Personal loans in Upland, PA
By population, Upland sits at 316th in Pennsylvania, with an estimated 3,036 residents. Upland is a small community in Pennsylvania, with an estimated 3,036 residents, and every licensed lender here follows the same state rulebook.
A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Upland down by about 0.9%. For a community of about 3,036, the practical step is to compare APR across at least three lenders before committing. Every figure below is Pennsylvania's own, applied to Upland's 3,036 residents, with the publisher and retrieval date attached. The next larger city is Chester, PA about 1 miles away.
Upland: population, trend and location
Set out below is Upland's local context next to the state-level rules that reach every lender here.
- Population: the Census counts 3,036 residents in Upland (Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate), the 316th-largest figure among Pennsylvania's 1,013 places.
- Population trend: Roughly 0.9% fewer residents than the 2020 Census counted.
- Net change: roughly 28 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: Upland's 3,036 people outrank roughly 69% of the places in Pennsylvania.
- Population density: 4,678 people per square mile on 0.6 square miles of land.
- By land area: Upland ranks 627th among Pennsylvania's 1,013 places, at 0.6 sq mi.
- State population share: Upland accounts for about 0.1% of everyone in Pennsylvania.
- National standing: Upland ranks 6,244th of 19,457 US places.
- Growth rank: Upland's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 430th of 1,013 places in Pennsylvania.
- Versus Pennsylvania: the state average change is -0.9%, while Upland moved 0.9%.
- Density rank: Upland places 140th among Pennsylvania's places by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Upland's 4,678 people per square mile sit against a Pennsylvania median of 1,990.
- Location: it lies at 39.8562, -75.3796 in the Census Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Chester (1 mi); Brookhaven (1 mi); Ridley Park (3 mi); Swarthmore (4 mi); Prospect Park (4 mi). Online lenders reach Upland no matter how far the nearest branch is.
- Smaller places close by: Parkside (1 mi); Eddystone (2 mi); Trainer (3 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 97 of them.
- Within 100 miles: 378 places are larger than Upland.
A practical checklist for Upland borrowers
These steps shape the offer you get in Upland, a place of about 3,036 people:
- Start with the credit file: order the reports, fix the errors, then apply.
- Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Check the Pennsylvania regulator's records to confirm the lender is licensed here.
- Decide the purpose and how you will repay it before approaching any lender.
- If the balances are already a strain, seek nonprofit credit counselling before adding a loan.
- Look for an origination fee or prepayment penalty in the written disclosure.
The process is identical across Pennsylvania; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Upland holds 3,036 people.
How a Upland personal loan is priced
Upland is a small community of about 3,036 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. The rate you see advertised is a range, not a promise, until a lender reviews your file in Upland. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Upland loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
Pennsylvania rules behind a Upland personal loan
When Pennsylvania does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Upland is bound by the same rules.
| 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 |
Lender access in Upland
Upland is fairly dense, with about 4,678 people per square mile and 124 larger places within 50 miles. Whether Upland has a local branch or not, a Pennsylvania-licensed lender can serve its 3,036 people online on the same terms. For a larger market, the closest option is Chester, PA about 1 miles away.
Where Upland sits in Pennsylvania
Against Pennsylvania's other places, Upland accounts for about 0.1% of the state's population and ranks 316th of 1,013 by size. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Upland stands 430th among Pennsylvania's 1,013 places — roughly the 58th percentile. At about 4,678 people per square mile, Upland is the 140th most densely settled place in Pennsylvania. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 28 residents.
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Nearby places
- Parkside, PA — population 2,303
- Chester, PA — population 33,595
- Brookhaven, PA — population 8,291
- Rose Valley, PA — population 1,012
- Trainer, PA — population 1,960
- Eddystone, PA — population 2,435
- Swarthmore, PA — population 6,536
- Marcus Hook, PA — population 2,432