Personal loans in Camp Hill, AL
Two households in Camp Hill with comparable incomes can still be offered different rates; the city's 965 residents are not the reason. A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Camp Hill down by about 3.9%.
The Census estimates 965 residents in Camp Hill, which ranks it 264th of 462 places in Alabama. For a community of about 965, the practical step is to compare APR across at least three lenders before committing. A single loan can carry different costs on either side of a state line, and Camp Hill sits on the Alabama side of that line. The closest larger place is Dadeville, AL about 7 miles away.
The Camp Hill data picture
Set out below is Camp Hill's local context next to the state-level rules that reach every lender here.
- Population: an estimated 965 residents, 264th of 462 places in Alabama (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: About 3.9% below the 2020 Census base.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 39 residents.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 43% of the places in Alabama, with 965 residents in Camp Hill.
- Population density: about 107 people per square mile (Census land area 9.0 sq mi).
- Land area rank: Camp Hill's 9.0 square miles rank 162nd of 462 places in Alabama.
- Water area rank: Camp Hill ranks 112th among Alabama's 462 places, with 0.10 sq mi.
- Within Alabama: about 0.0% of the state's population lives in Camp Hill.
- National rank: Camp Hill is 10,378th of 19,457 places nationwide.
- Growth rank: Camp Hill ranks 400th among Alabama's 462 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- State comparison: Alabama's places average +1.0% for 2020-to-2023, against Camp Hill's 3.9%.
- Density in Alabama: Camp Hill ranks 386th by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Camp Hill's 107 people per square mile sit against a Alabama median of 259.
- Location: 32.7973 / -85.6558, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Dadeville (7 mi); Auburn (16 mi); La Fayette (16 mi); Alexander City (18 mi); Opelika (19 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Camp Hill.
- Smaller places nearby: Waverly (7 mi); Jacksons' Gap (11 mi); Loachapoka (14 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 20 of them.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 188.
Where Camp Hill sits
Inside Camp Hill's boundaries lie roughly 9.0 square miles of land and 0.10 square miles of water. With 965 residents, the land area yields roughly 107 people per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Huntsville, the distance is roughly 144 miles. A 50-mile radius around Camp Hill takes in 30 places that are larger. Within the same 50 miles lie 20 smaller Census places.
Camp Hill against the rest of Alabama
Against Alabama's other places, Camp Hill accounts for about 0.0% of the state's population and ranks 264th of 462 by size. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Camp Hill ranks 400th of 462 in Alabama (about the 13th percentile). At about 107 people per square mile, Camp Hill is the 386th most densely settled place in Alabama. Within 50 miles sit 20 smaller Census places, alongside the 30 that are larger.
What a Camp Hill borrower is actually offered
With roughly 965 residents, Camp Hill is a small community; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. The APR tracks your credit score rather than Camp Hill's rank of 264th in Alabama: a strong file may earn a single-digit rate, while damaged credit can push the rate far higher. A longer term lowers the monthly payment on a Camp Hill loan but raises total interest, so the smallest payment is not the cheapest loan.
What to do before borrowing in Camp Hill
Before you apply in Camp Hill, a community of about 965, work through these steps:
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- Use the loan calculator to test the payment on your intended amount and term.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Confirm the lender holds a Alabama licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Check the disclosure for fees that raise the true cost above the quoted rate.
- Test the payment against your current bills before you commit.
- Weigh a shorter term's higher payment against the interest it saves.
None of these steps is Camp Hill-specific: the same Alabama licensing and disclosure rules reach all 965 residents.
What Alabama law requires in Camp Hill
Below are the Alabama rules that apply to a loan made in Camp Hill, each with the regulator that issued it.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Alabama State Banking Department — Bureau of Loans (BOL) Source says: "The Bureau of Loans (hereinafter “the BOL”) was established in 1945". The BOL administers the Small Loan Act, Consumer Credit Act, Pawn Shop Act, Mortgage Brokers Licensing Act, Deferred Presentment Services Act and SAFE Act. | Alabama State Banking Department as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 6% per annum without a written contract; 8% per annum by written contract Source says: "except by written contract is $6 upon $100 for one year"; "the rate of interest by written contract is not to exceed $8 upon $100 for one year". (Code text retrieved from the Alabama Legislature's official Code of Alabama service.) | Alabama Legislature — Code of Alabama 1975, § 8-8-1 as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted — deferred presentment services licensed by the supervisor; maximum advance $500; maximum fee 17.5% of amount advanced Source says: "a maximum fee on any deferred presentment transaction not to exceed 17.5 percent of the amount advanced"; "The maximum amount that may be advanced in any deferred presentment transaction is five hundred dollars ($500)". | Alabama State Banking Department — Deferred Presentment Services Act (Code of Alabama §§ 5-18A-1 et seq.) as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Waverly, AL — population 150
- Dadeville, AL — population 2,960
- Jacksons' Gap, AL — population 751
- Loachapoka, AL — population 162
- Notasulga, AL — population 875
- Auburn, AL — population 82,025
- Daviston, AL — population 176
- New Site, AL — population 768