Personal loans in Avonmore, PA
Avonmore shed about 2.0% of its population between the 2020 base and the 2023 estimate.
Avonmore, Pennsylvania — home to about 885 people — is a small community, so the terms you are offered follow Pennsylvania law rather than any local rule. Avonmore is one of 1,013 Census places in Pennsylvania; its 885 residents put it at 629th. The next larger city is Apollo, PA about 6 miles away. Rate ceilings, licensing requirements and product limits for Avonmore are all set at the Pennsylvania level. Judge Avonmore offers on total cost, not on how quickly the money arrives.
Avonmore by the numbers
Here is the sourced Census picture for Avonmore, plus the Pennsylvania lending rules that apply to a loan taken out here.
- Population: the Census counts 885 residents in Avonmore (Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate), the 629th-largest figure among Pennsylvania's 1,013 places.
- Population trend: A loss of roughly 2.0% between 2020 and 2023.
- People gained or lost: about 18 fewer since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 38% of the places in Pennsylvania, with 885 residents in Avonmore.
- Population density: 602 people per square mile on 1.5 square miles of land.
- Land area rank: Avonmore's 1.5 square miles rank 312th of 1,013 places in Pennsylvania.
- Water area rank: Avonmore ranks 148th among Pennsylvania's 1,013 places, with 0.09 sq mi.
- State share: roughly 0.0% of Pennsylvania's residents live in Avonmore (885 people).
- Nationally: Avonmore is the 10,753rd-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth in Pennsylvania: Avonmore stands 648th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 1,013 places.
- Against the state trend: Avonmore's 2.0% change compares with a Pennsylvania average of -0.9% across its 1,013 places.
- Density in Pennsylvania: Avonmore ranks 827th by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Avonmore runs about 602 residents per square mile, where the Pennsylvania median is 1,990.
- Location: latitude 40.5271, longitude -79.4698 (Census Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Apollo (6 mi); North Apollo (6 mi); Vandergrift (7 mi); Delmont (9 mi); Leechburg (10 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Avonmore.
- Nearest smaller towns: Saltsburg (3 mi); Oklahoma (7 mi); East Vandergrift (7 mi) — useful context for the surrounding area.
- Smaller neighbours: 139 places smaller than Avonmore sit within 50 miles.
- Within 100 miles: 352 places are larger than Avonmore.
How Avonmore compares across Pennsylvania
Set beside Pennsylvania's 1,013 places, Avonmore ranks 629th by population and holds about 0.0% of the state total. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 648th of 1,013 Pennsylvania places, putting it near the 36th percentile for growth. Its roughly 602 residents per square mile place it 827th among Pennsylvania's places. In land area, Avonmore ranks 312th among Pennsylvania's 1,013 places.
The geography behind Avonmore
Avonmore covers about 1.5 square miles of land, with 0.09 square miles of water inside its boundaries (Census Gazetteer). That land carries about 602 people per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Philadelphia, is roughly 231 miles away. A 50-mile radius around Avonmore takes in 189 places that are larger. By land area it ranks 312th of 1,013 Pennsylvania places.
Getting a loan in Avonmore
With about 602 residents per square mile, Avonmore is moderately settled, and 189 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. A Pennsylvania licence lets a lender serve Avonmore without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 885 residents are offered. The nearest larger city, Apollo, PA about 6 miles away.
Steps to take before a Avonmore loan
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Avonmore, home to about 885 people:
- Pull your credit reports first and correct any error before a lender sees the file.
- Run the numbers on the personal loan calculator so you know the payment before you apply.
- Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
- Verify the lender's Pennsylvania licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- Keep the amount to the expense; an approval is not a reason to take more.
- Write down the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before you apply.
- If the balances are already a strain, seek nonprofit credit counselling before adding a loan.
What differs between Avonmore and the rest of Pennsylvania is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 885 people here.
Pennsylvania consumer-lending rules applied in Avonmore
For the roughly 885 residents of Avonmore, the rules below are Pennsylvania's own; each row carries its publisher and retrieval date.
| 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 |
| Payday lending status | No separate payday-lending license; non-bank lenders are limited to 6% (unlicensed) or up to 24% (CDCA-licensed), so high-cost payday loans are not permitted. Source says: "if a lender is licensed by the Department in accord with the CDCA, it can charge between 6-24% on loans under $25,000" (DoBS interpretive letter, May 11, 2023). | 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 |
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Nearby places
- Saltsburg, PA — population 765
- North Apollo, PA — population 1,223
- Apollo, PA — population 1,568
- East Vandergrift, PA — population 591
- Oklahoma, PA — population 773
- Vandergrift, PA — population 4,958
- New Alexandria, PA — population 489
- Delmont, PA — population 2,607