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Alcohol permits in Mars Hill

A small TTB cluster: 3 Basic Permits in Mars Hill, North Carolina, mostly wineries (1).

3
Permit holders
3,025
ACS 2024 population estimate
1
Wineries
1
Importers
North Carolina
State

Mars Hill in one line

Mars Hill, North Carolina: 3 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wineries are the largest class (1).

99.2 per 100k
permit-premises density
#4456 of 11,126
national city rank
#95 of 307
North Carolina city rank

Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.

3 permit holders registered to Mars Hill, North Carolina addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.

Mars Hill vs nearby North Carolina cities

Mars Hill ranks 95th in North Carolina — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.

Four permit classes in Mars Hill

Wineries lead (1, 33%), followed by 1 importers and 1 wholesalers across 3 TTB premises.

Wineries1 · 33%
Importers1 · 33%
Wholesalers1 · 33%
All 3 permit holders Show list
Name Class
Harris Wine Imports

Harris Wine Imports LLC

Importer
Harris Wine Imports

Harris Wine Imports LLC

Wholesaler
Stellar Farm

Stellar Farm, LLC

Winery

How Mars Hill compares within North Carolina

Mars Hill ranks 95th of 307 cities in North Carolina by permit count; Raleigh leads the state with 437 holders.

The 3 permit holders listed here represent 0.2% 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, Mars Hill sits at #4,456 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 Mars Hill's population at 3,025. That works out to 99.2 federal Basic Permit premises per 100,000 residents in this registry — a premises-density comparison, not a measure of alcohol production or consumption.

Named holders in this extract include Harris Wine Imports, Harris Wine Imports, Stellar Farm, spanning 1 wineries, 1 importers, 1 wholesalers.

Frequently asked questions

How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Mars Hill, North Carolina?

Mars Hill has 3 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wineries (1). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).

Where does Mars Hill rank among North Carolina cities?

Mars Hill ranks 95th of 307 cities in North Carolina; Raleigh leads with 437 holders.

How does Mars Hill rank nationally for TTB permit cities?

Mars Hill is #4,456 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).

Which producers appear in the Mars Hill extract?

Examples from this city's table: Harris Wine Imports, Harris Wine Imports, Stellar Farm.

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. 3 TTB premises addresses grouped under Mars Hill, 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.