Personal loans in Falls Creek, PA
The first question in Falls Creek is not the rate on offer but whether the payment fits; about 1,014 people live here under Pennsylvania lending law.
Begin with the payment, then weigh APR and total interest across the lenders that reach Falls Creek's 1,014 residents. With 1,014 residents, Falls Creek outranks about 41% of the communities in Pennsylvania. When Pennsylvania caps or restricts a product, lenders either change the terms or withdraw it from Falls Creek as from the rest of the state. Falls Creek shed about 1.8% of its population between the 2020 base and the 2023 estimate. For a bigger market, look to DuBois, PA about 3 miles away.
Borrowing in Falls Creek: the local picture
Only a few things actually differ by place — population, area, location, and the Pennsylvania rules a lender must follow — and they are below.
- Population: an estimated 1,014 residents, 594th of 1,013 places in Pennsylvania (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: Down about 1.8% from the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate.
- Absolute change: 19 residents lost between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: roughly 41% of Pennsylvania places rank below Falls Creek.
- Density: roughly 1,088 residents per square mile, spread over 0.9 sq mi of land.
- Land area rank: Falls Creek's 0.9 square miles rank 475th of 1,013 places in Pennsylvania.
- State population share: Falls Creek accounts for about 0.0% of everyone in Pennsylvania.
- National standing: Falls Creek ranks 10,137th of 19,457 US places.
- Growth rank: Falls Creek's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 606th of 1,013 places in Pennsylvania.
- Versus Pennsylvania: the state average change is -0.9%, while Falls Creek moved 1.8%.
- Density in Pennsylvania: Falls Creek ranks 710th by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Falls Creek runs about 1,088 residents per square mile, where the Pennsylvania median is 1,990.
- Location: coordinates 41.1420, -78.8069 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: DuBois (3 mi); Reynoldsville (5 mi); Sykesville (7 mi); Brockway (7 mi); Brookville (14 mi). Online lenders reach Falls Creek no matter how far the nearest branch is.
- Smaller communities within reach: Troutville (8 mi); Big Run (12 mi); Grampian (16 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 68 smaller Census places.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 297.
Lender access in Falls Creek
At roughly 1,088 people per square mile, Falls Creek is moderately settled; 34 larger places lie within 50 miles. Distance to a branch rarely matters for Falls Creek's 1,014 residents: the application is online and the price follows your credit file. The nearest larger city, DuBois, PA about 3 miles away.
The Falls Creek borrowing checklist
Before you hand your details to a lender in Falls Creek, where the population is near 1,014:
- Pull your credit reports first and correct any error before a lender sees the file.
- Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
- Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
- Confirm the Pennsylvania licence with the regulator named above before committing.
- Weigh a shorter term's higher payment against the interest it saves.
- 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.
None of these steps is Falls Creek-specific: the same Pennsylvania licensing and disclosure rules reach all 1,014 residents.
How Falls Creek compares across Pennsylvania
Falls Creek is the 594th-largest of 1,013 Census places in Pennsylvania and contains about 0.0% of the state's people. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Falls Creek ranks 606th of 1,013 in Pennsylvania (about the 40th percentile). Its roughly 1,088 residents per square mile place it 710th among Pennsylvania's places. The population moved by about 19 people between 2020 and 2023, a 1.8% shift.
How Pennsylvania law applies in Falls Creek
This table holds the Pennsylvania rate and licensing rules for consumer loans made to Falls Creek's 1,014 residents.
| 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 |
Falls Creek on the map
Falls Creek covers about 0.9 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer); no significant water area is recorded inside its boundaries. That land carries about 1,088 people per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Philadelphia, the distance is roughly 208 miles. Counting outward 50 miles, 34 larger communities surround Falls Creek. Within the same 50 miles lie 68 smaller Census places.
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Nearby places
- DuBois, PA — population 7,320
- Reynoldsville, PA — population 2,496
- Sykesville, PA — population 1,089
- Brockway, PA — population 2,238
- Troutville, PA — population 226
- Big Run, PA — population 633
- Punxsutawney, PA — population 5,613
- Grampian, PA — population 348