City · North Carolina
Alcohol permits in Shelby
A small TTB cluster: 3 Basic Permits in Shelby, North Carolina, mostly wholesalers (2).
- 3
- Permit holders
- 22,100
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wineries
- 0
- Importers
- North Carolina
- State
Shelby in one line
Shelby, North Carolina: 3 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (2).
- 13.6 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #4462 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #106 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 Shelby, North Carolina addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Shelby vs nearby North Carolina cities
Shelby ranks 106th in North Carolina — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
Wholesalers and wineries split Shelby
Shelby is a two-class market: 2 wholesalers (67%) and 1 wineries (33%) among 3 holders.
All 3 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Fox Distributing CO., INC. Fox Distributing CO., INC. | Wholesaler |
| Owl's Eye Vineyard Owl's Eye Vineyard & Winery, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Owl's Eye Vineyard Owl's Eye Vineyard & Winery, LLC | Winery |
How Shelby compares within North Carolina
Shelby ranks 106th 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, Shelby sits at #4,462 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 Shelby's population at 22,100. That works out to 13.6 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 Fox Distributing CO., INC., Owl's Eye Vineyard, Owl's Eye Vineyard, spanning 2 wholesalers, 1 wineries.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Shelby, North Carolina?
Shelby has 3 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (2). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Shelby rank among North Carolina cities?
Shelby ranks 106th of 307 cities in North Carolina; Raleigh leads with 437 holders.
How does Shelby rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Shelby is #4,462 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Shelby extract?
Examples from this city's table: Fox Distributing CO., INC., Owl's Eye Vineyard, Owl's Eye Vineyard.
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 Shelby, 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.