Personal loans in Del Rey Oaks, CA
From the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate, the population declined by about 2.6%. Del Rey Oaks ranks 461st of 482 places in California, with a population near 1,550.
A personal loan in Del Rey Oaks is priced from your credit file and income, not from the fact that the city holds 1,550 people. Pull your credit reports and line up at least three offers before you apply from Del Rey Oaks. State law, not city hall, decides what a lender may do to Del Rey Oaks's roughly 1,550 residents, and a state regulator supervises it. The nearest larger city is Seaside, CA about 3 miles away.
Local context for Del Rey Oaks
Del Rey Oaks is a small community; the notes below cover its population profile and the statewide rules that apply.
- Population: about 1,550 people live here, which puts Del Rey Oaks 461st of 482 Census places in California (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Down about 2.6% from the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate.
- Absolute change: 42 residents lost between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: roughly 4% of California places rank below Del Rey Oaks.
- Density: the Census land area of 1.1 sq mi holds about 1,471 people per square mile.
- Land area: Del Rey Oaks covers 1.1 square miles, the 466th-largest area among California's 482 places.
- Share of California: Del Rey Oaks holds about 0.0% of the state's population, some 1,550 people.
- National rank: Del Rey Oaks is the 8,577th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Del Rey Oaks's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 290th of 482 places in California.
- Against the state trend: Del Rey Oaks's 2.6% change compares with a California average of -1.3% across its 482 places.
- Density rank: Del Rey Oaks is the 407th most densely settled place in California.
- Against the state median: Del Rey Oaks runs about 1,471 residents per square mile, where the California median is 3,455.
- Location: 36.5897 / -121.8295, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Seaside (3 mi); Monterey (3 mi); Carmel-by-the-Sea (6 mi); Pacific Grove (6 mi); Marina (7 mi). A bigger neighbour may offer more branches; the rate you see still follows your credit, not your address.
- Nearest smaller towns: Sand City (2 mi); Colma (83 mi); Isleton (109 mi) — useful context for the surrounding area.
- Within a 50-mile radius: 1 smaller Census places.
- Within 100 miles: 115 places are larger than Del Rey Oaks.
What to do before borrowing in Del Rey Oaks
For Del Rey Oaks's roughly 1,550 residents, these are the steps that most influence the offer:
- Start with the credit file: order the reports, fix the errors, then apply.
- Model the payment on the calculator before a lender models it for you.
- Collect three or more offers and compare them on APR, not on the advertised rate.
- Confirm the California licence with the regulator named above before committing.
- Look for an origination fee or prepayment penalty in the written disclosure.
- Test the payment against your current bills before you commit.
- Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.
What differs between Del Rey Oaks and the rest of California is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 1,550 people here.
How lenders reach Del Rey Oaks
At roughly 1,471 people per square mile, Del Rey Oaks is moderately settled; 23 larger places lie within 50 miles. Distance to a branch rarely matters for Del Rey Oaks's 1,550 residents: the application is online and the price follows your credit file. The nearest bigger place is Seaside, CA about 3 miles away.
Which California laws govern a loan in Del Rey Oaks
California has no separate rate rule for Del Rey Oaks; the sourced rows below are what reach every lender that serves its 1,550 people.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) Source says: "“Department” means the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation". | California Legislature — Financial Code § 23001 as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted under the California Deferred Deposit Transaction Law; max $300 face amount; fee ≤15%; term up to 31 days Source says: "The face amount of the check shall not exceed three hundred dollars ($300)"; "A fee for a deferred deposit transaction shall not exceed 15 percent of the face amount of the check" (Financial Code § 23036). | California Legislature — Financial Code § 23035 (and § 23036) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Finance lender/broker license required from the Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation (California Financing Law) Source says: "No person shall engage in the business of a finance lender or broker without obtaining a license from the commissioner". | California Legislature — Financial Code § 22100 as of 2026-09-16 |
Del Rey Oaks's place among California's 482 places
Within California, Del Rey Oaks holds roughly 0.0% of all residents, the 461st-largest share among 482 places. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Del Rey Oaks stands 290th among California's 482 places — roughly the 40th percentile. By density, at about 1,471 people per square mile, it ranks 407th in California. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 42 residents.
Where Del Rey Oaks sits
Del Rey Oaks's land area is roughly 1.1 square miles, and the Gazetteer records no significant water area within it. That land carries about 1,471 people per square mile. Los Angeles, the largest place in California, is about 262 miles from Del Rey Oaks. Del Rey Oaks has 23 larger places within a 50-mile radius. The 100-mile radius contains 115 larger places.
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Nearby places
- Sand City, CA — population 328
- Seaside, CA — population 31,317
- Monterey, CA — population 29,116
- Marina, CA — population 22,833
- Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA — population 3,104
- Pacific Grove, CA — population 14,757
- Salinas, CA — population 159,506
- Watsonville, CA — population 50,867