Personal loans in Webster County, GA
The roughly 2,337 people who live in Webster County borrow under Georgia rules; city hall sets no personal-loan rate. The Census counts 2,337 people in Webster County, the 219th-largest figure among Georgia's 536 places.
Verify the lender's Georgia licence against the regulator named below before borrowing in Webster County. The trend for Webster County between 2020 and 2023 is downward by roughly 0.5%. State law, not city hall, decides what a lender may do to Webster County's roughly 2,337 residents, and a state regulator supervises it. Borrowers who want a bigger city can look to Americus, GA about 19 miles away.
Borrowing in Webster County: the local picture
Most of what governs a Webster County loan is written in Georgia law rather than in the city; the sourced notes below make that split concrete.
- Population: an estimated 2,337 residents, 219th of 536 places in Georgia (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: Lower by roughly 0.5% since the 2020 count.
- Net change: roughly 11 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: Webster County's 2,337 people outrank roughly 59% of the places in Georgia.
- Land and density: 209.7 square miles of land carry roughly 11 residents per square mile.
- Land area: Webster County covers 209.7 square miles, the 5th-largest area among Georgia's 536 places.
- Water area rank: Webster County ranks 17th among Georgia's 536 places, with 0.90 sq mi.
- Within Georgia: about 0.1% of the state's population lives in Webster County.
- National rank: Webster County is 7,060th of 19,457 places nationwide.
- Growth rank: Webster County's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 377th of 536 places in Georgia.
- Against the state trend: Webster County's 0.5% change compares with a Georgia average of +3.4% across its 536 places.
- Density rank: Webster County is the 535th most densely settled place in Georgia.
- Density in context: Webster County's 11 people per square mile sit against a Georgia median of 536.
- Location: 32.0467 / -84.5538, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Americus (19 mi); Dawson (20 mi); Cuthbert (24 mi); Cusseta-Chattahoochee County (25 mi); Leesburg (31 mi). Any of them may have more branches, but statewide rules and your credit still set the price.
- Smaller communities within reach: Richland (7 mi); Plains (9 mi); Parrott (11 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 35 of them.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 83.
How personal loans work in Webster County
A Webster County personal loan is an installment loan: a lump sum, then fixed monthly payments over a set term, priced off your credit rather than its 2,337 residents. Two numbers drive a Webster County loan: the APR, which includes fees, and the term, which decides how long you keep paying. Shortening the term on a Webster County loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
How lenders reach Webster County
At roughly 11 people per square mile, Webster County is sparsely settled; 13 larger places lie within 50 miles. What is available to Webster County's 2,337 borrowers is set by Georgia licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. The nearest larger city, Americus, GA about 19 miles away.
Which Georgia laws govern a loan in Webster County
When Georgia does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Webster County is bound by the same rules.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (DBF) Source says: "The Non-depository division supervises mortgage lenders, mortgage brokers, and mortgage loan originators, as well as installment lenders, check cashers, and money transmitters". | Georgia Department of Banking and Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | See the latest published figure value_text left null: Georgia's rate ceilings are set by O.C.G.A. Title 7, Chapter 4 (O.C.G.A. §§ 7-4-1 to 7-4-21); the Department of Banking and Finance does not publish the figure and the official code host could not be fetched, so no figure is asserted. | Georgia Department of Banking and Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Prohibited (payday lending illegal in Georgia) Source says: "Payday lending is illegal in Georgia." | Georgia Department of Banking and Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
Webster County on the map
Inside Webster County's boundaries lie roughly 209.7 square miles of land and 0.90 square miles of water. That land carries about 11 people per square mile. Atlanta, the largest place in Georgia, is about 119 miles from Webster County. Webster County has 13 larger places within a 50-mile radius. Within the same 50 miles lie 35 smaller Census places.
Webster County in state context
Webster County is the 219th-largest of 536 Census places in Georgia and contains about 0.1% of the state's people. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Webster County stands 377th among Georgia's 536 places — roughly the 30th percentile. Its roughly 11 residents per square mile place it 535th among Georgia's places. Within 50 miles sit 35 smaller Census places, alongside the 13 that are larger.
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Nearby places
- Richland, GA — population 1,406
- Parrott, GA — population 106
- Plains, GA — population 552
- Lumpkin, GA — population 919
- Buena Vista, GA — population 1,539
- Bronwood, GA — population 315
- Dawson, GA — population 4,200
- Shellman, GA — population 824