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Alcohol permits in Bells

A small TTB cluster: 2 Basic Permits in Bells, Texas, mostly wineries (1).

2
Permit holders
2,497
ACS 2024 population estimate
1
Wineries
0
Importers
Texas
State

Bells in one line

Bells, Texas: 2 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wineries are the largest class (1).

80.1 per 100k
permit-premises density
#6539 of 11,126
national city rank
#286 of 587
Texas city rank

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

2 permit holders registered to Bells, Texas addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.

Bells vs nearby Texas cities

Bells ranks 286th in Texas — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.

Wineries and wholesalers split Bells

Bells is a two-class market: 1 wineries (50%) and 1 wholesalers (50%) among 2 holders.

Wineries1 · 50%
Wholesalers1 · 50%

Bells among cities by permit count and density

Source: TTB List of Permittees; population from Census Bureau estimates 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Total Permits (X) and Permits per 100k (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Big & denseSmall & denseBig & sparseSmall & sparse 05001,0001,5002,000 050,000100,000150,000200,000250,000 Total Permits Permits per 100k Bells among cities by permit count and density
Source: TTB List of Permittees; population from Census Bureau estimates

Each dot is a city (a representative sample by permit count and density, 30 of 8678 cities shown), positioned by total permits (left to right) against permits per 100k residents (bottom to top). The dividers sit at the median across all 8678 cities with a measurable population. Bells is highlighted.

All 2 permit holders Show list
Name Class
Lenoir-Sage Vineyards

Lenoir-Sage Vineyards Incorporated

Wholesaler
Lenoir-Sage Vineyards

Lenoir-Sage Vineyards Incorporated

Winery

How Bells compares within Texas

Bells ranks 286th of 587 cities in Texas by permit count; Houston leads the state with 790 holders.

Nationwide, Bells sits at #6,539 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 Bells's population at 2,497. That works out to 80.1 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 Lenoir-Sage Vineyards, Lenoir-Sage Vineyards, spanning 1 wineries, 1 wholesalers.

Frequently asked questions

How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Bells, Texas?

Bells has 2 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wineries (1). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).

Where does Bells rank among Texas cities?

Bells ranks 286th of 587 cities in Texas; Houston leads with 790 holders.

How does Bells rank nationally for TTB permit cities?

Bells is #6,539 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).

Which producers appear in the Bells extract?

Examples from this city's table: Lenoir-Sage Vineyards, Lenoir-Sage Vineyards.

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. 2 TTB premises addresses grouped under Bells, Texas — 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.