Personal loans in Poland, NY
The roughly 482 people who live in Poland borrow under New York rules; city hall sets no personal-loan rate. Poland ranks 526th of 595 places in New York, with a population near 482.
The 2020 count to the 2023 estimate shows about 1.4% decline in Poland. Begin with the payment, then weigh APR and total interest across the lenders that reach Poland's 482 residents. The nearest larger city is Newport, NY about 4 miles away. Which products a lender may offer to Poland's 482 residents follows from the New York consumer-lending framework.
The Poland data picture
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced New York table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: 482 residents; Poland is the 526th-largest of 595 places in New York (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A decline of about 1.4% across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
- Net change: roughly 7 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: about 12% of New York communities are smaller than Poland (482 residents).
- Land and density: 0.5 square miles of land carry roughly 888 residents per square mile.
- By land area: Poland ranks 516th among New York's 595 places, at 0.5 sq mi.
- Share of New York: Poland holds about 0.0% of the state's population, some 482 people.
- National rank: Poland is 13,319th of 19,457 places nationwide.
- Growth rank: Poland ranks 293rd among New York's 595 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- State comparison: New York's places average -1.1% for 2020-to-2023, against Poland's 1.4%.
- Density rank: Poland is the 428th most densely settled place in New York.
- Against the state median: Poland runs about 888 residents per square mile, where the New York median is 1,515.
- Location: 43.2257, -75.0627 (Census Gazetteer coordinates).
- Nearest larger cities: Newport (4 mi); Utica (12 mi); Frankfort (13 mi); Yorkville (13 mi); Whitesboro (14 mi). Larger metros often have more branches, but online lenders reach Poland on the same terms.
- Smaller communities close by: Cold Brook (2 mi); Middleville (8 mi); Remsen (9 mi), each with its own Census population profile.
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 16 of them.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 213.
The New York lending rules that reach Poland
The rows below set out what a licensed lender must follow in New York, and so for Poland's roughly 482 residents.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Source says: "Notify the Department of Financial Services at (800) 342-3736 if you believe payday loans are being made in New York" | New York State Department of Financial Services as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Licensed Lender license required (Banking Law Article 9, sections 340-361); administered via NMLS Source says: "The Department of Financial Services uses the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry (NMLS) to manage the Licensed Lender License." | New York State Department of Financial Services as of 2026-09-16 |
| Criminal usury in the second degree (Penal Law 190.40) | Interest rate exceeding 25% per annum; class E felony Source says: "at a rate exceeding twenty-five per centum per annum or the equivalent rate for a longer or shorter period" | New York State Senate (Open Legislation) as of 2026-09-16 |
Where Poland sits
Poland's land area is roughly 0.5 square miles, and the Gazetteer records no significant water area within it. With 482 residents, the land area yields roughly 888 people per square mile. The largest place in New York, New York, lies about 186 miles away. Counting outward 50 miles, 62 larger communities surround Poland. Within the same 50 miles lie 16 smaller Census places.
Poland's place among New York's 595 places
Among New York's 595 places, Poland sits at 526th for population, a share of roughly 0.0% of the state. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Poland ranks 293rd of 595 in New York (about the 51th percentile). By density, at about 888 people per square mile, it ranks 428th in New York. The population moved by about 7 people between 2020 and 2023, a 1.4% shift.
How lenders reach Poland
At roughly 888 people per square mile, Poland is moderately settled; 62 larger places lie within 50 miles. Distance to a branch rarely matters for Poland's 482 residents: the application is online and the price follows your credit file. The nearest larger city, Newport, NY about 4 miles away.
What to do before borrowing in Poland
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Poland, home to about 482 people:
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- Use the loan calculator to test the payment on your intended amount and term.
- Pre-qualify with three or more lenders, then compare the APR rather than the interest rate.
- Make sure the lender appears in the New York regulator's licence list.
- Be clear on what the loan is for and how it gets repaid.
- If the balances are already a strain, seek nonprofit credit counselling before adding a loan.
- Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing.
What differs between Poland and the rest of New York is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 482 people here.
Common questions
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Nearby places
- Cold Brook, NY — population 260
- Newport, NY — population 555
- Middleville, NY — population 428
- Remsen, NY — population 411
- Frankfort, NY — population 2,289
- Holland Patent, NY — population 393
- Utica, NY — population 63,607
- Herkimer, NY — population 7,235