Personal loans in Correctionville, IA
A lender serving Correctionville holds a Iowa licence and answers to a Iowa regulator; no city office is involved for its 746 residents. Correctionville ranks 348th of 940 places in Iowa, with a population near 746.
A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Correctionville down by about 2.0%. Every figure below is Iowa's own, applied to Correctionville's 746 residents, with the publisher and retrieval date attached. Decide the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before sharing any details with a Correctionville lender. The next larger city is Kingsley, IA about 12 miles away.
Local context for Correctionville
Correctionville is a small community; the notes below cover its population profile and the statewide rules that apply.
- Population: about 746, ranked 348th of 940 places in Iowa (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: A drop of about 2.0% from 2020 to 2023.
- Net change: roughly 15 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: roughly 63% of Iowa's places have fewer residents than Correctionville's 746.
- Population density: about 1,241 people per square mile (Census land area 0.6 sq mi).
- By land area: Correctionville ranks 580th among Iowa's 940 places, at 0.6 sq mi.
- State share: roughly 0.0% of Iowa's residents live in Correctionville (746 people).
- National rank: Correctionville is the 11,486th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Correctionville ranks 626th among Iowa's 940 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- State comparison: Iowa's places average -0.7% for 2020-to-2023, against Correctionville's 2.0%.
- Density rank: Correctionville is the 151st most densely settled place in Iowa.
- Against the state median: Correctionville runs about 1,241 residents per square mile, where the Iowa median is 672.
- Location: 42.4776 / -95.7832, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Kingsley (12 mi); Holstein (12 mi); Moville (15 mi); Ida Grove (18 mi); Lawton (20 mi). A branch is convenient; it is not what sets your APR.
- Smaller places nearby: Cushing (6 mi); Pierson (6 mi); Anthon (7 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 80 of them.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 166.
Correctionville on the map
The Census Gazetteer records about 0.6 square miles of land within Correctionville, with no significant water area listed. That land carries about 1,241 people per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Des Moines, is roughly 128 miles away. A 50-mile radius around Correctionville takes in 40 places that are larger. Within the same 50 miles lie 80 smaller Census places.
Correctionville in state context
Among Iowa's 940 places, Correctionville sits at 348th for population, a share of roughly 0.0% of the state. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Correctionville stands 626th among Iowa's 940 places — roughly the 33th percentile. At about 1,241 people per square mile, Correctionville is the 151st most densely settled place in Iowa. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 15 residents.
The Correctionville borrowing checklist
Complete these steps first when you borrow in Correctionville (746 residents):
- Order your free credit reports and dispute anything inaccurate — it is the cheapest way to move the rate you are offered.
- 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.
- Make sure the lender appears in the Iowa regulator's licence list.
- Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing.
- Check that the monthly payment fits your budget next to your existing obligations.
- Pick the shortest term whose payment you can comfortably afford.
What differs between Correctionville and the rest of Iowa is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 746 people here.
Inside a Correctionville personal loan
In Correctionville, a small community of about 746, the amount is advanced up front and repaid in fixed installments; the city's size does not change the pricing. A lender serving Correctionville's 746 residents must disclose the APR and finance charge in writing before you sign. Shortening the term on a Correctionville loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
How Iowa law applies in Correctionville
Iowa has no separate rate rule for Correctionville; the sourced rows below are what reach every lender that serves its 746 people.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Iowa Division of Banking (IDOB), Iowa Department of Insurance and Financial Services Source says: "As part of the 2023 state government realignment, the IDOB became part of a new Department of Insurance and Financial Services". | Iowa Division of Banking as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted under license (delayed deposit services; must be physically located in Iowa) Source says: "A person shall not operate a delayed deposit services business in this state unless the person is physically located in this state and licensed by the superintendent". | Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Regulated Loan Act license required (superintendent of banking) Source says: "shall not engage in the business of making loans ... without first obtaining a license from the superintendent of banking". | Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code) as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Pierson, IA — population 331
- Cushing, IA — population 223
- Washta, IA — population 205
- Anthon, IA — population 531
- Quimby, IA — population 246
- Kingsley, IA — population 1,391
- Oto, IA — population 69
- Holstein, IA — population 1,475