Personal loans in Moosic, PA
Moosic ranks 146th of 1,013 places in Pennsylvania, with a population near 5,982. Moosic counts about 5,982 people, and what is genuinely local about borrowing here is limited — Pennsylvania law does the governing.
A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Moosic up by about 0.4%. Pull your credit reports and line up at least three offers before you apply from Moosic. Every figure below is Pennsylvania's own, applied to Moosic's 5,982 residents, with the publisher and retrieval date attached. The closest larger city is Old Forge, PA about 2 miles away.
Moosic: population, trend and location
Moosic is a small town; the notes below cover its population profile and the statewide rules that apply.
- Population: 5,982 — Moosic ranks 146th of 1,013 communities in Pennsylvania (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A rise of about 0.4% from 2020 to 2023.
- People gained or lost: about 25 more since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 86% of the places in Pennsylvania, with 5,982 residents in Moosic.
- Density: roughly 923 residents per square mile, spread over 6.5 sq mi of land.
- By land area: Moosic ranks 46th among Pennsylvania's 1,013 places, at 6.5 sq mi.
- Water area rank: Moosic ranks 232nd among Pennsylvania's 1,013 places, with 0.05 sq mi.
- Within Pennsylvania: about 0.1% of the state's population lives in Moosic.
- National rank: Moosic sits 4,362nd by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth in Pennsylvania: Moosic stands 169th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 1,013 places.
- Against the state trend: Moosic's 0.4% change compares with a Pennsylvania average of -0.9% across its 1,013 places.
- Density in Pennsylvania: Moosic ranks 751st by people per square mile.
- Density vs Pennsylvania: Moosic's 923 people per square mile compare with a state median of 1,990.
- Location: mapped by the US Census Bureau at 41.3560, -75.7047.
- Nearest larger cities: Old Forge (2 mi); Taylor (3 mi); Scranton (4 mi); Pittston (5 mi); Dunmore (6 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Moosic.
- Nearest smaller towns: Avoca (2 mi); Dupont (3 mi); Duryea (4 mi) — useful context for the surrounding area.
- Smaller neighbours: 130 places smaller than Moosic sit within 50 miles.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 237.
Lender access in Moosic
At roughly 923 people per square mile, Moosic is moderately settled; 19 larger places lie within 50 miles. Distance to a branch rarely matters for Moosic's 5,982 residents: the application is online and the price follows your credit file. The nearest larger city, Old Forge, PA about 2 miles away.
What Pennsylvania law requires in Moosic
For the roughly 5,982 residents of Moosic, the rules below are Pennsylvania's own; each row carries its publisher and retrieval date.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
How personal loans work in Moosic
Moosic is a small town of about 5,982 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. Two numbers drive a Moosic loan: the APR, which includes fees, and the term, which decides how long you keep paying. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Moosic loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
Moosic in state context
Against Pennsylvania's other places, Moosic accounts for about 0.1% of the state's population and ranks 146th of 1,013 by size. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 169th of 1,013 Pennsylvania places, putting it near the 83th percentile for growth. At about 923 people per square mile, Moosic is the 751st most densely settled place in Pennsylvania. By land area, its 6.5 square miles rank 46th of 1,013 places in Pennsylvania.
The Moosic borrowing checklist
These steps shape the offer you get in Moosic, a place of about 5,982 people:
- Check all three credit reports for mistakes, because an error you fix now is a lower rate later.
- Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
- Gather at least three pre-qualified offers and line up the APR, not the headline rate.
- Check the Pennsylvania regulator's records to confirm the lender is licensed here.
- Weigh a shorter term's higher payment against the interest it saves.
- Borrow only what the purpose requires, not the maximum you are offered.
- Be clear on what the loan is for and how it gets repaid.
What differs between Moosic and the rest of Pennsylvania is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 5,982 people here.
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Nearby places
- Old Forge, PA — population 8,612
- Taylor, PA — population 6,246
- Avoca, PA — population 2,524
- Dupont, PA — population 2,556
- Scranton, PA — population 75,805
- Hughestown, PA — population 1,343
- Duryea, PA — population 5,075
- Pittston, PA — population 7,638