Personal loans in Loma Linda, CA
With an estimated 25,111 residents, Loma Linda is the 271st-largest of 482 places in California.
The first question in Loma Linda is not the rate on offer but whether the payment fits; about 25,111 people live here under California lending law. Loma Linda gained roughly 1.3% in population across the 2020-to-2023 comparison. Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing in Loma Linda. When California caps or restricts a product, lenders either change the terms or withdraw it from Loma Linda as from the rest of the state. The closest larger place is Redlands, CA about 4 miles away.
What the Census records for Loma Linda
Most of what governs a Loma Linda loan is written in California law rather than in the city; the sourced notes below make that split concrete.
- Population: an estimated 25,111 residents, 271st of 482 places in California (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: Roughly 1.3% more residents than the 2020 Census counted.
- People gained or lost: about 325 more since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 44% of the places in California, with 25,111 residents in Loma Linda.
- Density: the Census land area of 9.0 sq mi holds about 2,803 people per square mile.
- Land area: Loma Linda covers 9.0 square miles, the 233rd-largest area among California's 482 places.
- Share of state population: Loma Linda's 25,111 residents are about 0.1% of California.
- National rank: Loma Linda is the 1,560th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Loma Linda ranks 96th among California's 482 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Against the state trend: Loma Linda's 1.3% change compares with a California average of -1.3% across its 482 places.
- Density rank: Loma Linda places 303rd among California's places by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Loma Linda's 2,803 people per square mile sit against a California median of 3,455.
- Location: 34.0433, -117.2466 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Redlands (4 mi); Colton (5 mi); Highland (7 mi); San Bernardino (7 mi); Moreno Valley (9 mi). Lenders licensed in the state serve Loma Linda whether or not they keep a local branch.
- Nearest smaller places: Grand Terrace (4 mi); Calimesa (12 mi); Big Bear Lake (24 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 21 smaller Census places.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 144.
How lenders reach Loma Linda
Loma Linda is fairly dense, with about 2,803 people per square mile and 88 larger places within 50 miles. A California licence lets a lender serve Loma Linda without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 25,111 residents are offered. For a larger market, the closest option is Redlands, CA about 4 miles away.
Loma Linda in state context
Among California's 482 places, Loma Linda sits at 271st for population, a share of roughly 0.1% of the state. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Loma Linda stands 96th among California's 482 places — roughly the 80th percentile. At about 2,803 people per square mile, Loma Linda is the 303rd most densely settled place in California. By land area, its 9.0 square miles rank 233rd of 482 places in California.
California consumer-lending rules applied in Loma Linda
For the roughly 25,111 residents of Loma Linda, the rules below are California's own; each row carries its publisher and retrieval date.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) Source says: "“Department” means the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation". | California Legislature — Financial Code § 23001 as of 2026-09-16 |
| 36% rate cap on mid-size consumer loans (AB 539) | Consumer loans of $2,500 to under $10,000: cap of 36% per annum simple interest plus the Federal Funds Rate Source says: "charges at a rate not exceeding an annual simple interest rate of 36 percent per annum plus the Federal Funds Rate". | California Legislature — Financial Code § 22304.5 as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 7% per annum default; written contracts may set up to 10% per annum for consumer-purpose loans Source says: "shall be 7 percent per annum"; "for use primarily for personal, family, or household purposes, at a rate not exceeding 10 percent per annum". | California Legislature — California Constitution, Article XV, § 1 as of 2026-09-16 |
The geography behind Loma Linda
Loma Linda covers about 9.0 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer); no significant water area is recorded inside its boundaries. Spread across it are roughly 2,803 residents per square mile. The largest place in California, Los Angeles, lies about 67 miles away. Within 50 miles of Loma Linda there are 88 larger Census places. By land area it ranks 233rd of 482 California places.
A practical checklist for Loma Linda borrowers
Before you apply in Loma Linda, a community of about 25,111, 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.
- Collect three or more offers and compare them on APR, not on the advertised rate.
- Confirm the lender holds a California licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Be clear on what the loan is for and how it gets repaid.
- If debt is already a struggle, talk to a nonprofit credit counsellor before borrowing more.
- Look for an origination fee or prepayment penalty in the written disclosure.
What differs between Loma Linda and the rest of California is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 25,111 people here.
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Nearby places
- Grand Terrace, CA — population 12,939
- Redlands, CA — population 72,556
- Colton, CA — population 53,357
- Highland, CA — population 56,202
- San Bernardino, CA — population 223,728
- Moreno Valley, CA — population 212,392
- Rialto, CA — population 103,391
- Riverside, CA — population 318,858