Personal loans in Berlin, ND
Berlin's population held flat through the 2020-to-2023 comparison. By population, Berlin sits at 307th in North Dakota, with an estimated 30 residents.
Personal loans in Berlin are mostly unsecured, so the APR reflects how a lender reads your credit — not the city's 30 population. Work out your debt-to-income ratio first; lenders weigh it heavily, and Berlin's 30 residents are no exception. Which products a lender may offer to Berlin's 30 residents follows from the North Dakota consumer-lending framework. The closest larger city is LaMoure, ND about 9 miles away.
Berlin: population, trend and location
Only a few things actually differ by place — population, area, location, and the North Dakota rules a lender must follow — and they are below.
- Population: 30 residents; Berlin is the 307th-largest of 355 places in North Dakota (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: About level with the 2020 Census.
- Size percentile: Berlin sits ahead of around 14% of North Dakota places, at 30 people.
- Density: roughly 312 residents per square mile, spread over 0.1 sq mi of land.
- By land area: Berlin ranks 346th among North Dakota's 355 places, at 0.1 sq mi.
- State population share: Berlin accounts for about 0.0% of everyone in North Dakota.
- National rank: Berlin is the 19,221st most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Berlin ranks 62nd among North Dakota's 355 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Against the state trend: Berlin's 0.0% change compares with a North Dakota average of -1.2% across its 355 places.
- Density in North Dakota: Berlin ranks 192nd by people per square mile.
- Density vs North Dakota: Berlin's 312 people per square mile compare with a state median of 352.
- Location: mapped by the US Census Bureau at 46.3784, -98.4884.
- Nearest larger cities: LaMoure (9 mi); Edgeley (11 mi); Dickey (11 mi); Fullerton (15 mi); Marion (18 mi). Online lenders reach Berlin no matter how far the nearest branch is.
- Nearest smaller towns: Monango (15 mi); Ludden (31 mi); Elliott (32 mi) — useful context for the surrounding area.
- Within a 50-mile radius: 4 smaller Census places.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 181.
What North Dakota law requires in Berlin
This table holds the North Dakota rate and licensing rules for consumer loans made to Berlin's 30 residents.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | North Dakota Department of Financial Institutions (NDDFI) Source says: "The Department also licenses and regulates Money Brokers... Deferred Presentment Service Providers (Payday Lenders), Collection Agencies, Debt Settlement Service Providers, and Money Transmitters." | North Dakota Department of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Money broker license required to engage in money brokering (arranging/providing loans); issued by the commissioner of financial institutions. Source says: "may not engage in money brokering in the state of North Dakota without a money broker license issued by the commissioner" (N.D.C.C. 13-04.1-02). | North Dakota Legislative Branch as of 2026-09-16 |
| Usury penalties (state-specific rule) | Usury forfeits all interest plus 25% of principal; charging usurious interest is a class B misdemeanor. Source says: "shall be deemed a forfeiture of the entire interest" and "a forfeiture of twenty-five percent of the principal" (N.D.C.C. 47-14-10); usury is a class B misdemeanor (47-14-11). | North Dakota Legislative Branch as of 2026-09-16 |
Borrowing reach in Berlin
Berlin is lightly settled, with about 312 people per square mile and 38 larger places within 50 miles. A North Dakota licence lets a lender serve Berlin without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 30 residents are offered. For a larger market, the closest option is LaMoure, ND about 9 miles away.
Berlin on the map
Berlin's land area is roughly 0.1 square miles, and the Gazetteer records no significant water area within it. Spread across it are roughly 312 residents per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Fargo, is roughly 86 miles away. Within 50 miles of Berlin there are 38 larger Census places. The 100-mile radius contains 181 larger places.
What to do before borrowing in Berlin
Complete these steps first when you borrow in Berlin (30 residents):
- Start with the credit file: order the reports, fix the errors, then apply.
- Use the loan calculator to test the payment on your intended amount and term.
- Line up several pre-qualified offers and let the APR decide.
- Verify the lender's North Dakota licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.
- Do not borrow more than the expense calls for, even if a lender approves a larger amount.
- Decide the purpose and how you will repay it before approaching any lender.
What differs between Berlin and the rest of North Dakota is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 30 people here.
The anatomy of a Berlin personal loan
Most loans made to Berlin's 30 residents are unsecured, so nothing is pledged and the lender relies on your credit history. Because pricing is borrower-level, two people in Berlin can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Berlin loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
Common questions
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Nearby places
- Dickey, ND — population 50
- LaMoure, ND — population 760
- Fullerton, ND — population 57
- Edgeley, ND — population 576
- Monango, ND — population 29
- Marion, ND — population 124
- Montpelier, ND — population 86
- Ellendale, ND — population 1,093