Personal loans in Huntingdon, PA
The Census counts 6,898 people in Huntingdon, the 121st-largest figure among Pennsylvania's 1,013 places.
A lender serving Huntingdon holds a Pennsylvania licence and answers to a Pennsylvania regulator; no city office is involved for its 6,898 residents. Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing in Huntingdon. For the 6,898 people in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania runs its own consumer-lending licensing, and the sourced table below lists the figures that apply. A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Huntingdon up by about 1.2%. The nearest larger metro is Altoona, PA about 21 miles away.
Huntingdon: the sourced local profile
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Pennsylvania table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: about 6,898, ranked 121st of 1,013 places in Pennsylvania (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: Higher by roughly 1.2% since the 2020 count.
- People gained or lost: about 79 more since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: about 88% of Pennsylvania communities are smaller than Huntingdon (6,898 residents).
- Land and density: 3.6 square miles of land carry roughly 1,907 residents per square mile.
- Land area rank: Huntingdon's 3.6 square miles rank 98th of 1,013 places in Pennsylvania.
- Water area: Huntingdon has 0.08 square miles of water, ranking 149th of 1,013 places in Pennsylvania.
- State population share: Huntingdon accounts for about 0.1% of everyone in Pennsylvania.
- Nationally: Huntingdon is the 4,027th-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth rank: Huntingdon ranks 93rd among Pennsylvania's 1,013 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- State comparison: Pennsylvania's places average -0.9% for 2020-to-2023, against Huntingdon's 1.2%.
- Density rank: Huntingdon places 531st among Pennsylvania's places by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Huntingdon runs about 1,907 residents per square mile, where the Pennsylvania median is 1,990.
- Location: coordinates 40.4982, -78.0073 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Altoona (21 mi); State College (22 mi); Lewistown (24 mi); Chambersburg (43 mi); Carlisle (47 mi). Online lenders reach Huntingdon no matter how far the nearest branch is.
- Nearest smaller places: Petersburg (6 mi); Mill Creek (6 mi); Alexandria (6 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 121 of them.
- At 100 miles: 60 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
Huntingdon's place among Pennsylvania's 1,013 places
Within Pennsylvania, Huntingdon holds roughly 0.1% of all residents, the 121st-largest share among 1,013 places. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Huntingdon stands 93rd among Pennsylvania's 1,013 places — roughly the 91th percentile. At about 1,907 people per square mile, Huntingdon is the 531st most densely settled place in Pennsylvania. By land area, its 3.6 square miles rank 98th of 1,013 places in Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania lending rules that reach Huntingdon
These are Pennsylvania's sourced lending facts as they reach Huntingdon's 6,898 residents; the state has no city-level rate rule.
| 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 |
| Bank rate-cap exemption (state-specific rule) | Pennsylvania state-chartered banks are not subject to state interest-rate caps (Banking Code Sections 303/506 supersede the LIPL 6% cap). Source says: "Pennsylvania law does not impose any restrictions on the interest rate that Pennsylvania state-chartered banks may charge to customers." (DoBS interpretive letter, May 11, 2023). | Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 6% per annum maximum for loans of $50,000 or less where no lower rate is contracted (41 P.S. 201(a)). Source says: "the maximum lawful rate of interest for the loan or use of money... shall be six per cent per annum" (Loan Interest and Protection Law, Section 201(a)). | Pennsylvania General Assembly (Laws of Pennsylvania, Act 6 of 1974) as of 2026-09-16 |
The anatomy of a Huntingdon personal loan
In Huntingdon, a small town of about 6,898, the amount is advanced up front and repaid in fixed installments; the city's size does not change the pricing. Because pricing is borrower-level, two people in Huntingdon can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. A longer term lowers the monthly payment on a Huntingdon loan but raises total interest, so the smallest payment is not the cheapest loan.
What is available to Huntingdon borrowers
Huntingdon is a moderately settled community of about 6,898 people, with 6 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. What is available to Huntingdon's 6,898 borrowers is set by Pennsylvania licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. The nearest bigger place is Altoona, PA about 21 miles away.
Steps to take before a Huntingdon loan
Before you apply in Huntingdon, a community of about 6,898, work through these steps:
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- 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.
- Look the lender up in the Pennsylvania regulator's licence records before you sign.
- Check that the monthly payment fits your budget next to your existing obligations.
- 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.
The process is identical across Pennsylvania; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Huntingdon holds 6,898 people.
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Nearby places
- Petersburg, PA — population 414
- Mill Creek, PA — population 280
- Alexandria, PA — population 371
- Mapleton, PA — population 407
- Mount Union, PA — population 2,257
- Kistler, PA — population 285
- Marklesburg, PA — population 196
- Williamsburg, PA — population 1,198