Personal loans in Goshen, UT
Goshen, Utah — home to about 968 people — is a small community, so the terms you are offered follow Utah law rather than any local rule.
Get pre-qualified with several lenders, then compare APR rather than the headline rate for a Goshen loan. At about 968 residents, Goshen is larger than roughly 38% of the places in Utah. A lender that serves Goshen operates under Utah lending statutes and a Utah supervisor. A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Goshen down by about 1.1%. The closest larger city is Rocky Ridge, UT about 5 miles away.
What the Census records for Goshen
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Utah table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: an estimated 968 residents, 157th of 255 places in Utah (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: A loss of roughly 1.1% between 2020 and 2023.
- People gained or lost: about 11 fewer since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: about 38% of Utah communities are smaller than Goshen (968 residents).
- Population density: 1,172 people per square mile on 0.8 square miles of land.
- Land area: Goshen covers 0.8 square miles, the 233rd-largest area among Utah's 255 places.
- Within Utah: about 0.0% of the state's population lives in Goshen.
- National rank: Goshen sits 10,359th by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Goshen ranks 215th among Utah's 255 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- State comparison: Utah's places average +5.3% for 2020-to-2023, against Goshen's 1.1%.
- Density rank: Goshen is the 87th most densely settled place in Utah.
- Density in context: Goshen's 1,172 people per square mile sit against a Utah median of 705.
- Location: it lies at 39.9511, -111.9008 in the Census Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Rocky Ridge (5 mi); Genola (5 mi); Santaquin (6 mi); Mona (10 mi); Payson (10 mi). Online lenders reach Goshen no matter how far the nearest branch is.
- Nearest smaller places: Eureka (11 mi); Fairfield (22 mi); Levan (27 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 21 smaller Census places.
- Within 100 miles: 110 places are larger than Goshen.
Borrowing reach in Goshen
At roughly 1,172 people per square mile, Goshen is moderately settled; 48 larger places lie within 50 miles. A Utah licence lets a lender serve Goshen without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 968 residents are offered. The nearest larger city, Rocky Ridge, UT about 5 miles away.
Where Goshen sits in Utah
Against Utah's other places, Goshen accounts for about 0.0% of the state's population and ranks 157th of 255 by size. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Goshen stands 215th among Utah's 255 places — roughly the 16th percentile. At about 1,172 people per square mile, Goshen is the 87th most densely settled place in Utah. In land area, Goshen ranks 233rd among Utah's 255 places.
The geography behind Goshen
Goshen covers about 0.8 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer); no significant water area is recorded inside its boundaries. Spread across it are roughly 1,172 residents per square mile. The largest place in Utah, Salt Lake City, lies about 57 miles away. Goshen has 48 larger places within a 50-mile radius. By land area it ranks 233rd of 255 Utah places.
The Utah lending rules that reach Goshen
Read the table as a lender's compliance picture for Goshen: the rule, the sourced figure, the publisher and the date.
| 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 |
A practical checklist for Goshen borrowers
These steps shape the offer you get in Goshen, a place of about 968 people:
- Pull your credit reports first and correct any error before a lender sees the file.
- Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
- Line up several pre-qualified offers and let the APR decide.
- Check the Utah regulator's records to confirm the lender is licensed here.
- Decide the purpose and how you will repay it before approaching any lender.
- When debt already feels heavy, a nonprofit credit counsellor is worth a call first.
- Check the disclosure for fees that raise the true cost above the quoted rate.
The process is identical across Utah; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Goshen holds 968 people.
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Nearby places
- Genola, UT — population 1,610
- Rocky Ridge, UT — population 1,018
- Santaquin, UT — population 17,532
- Mona, UT — population 1,935
- Payson, UT — population 24,054
- Eureka, UT — population 662
- Elk Ridge, UT — population 4,925
- Woodland Hills, UT — population 1,571