Personal loans in Troutville, PA
Population in Troutville dropped about 1.3% over the three years from 2020 to 2023. With roughly 226 residents, Troutville is a small community, and the lending rules its borrowers live under are written in Pennsylvania, not by the city.
Troutville ranks 911th of 1,013 places in Pennsylvania, with a population near 226. A larger market lies at Sykesville, PA about 2 miles away. Consumer lending that reaches Troutville's 226 residents is governed by Pennsylvania statute; no city ordinance changes it. For a community of about 226, the practical step is to compare APR across at least three lenders before committing.
Local context for Troutville
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Pennsylvania table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: about 226 people live here, which puts Troutville 911th of 1,013 Census places in Pennsylvania (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Roughly 1.3% fewer residents than the 2020 Census counted.
- Net change: roughly 3 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: roughly 10% of Pennsylvania's places have fewer residents than Troutville's 226.
- Population density: 293 people per square mile on 0.8 square miles of land.
- Land area rank: Troutville's 0.8 square miles rank 562nd of 1,013 places in Pennsylvania.
- State share: roughly 0.0% of Pennsylvania's residents live in Troutville (226 people).
- National rank: Troutville sits 16,087th by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Troutville's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 506th of 1,013 places in Pennsylvania.
- Against the state trend: Troutville's 1.3% change compares with a Pennsylvania average of -0.9% across its 1,013 places.
- Density rank: Troutville places 923rd among Pennsylvania's places by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Troutville's 293 people per square mile sit against a Pennsylvania median of 1,990.
- Location: it lies at 41.0294, -78.7877 in the Census Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Sykesville (2 mi); Big Run (6 mi); DuBois (7 mi); Reynoldsville (7 mi); Falls Creek (8 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Troutville.
- Smaller places close by: Newburg (14 mi); Burnside (15 mi); New Washington (15 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 22 of them.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 526.
Troutville against the rest of Pennsylvania
Against Pennsylvania's other places, Troutville accounts for about 0.0% of the state's population and ranks 911th of 1,013 by size. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Troutville stands 506th among Pennsylvania's 1,013 places — roughly the 50th percentile. Its roughly 293 residents per square mile place it 923rd among Pennsylvania's places. In land area, Troutville ranks 562nd among Pennsylvania's 1,013 places.
How a Troutville personal loan is priced
With roughly 226 residents, Troutville is a small community; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. A lender serving Troutville's 226 residents must disclose the APR and finance charge in writing before you sign. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Troutville loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
How lenders reach Troutville
At roughly 293 people per square mile, Troutville is lightly settled; 105 larger places lie within 50 miles. Lenders licensed in Pennsylvania reach Troutville's 226 residents online, so the nearest branch is not what sets your APR. The nearest bigger place is Sykesville, PA about 2 miles away.
How Pennsylvania law applies in Troutville
For the roughly 226 residents of Troutville, 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 |
| 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 |
Before you apply in Troutville
Before you apply in Troutville, a community of about 226, work through these steps:
- Check all three credit reports for mistakes, because an error you fix now is a lower rate later.
- Run the numbers on the personal loan calculator so you know the payment before you apply.
- Line up several pre-qualified offers and let the APR decide.
- Verify the lender's Pennsylvania licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- 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.
- If the balances are already a strain, seek nonprofit credit counselling before adding a loan.
None of these steps is Troutville-specific: the same Pennsylvania licensing and disclosure rules reach all 226 residents.
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Nearby places
- Sykesville, PA — population 1,089
- DuBois, PA — population 7,320
- Big Run, PA — population 633
- Falls Creek, PA — population 1,014
- Reynoldsville, PA — population 2,496
- Mahaffey, PA — population 315
- Grampian, PA — population 348
- Punxsutawney, PA — population 5,613