Personal loans in Harrisburg, AR
The trend for Harrisburg between 2020 and 2023 is downward by roughly 0.4%. Harrisburg is home to roughly 2,209 people and stands 126th by size out of 500 Census places in Arkansas.
A lender serving Harrisburg holds a Arkansas licence and answers to a Arkansas regulator; no city office is involved for its 2,209 residents. Verify the lender's Arkansas licence against the regulator named below before borrowing in Harrisburg. For the 2,209 people in Harrisburg, Arkansas runs its own consumer-lending licensing, and the sourced table below lists the figures that apply. Borrowers who want a bigger city can look to Trumann, AR about 13 miles away.
Harrisburg: population, trend and location
Two layers matter for a Harrisburg borrower: the local population picture and Arkansas's consumer-lending statutes.
- Population: about 2,209 people live here, which puts Harrisburg 126th of 500 Census places in Arkansas (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A decline of about 0.4% across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 8 residents.
- Size percentile: roughly 75% of Arkansas's places have fewer residents than Harrisburg's 2,209.
- Density: the Census land area of 2.4 sq mi holds about 911 people per square mile.
- By land area: Harrisburg ranks 219th among Arkansas's 500 places, at 2.4 sq mi.
- Share of state population: Harrisburg's 2,209 residents are about 0.1% of Arkansas.
- National rank: Harrisburg sits 7,268th by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Harrisburg ranks 254th among Arkansas's 500 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Versus Arkansas: the state average change is +0.3%, while Harrisburg moved 0.4%.
- Density in Arkansas: Harrisburg ranks 68th by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Harrisburg's 911 people per square mile sit against a Arkansas median of 386.
- Location: 35.5638, -90.7216 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Trumann (13 mi); Jonesboro (18 mi); Wynne (23 mi); Lake City (23 mi); Bono (24 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Harrisburg.
- Nearest smaller towns: Weiner (11 mi); Cherry Valley (11 mi); Waldenburg (12 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 87 smaller Census places.
- Within 100 miles: 83 places are larger than Harrisburg.
Harrisburg in state context
Among Arkansas's 500 places, Harrisburg sits at 126th for population, a share of roughly 0.1% of the state. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Harrisburg ranks 254th of 500 in Arkansas (about the 49th percentile). Its roughly 911 residents per square mile place it 68th among Arkansas's places. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 8 residents.
Arkansas rules behind a Harrisburg personal loan
When Arkansas does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Harrisburg is bound by the same rules.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Arkansas State Bank Department Source says: "The Department is charged with regulating state-chartered commercial banks with main offices in Arkansas". | Arkansas State Bank Department as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 17% per annum for loans not made by or to governmental units or by federally insured depository institutions (Amendment 89, effective January 1, 2011) Source says: "shall not exceed seventeen percent (17%) per annum". | Arkansas Legislature — Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 89, § 3 (proposed by H.J.R. 1004 of 2009) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Not permitted — all storefront payday lending eliminated; the Attorney General has worked to eliminate all forms of payday lending since 2008 Source says: "the Attorney General's office has worked to eliminate all forms of payday lending in Arkansas"; "all storefront payday loan operations in Arkansas have been shut down". | Arkansas Attorney General — Consumer Protection Division as of 2026-09-16 |
The Harrisburg borrowing checklist
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Harrisburg, home to about 2,209 people:
- Check all three credit reports for mistakes, because an error you fix now is a lower rate later.
- Use the loan calculator to test the payment on your intended amount and term.
- Line up several pre-qualified offers and let the APR decide.
- Verify the lender's Arkansas licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- Weigh a shorter term's higher payment against the interest it saves.
- Keep the amount to the expense; an approval is not a reason to take more.
- Decide the purpose and how you will repay it before approaching any lender.
In Harrisburg as elsewhere in Arkansas, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 2,209 residents.
How a Harrisburg personal loan is priced
In Harrisburg, a small community of about 2,209, the amount is advanced up front and repaid in fixed installments; the city's size does not change the pricing. Two numbers drive a Harrisburg loan: the APR, which includes fees, and the term, which decides how long you keep paying. The term you choose in Harrisburg decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.
Harrisburg: area, density and distance
Harrisburg's land area is roughly 2.4 square miles, and the Gazetteer records no significant water area within it. With 2,209 residents, the land area yields roughly 911 people per square mile. Little Rock, the largest place in Arkansas, is about 109 miles from Harrisburg. Harrisburg has 16 larger places within a 50-mile radius. Within the same 50 miles lie 87 smaller Census places.
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Nearby places
- Cherry Valley, AR — population 567
- Weiner, AR — population 621
- Waldenburg, AR — population 53
- Trumann, AR — population 7,400
- Bay, AR — population 1,821
- Jonesboro, AR — population 80,650
- Fisher, AR — population 173
- Marked Tree, AR — population 2,202