Personal loans in Wewahitchka, FL
At about 2,179 residents, Wewahitchka is larger than roughly 30% of the places in Florida. Wewahitchka is a small community in Florida, with an estimated 2,179 residents, and every licensed lender here follows the same state rulebook.
Wewahitchka added about 5.2% to its population between the 2020 base and the 2023 estimate. Verify the lender's Florida licence against the regulator named below before borrowing in Wewahitchka. Which products a lender may offer to Wewahitchka's 2,179 residents follows from the Florida consumer-lending framework. The next larger city is Callaway, FL about 21 miles away.
Wewahitchka: population, trend and location
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Florida table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: the Census counts 2,179 residents in Wewahitchka (Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate), the 286th-largest figure among Florida's 411 places.
- Population trend: Roughly 5.2% more residents than the 2020 Census counted.
- Absolute change: 107 residents added between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: Wewahitchka sits ahead of around 30% of Florida places, at 2,179 people.
- Population density: 325 people per square mile on 6.7 square miles of land.
- Land area rank: Wewahitchka's 6.7 square miles rank 179th of 411 places in Florida.
- Water: Wewahitchka holds about 1.10 square miles, the 118th-largest water area in Florida.
- Within Florida: about 0.0% of the state's population lives in Wewahitchka.
- National rank: Wewahitchka is 7,318th of 19,457 places nationwide.
- Growth rank: Wewahitchka's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 131st of 411 places in Florida.
- Against the state trend: Wewahitchka's 5.2% change compares with a Florida average of +5.5% across its 411 places.
- Density in Florida: Wewahitchka ranks 358th by people per square mile.
- Density vs Florida: Wewahitchka's 325 people per square mile compare with a state median of 1,608.
- Location: 30.1262, -85.1907 (Census Gazetteer coordinates).
- Nearest larger cities: Callaway (21 mi); Port St. Joe (22 mi); Blountstown (24 mi); Parker (24 mi); Springfield (25 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Wewahitchka.
- Smaller communities close by: Mexico Beach (18 mi); Bristol (24 mi); Altha (31 mi), each with its own Census population profile.
- Within a 50-mile radius: 13 smaller Census places.
- Within 100 miles: 47 places are larger than Wewahitchka.
Before you apply in Wewahitchka
Before you apply in Wewahitchka, a community of about 2,179, 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.
- Collect three or more offers and compare them on APR, not on the advertised rate.
- Confirm the Florida licence with the regulator named above before committing.
- Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.
- Do not borrow more than the expense calls for, even if a lender approves a larger amount.
- Be clear on what the loan is for and how it gets repaid.
None of these steps is Wewahitchka-specific: the same Florida licensing and disclosure rules reach all 2,179 residents.
Inside a Wewahitchka personal loan
Wewahitchka is a small community of about 2,179 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. Two numbers drive a Wewahitchka loan: the APR, which includes fees, and the term, which decides how long you keep paying. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Wewahitchka loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
Wewahitchka on the map
The Census Gazetteer records 6.7 square miles of land and 1.10 square miles of water within Wewahitchka. With 2,179 residents, the land area yields roughly 325 people per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Jacksonville, the distance is roughly 211 miles. Wewahitchka has 14 larger places within a 50-mile radius. The 100-mile radius contains 47 larger places.
Wewahitchka against the rest of Florida
Wewahitchka is the 286th-largest of 411 Census places in Florida and contains about 0.0% of the state's people. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 131st of 411 Florida places, putting it near the 68th percentile for growth. At about 325 people per square mile, Wewahitchka is the 358th most densely settled place in Florida. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 107 residents.
Which Florida laws govern a loan in Wewahitchka
This table holds the Florida rate and licensing rules for consumer loans made to Wewahitchka's 2,179 residents.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Florida Office of Financial Regulation (OFR) Source says: "The Office of Financial Regulation is a state-government agency created by the Governor and Cabinet to provide regulatory oversight for Florida's financial services industry". | Florida Office of Financial Regulation as of 2026-09-16 |
| Deferred presentment fee cap | 10% of the amount provided (transactions not repayable in installments) Source says: "A deferred presentment provider or its affiliate may not charge fees that exceed 10 percent of the currency or payment instrument provided". | Florida Legislature (The Florida Senate, Online Sunshine) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 18% per annum simple interest (loans/advances of $500,000 or less; loans above $500,000 are exempt from this cap) Source says: "it shall be usury and unlawful ... to ... charge ... a rate of interest greater than the equivalent of 18 percent per annum simple interest". | Florida Legislature (The Florida Senate, Online Sunshine) as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Mexico Beach, FL — population 1,122
- Port St. Joe, FL — population 3,775
- Blountstown, FL — population 2,270
- Callaway, FL — population 13,661
- Bristol, FL — population 924
- Parker, FL — population 4,631
- Springfield, FL — population 8,255
- Apalachicola, FL — population 2,412