City · West Virginia
Single TTB permit in Smithers
One federal Basic Permit lists a Smithers, West Virginia premises address in the TTB August 2026 extract (wholesaler).
- 1
- Permit holders
- 712
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wholesalers
- 0
- Importers
- West Virginia
- State
Smithers in one line
Smithers, West Virginia: 1 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (1).
- 140.4 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #10973 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #96 of 130
- West Virginia 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 Smithers inventory in this TTB vintage.
Smithers vs nearby West Virginia cities
Smithers ranks 96th in West Virginia — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Chapmanville 1 permits
- Pineville 1 permits
1 of 1 Basic Permits in Smithers are wholesalers premises — a single-class city in the August 2026 TTB file.
Smithers 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. Smithers is highlighted.
All 1 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Walgreen CO. | Wholesaler |
How Smithers compares within West Virginia
Smithers ranks 96th of 130 cities in West Virginia by permit count; Charleston leads the state with 23 holders.
The 1 permit holders listed here represent 0.3% of West Virginia's 300 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Smithers sits at #10,973 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 Smithers's population at 712. That works out to 140.4 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: Walgreen CO. holds the only federal Basic Permit with a Smithers premises address in this vintage.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Smithers, West Virginia?
Smithers has 1 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (1). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Smithers rank among West Virginia cities?
Smithers ranks 96th of 130 cities in West Virginia; Charleston leads with 23 holders.
How does Smithers rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Smithers is #10,973 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 Smithers, West 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.