in North Carolina — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
1 of 1 Basic Permits in Gaston are distilleries premises — a single-class city in the August 2026 TTB file.
All 1 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Branch Water Distillery, INC | Distillery |
How Gaston compares within North Carolina
Gaston ranks 252nd 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, Gaston sits at #9,382 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 Gaston's population at 912. That works out to 109.6 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: Branch Water Distillery, INC holds the only federal Basic Permit with a Gaston premises address in this vintage.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Gaston, North Carolina?
Gaston 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 Gaston rank among North Carolina cities?
Gaston ranks 252nd of 307 cities in North Carolina; Raleigh leads with 437 holders.
How does Gaston rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Gaston is #9,382 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 Gaston, 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.