Personal loans in Apollo, PA
Population in Apollo dropped about 2.6% over the three years from 2020 to 2023. With roughly 1,568 residents, Apollo is a small community, and the lending rules its borrowers live under are written in Pennsylvania, not by the city.
The Census estimates 1,568 residents in Apollo, which ranks it 484th of 1,013 places in Pennsylvania. The closest larger place is Vandergrift, PA about 1 miles away. Every figure below is Pennsylvania's own, applied to Apollo's 1,568 residents, with the publisher and retrieval date attached. Verify the lender's Pennsylvania licence against the regulator named below before borrowing in Apollo.
Apollo by the numbers
Only a few things actually differ by place — population, area, location, and the Pennsylvania rules a lender must follow — and they are below.
- Population: about 1,568 people live here, which puts Apollo 484th of 1,013 Census places in Pennsylvania (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Down about 2.6% from the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate.
- Net change: roughly 42 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 52% of the places in Pennsylvania, with 1,568 residents in Apollo.
- Population density: 5,141 people per square mile on 0.3 square miles of land.
- Land area: Apollo covers 0.3 square miles, the 875th-largest area among Pennsylvania's 1,013 places.
- Water: Apollo holds about 0.04 square miles, the 241st-largest water area in Pennsylvania.
- Share of state population: Apollo's 1,568 residents are about 0.0% of Pennsylvania.
- National rank: Apollo is the 8,535th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Apollo ranks 822nd among Pennsylvania's 1,013 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Versus Pennsylvania: the state average change is -0.9%, while Apollo moved 2.6%.
- Density rank: Apollo is the 106th most densely settled place in Pennsylvania.
- Against the state median: Apollo runs about 5,141 residents per square mile, where the Pennsylvania median is 1,990.
- Location: latitude 40.5850, longitude -79.5647 (Census Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Vandergrift (1 mi); Leechburg (4 mi); Lower Burrell (8 mi); Freeport (9 mi); Brackenridge (9 mi). Larger metros often have more branches, but online lenders reach Apollo on the same terms.
- Nearest smaller towns: Oklahoma (1 mi); North Apollo (1 mi); East Vandergrift (1 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 186 of them.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 264.
Apollo's place among Pennsylvania's 1,013 places
Among Pennsylvania's 1,013 places, Apollo sits at 484th for population, a share of roughly 0.0% of the state. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 822nd of 1,013 Pennsylvania places, putting it near the 19th percentile for growth. Its roughly 5,141 residents per square mile place it 106th among Pennsylvania's places. In land area, Apollo ranks 875th among Pennsylvania's 1,013 places.
How lenders reach Apollo
Apollo is a densely built community of about 1,568 people, with 145 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. A Pennsylvania licence lets a lender serve Apollo without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 1,568 residents are offered. For a larger market, the closest option is Vandergrift, PA about 1 miles away.
The state rulebook for Apollo
These are Pennsylvania's sourced lending facts as they reach Apollo's 1,568 residents; the state has no city-level rate rule.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities (DoBS) Source says: "The Department of Banking and Securities regulates financial services in Pennsylvania." | Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Consumer Discount Company Act license required for non-mortgage consumer loans above 6%; licensed lenders may charge up to 24% on loans of $25,000 or less. Source says: "A consumer discount company is a business corporation that negotiates or makes non-mortgage loans or advances of money on credit." | Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities as of 2026-09-16 |
| Bank rate-cap exemption (state-specific rule) | Pennsylvania state-chartered banks are not subject to state interest-rate caps (Banking Code Sections 303/506 supersede the LIPL 6% cap). Source says: "Pennsylvania law does not impose any restrictions on the interest rate that Pennsylvania state-chartered banks may charge to customers." (DoBS interpretive letter, May 11, 2023). | Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities as of 2026-09-16 |
Apollo: area, density and distance
Apollo covers about 0.3 square miles of land, with 0.04 square miles of water inside its boundaries (Census Gazetteer). Spread across it are roughly 5,141 residents per square mile. Philadelphia, the largest place in Pennsylvania, is about 237 miles from Apollo. Counting outward 50 miles, 145 larger communities surround Apollo. The 100-mile radius contains 264 larger places.
A practical checklist for Apollo borrowers
Complete these steps first when you borrow in Apollo (1,568 residents):
- Check all three credit reports for mistakes, because an error you fix now is a lower rate later.
- Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Make sure the lender appears in the Pennsylvania regulator's licence list.
- Check that the monthly payment fits your budget next to your existing obligations.
- Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.
- Borrow only what the purpose requires, not the maximum you are offered.
The process is identical across Pennsylvania; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Apollo holds 1,568 people.
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Nearby places
- North Apollo, PA — population 1,223
- East Vandergrift, PA — population 591
- Oklahoma, PA — population 773
- Vandergrift, PA — population 4,958
- Hyde Park, PA — population 497
- Leechburg, PA — population 2,091
- West Leechburg, PA — population 1,243
- Avonmore, PA — population 885