City · North Carolina
Single TTB permit in Oak Island
One federal Basic Permit lists a Oak Island, North Carolina premises address in the TTB August 2026 extract (distillerie).
- 1
- Permit holders
- 9,030
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 0
- Wholesalers
- 1
- Distilleries
- North Carolina
- State
Oak Island in one line
Oak Island, North Carolina: 1 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; distilleries are the largest class (1).
- 11.1 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #9416 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #247 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 Oak Island inventory in this TTB vintage.
Oak Island vs nearby North Carolina cities
Oak Island ranks 247th in North Carolina — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Louisburg 1 permits
- Hendersonviille 1 permits
1 of 1 Basic Permits in Oak Island are distilleries premises — a single-class city in the August 2026 TTB file.
All 1 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Lonerider Spirits Lonerider Spirits, LLC | Distillery |
How Oak Island compares within North Carolina
Oak Island ranks 247th 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, Oak Island sits at #9,416 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 Oak Island's population at 9,030. That works out to 11.1 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: Lonerider Spirits holds the only federal Basic Permit with a Oak Island premises address in this vintage.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Oak Island, North Carolina?
Oak Island 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 Oak Island rank among North Carolina cities?
Oak Island ranks 247th of 307 cities in North Carolina; Raleigh leads with 437 holders.
How does Oak Island rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Oak Island is #9,416 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 Oak Island, 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.