Personal loans in South Zanesville, OH
Population in South Zanesville climbed about 0.4% over the three years from 2020 to 2023. With 1,902 residents, South Zanesville outranks about 56% of the communities in Ohio.
With roughly 1,902 residents, South Zanesville is a small community, and the lending rules its borrowers live under are written in Ohio, not by the city. Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing in South Zanesville. A lender that serves South Zanesville operates under Ohio lending statutes and a Ohio supervisor. The nearest larger metro is Zanesville, OH about 4 miles away.
Borrowing in South Zanesville: the local picture
The figures below are South Zanesville's own — Census population, land area and coordinates — followed by the Ohio rules.
- Population: an estimated 1,902 residents, 403rd of 924 places in Ohio (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: About 0.4% above the 2020 Census base.
- Absolute change: 7 residents added between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: roughly 56% of Ohio places rank below South Zanesville.
- Population density: about 2,366 people per square mile (Census land area 0.8 sq mi).
- Land area rank: South Zanesville's 0.8 square miles rank 578th of 924 places in Ohio.
- State share: roughly 0.0% of Ohio's residents live in South Zanesville (1,902 people).
- National rank: South Zanesville is 7,817th of 19,457 places nationwide.
- Growth rank: South Zanesville's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 204th of 924 places in Ohio.
- Against the state trend: South Zanesville's 0.4% change compares with a Ohio average of +0.9% across its 924 places.
- Density in Ohio: South Zanesville ranks 132nd by people per square mile.
- Density vs Ohio: South Zanesville's 2,366 people per square mile compare with a state median of 1,289.
- Location: 39.9036, -82.0179 (Census Gazetteer coordinates).
- Nearest larger cities: Zanesville (4 mi); Crooksville (10 mi); New Concord (16 mi); New Lexington (16 mi); Heath (24 mi). A bigger neighbour may offer more branches; the rate you see still follows your credit, not your address.
- Nearest smaller places: Philo (6 mi); Fultonham (7 mi); Roseville (7 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 89 of them.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 193.
A pre-application checklist for South Zanesville
A sensible order of operations for a loan in South Zanesville, home to about 1,902 people:
- Pull your credit reports first and correct any error before a lender sees the file.
- Run the numbers on the personal loan calculator so you know the payment before you apply.
- Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
- Verify the lender's Ohio licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- Write down the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before you apply.
- When debt already feels heavy, a nonprofit credit counsellor is worth a call first.
- Check the disclosure for fees that raise the true cost above the quoted rate.
In South Zanesville as elsewhere in Ohio, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 1,902 residents.
How personal loans work in South Zanesville
South Zanesville is a small community of about 1,902 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. Federal Truth in Lending rules require a South Zanesville lender to disclose the APR and finance charge before you sign. The term you choose in South Zanesville decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.
How Ohio law applies in South Zanesville
The rows below set out what a licensed lender must follow in Ohio, and so for South Zanesville's roughly 1,902 residents.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Financial Institutions (Consumer Finance Section). Source says: "The Consumer Finance Section is responsible for regulating non-depository consumer lenders and related consumer finance businesses." | Ohio Department of Commerce - Division of Financial Institutions as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 8% per annum maximum by written agreement for the general case; higher rates permitted only in specified cases (e.g., principal over $100,000, business loans, certain mortgages). Source says: "may stipulate therein for the payment of interest upon the amount thereof at any rate not exceeding eight per cent per annum payable annually" (Ohio Rev. Code 1343.01(A)). [codes.ohio.gov content retrieved via search-engine fetch of the official section; direct connections blocked from our network] | Ohio Laws (Ohio Revised Code - official state publication) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal for licensed short-term lenders; interest capped at 28% per annum; total fees and charges capped at 60% of the originally contracted loan amount. Source says: "(A) Interest not exceeding a rate of twenty-eight per cent per annum" (Ohio Rev. Code 1321.40); total fees/charges capped at "a total amount of fees and charges that exceeds sixty per cent of the originally contracted loan amount" (1321.403). | Ohio Laws (Ohio Revised Code - official state publication) as of 2026-09-16 |
Borrowing reach in South Zanesville
With about 2,366 residents per square mile, South Zanesville is fairly dense, and 46 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. Lenders licensed in Ohio reach South Zanesville's 1,902 residents online, so the nearest branch is not what sets your APR. The nearest bigger place is Zanesville, OH about 4 miles away.
South Zanesville: area, density and distance
South Zanesville's land area is roughly 0.8 square miles, and the Gazetteer records no significant water area within it. Spread across it are roughly 2,366 residents per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Columbus, is roughly 52 miles away. A 50-mile radius around South Zanesville takes in 46 places that are larger. By land area it ranks 578th of 924 Ohio places.
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Nearby places
- Zanesville, OH — population 24,651
- Roseville, OH — population 1,740
- Philo, OH — population 721
- Fultonham, OH — population 112
- Crooksville, OH — population 2,402
- Gratiot, OH — population 216
- Adamsville, OH — population 137
- Dresden, OH — population 1,647