Personal loans in Eureka, UT
A personal loan in Eureka is priced from your credit file and income, not from the fact that the city holds 662 people. Population in Eureka climbed about 0.3% over the three years from 2020 to 2023.
Roughly 662 residents live in Eureka, the 177th-largest community in Utah. Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing in Eureka. Which products a lender may offer to Eureka's 662 residents follows from the Utah consumer-lending framework. The nearest larger city is Goshen, UT about 11 miles away.
Local context for Eureka
Most of what governs a Eureka loan is written in Utah law rather than in the city; the sourced notes below make that split concrete.
- Population: about 662 people live here, which puts Eureka 177th of 255 Census places in Utah (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A rise of about 0.3% from 2020 to 2023.
- Absolute change: 2 residents added between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: about 31% of Utah communities are smaller than Eureka (662 residents).
- Population density: 457 people per square mile on 1.4 square miles of land.
- By land area: Eureka ranks 204th among Utah's 255 places, at 1.4 sq mi.
- State population share: Eureka accounts for about 0.0% of everyone in Utah.
- National rank: Eureka is the 12,028th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Eureka's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 202nd of 255 places in Utah.
- Against the state trend: Eureka's 0.3% change compares with a Utah average of +5.3% across its 255 places.
- Density rank: Eureka places 158th among Utah's places by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Eureka runs about 457 residents per square mile, where the Utah median is 705.
- Location: 39.9587, -112.1151 (Census Gazetteer coordinates).
- Nearest larger cities: Goshen (11 mi); Genola (15 mi); Rocky Ridge (16 mi); Santaquin (17 mi); Mona (18 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Eureka.
- Nearest smaller towns: Fairfield (19 mi); Vernon (20 mi); Cedar Fort (26 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 12 places smaller than Eureka sit within 50 miles.
- Within 100 miles: 120 places are larger than Eureka.
How Utah law applies in Eureka
This table holds the Utah rate and licensing rules for consumer loans made to Eureka's 662 residents.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Utah Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) Source says: The Department of Financial Institutions regulates 19 banks, 22 credit unions, 17 industrial banks and 1 trust company. | Utah Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | No general cap — parties may agree to any rate; 10% per annum legal rate if no rate is specified (Utah Code § 15-1-1) Source says: The parties to a lawful written, verbal, or implied contract may agree upon any rate of interest for the contract | Utah State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal; deferred deposit lenders must register with the Utah DFI (Utah Code Title 7, ch. 23) Source says: It is unlawful for a person to engage in the business of cashing checks or the business of deferred deposit lending in Utah | Utah State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
Where Eureka sits
Inside Eureka's boundaries lie about 1.4 square miles of land, with no significant water area recorded. The resulting density is about 457 people per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Salt Lake City, the distance is roughly 57 miles. Counting outward 50 miles, 49 larger communities surround Eureka. Within the same 50 miles lie 12 smaller Census places.
A practical checklist for Eureka borrowers
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Eureka, home to about 662 people:
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- Run the numbers on the personal loan calculator so you know the payment before you apply.
- Pre-qualify with three or more lenders, then compare the APR rather than the interest rate.
- Make sure the lender appears in the Utah regulator's licence list.
- 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.
- Write down the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before you apply.
In Eureka as elsewhere in Utah, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 662 residents.
Where Eureka sits in Utah
Eureka is the 177th-largest of 255 Census places in Utah and contains about 0.0% of the state's people. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 202nd of 255 Utah places, putting it near the 21th percentile for growth. Its roughly 457 residents per square mile place it 158th among Utah's places. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 2 residents.
What is available to Eureka borrowers
At roughly 457 people per square mile, Eureka is lightly settled; 49 larger places lie within 50 miles. A Utah licence lets a lender serve Eureka without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 662 residents are offered. The nearest larger city, Goshen, UT about 11 miles away.
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Nearby places
- Goshen, UT — population 968
- Genola, UT — population 1,610
- Fairfield, UT — population 157
- Rocky Ridge, UT — population 1,018
- Mona, UT — population 1,935
- Santaquin, UT — population 17,532
- Vernon, UT — population 293
- Eagle Mountain, UT — population 56,932