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Alcohol permits in Salem
8 federal alcohol Basic Permits in Salem; wholesalers are the dominant class (5).
- 8
- Permit holders
- 25,618
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 5
- Wholesalers
- 3
- Importers
- Virginia
- State
Salem in one line
Salem, Virginia: 8 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (5).
- 31.2 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #1887 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #55 of 336
- Virginia city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
8 permit holders registered to Salem, Virginia addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Salem vs nearby Virginia cities
Salem ranks 55th in Virginia — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Dulles 8 permits
- Blacksburg 8 permits
Wholesalers and importers split Salem
Salem is a two-class market: 5 wholesalers (63%) and 3 importers (38%) among 8 holders.
Salem among cities by permit count and density
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. Salem is highlighted.
All 8 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Andes Importers, INC. | Importer |
| Blue Ridge Beverage Company, INC. | Importer |
| Valley Distributing Coporation Valley Distributing Corporation | Importer |
| Andes Importers, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Blue Ridge Beverage Company, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Blue Ridge Beverage Company, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Layman Candy CO. INC | Wholesaler |
| Valley Distributing Coporation Valley Distributing Corporation | Wholesaler |
How Salem compares within Virginia
Salem ranks 55th of 336 cities in Virginia by permit count; Richmond leads the state with 116 holders.
The 8 permit holders listed here represent 0.4% of Virginia's 2,025 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Salem sits at #1,887 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 Salem's population at 25,618. That works out to 31.2 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 Andes Importers, INC., Blue Ridge Beverage Company, INC., Valley Distributing Coporation (+5 more), spanning 5 wholesalers, 3 importers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Salem, Virginia?
Salem has 8 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (5). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Salem rank among Virginia cities?
Salem ranks 55th of 336 cities in Virginia; Richmond leads with 116 holders.
How does Salem rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Salem is #1,887 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Salem extract?
Examples from this city's table: Andes Importers, INC., Blue Ridge Beverage Company, INC., Valley Distributing Coporation, Andes Importers, INC., plus 4 more in the full list.
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. 8 TTB premises addresses grouped under Salem, Virginia — 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.