Personal loans in Edison, NE
Two households in Edison with comparable incomes can still be offered different rates; the city's 110 residents are not the reason. Population in Edison dropped about 0.9% over the three years from 2020 to 2023.
Edison ranks 403rd of 527 places in Nebraska, with a population near 110. Use the calculator on this page to price an amount and term before you commit in Edison. State law, not city hall, decides what a lender may do to Edison's roughly 110 residents, and a state regulator supervises it. The closest larger city is Arapahoe, NE about 7 miles away.
What the Census records for Edison
What follows is Edison's place in the Census record, alongside the Nebraska rules that govern a personal loan made here.
- Population: the Census counts 110 residents in Edison (Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate), the 403rd-largest figure among Nebraska's 527 places.
- Population trend: About 0.9% below the 2020 Census base.
- Absolute change: 1 residents lost between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: about 24% of Nebraska communities are smaller than Edison (110 residents).
- Density: roughly 293 residents per square mile, spread over 0.4 sq mi of land.
- Land area rank: Edison's 0.4 square miles rank 289th of 527 places in Nebraska.
- State share: roughly 0.0% of Nebraska's residents live in Edison (110 people).
- National rank: Edison sits 17,958th by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Edison's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 265th of 527 places in Nebraska.
- State comparison: Nebraska's places average -0.6% for 2020-to-2023, against Edison's 0.9%.
- Density in Nebraska: Edison ranks 451st by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Edison runs about 293 residents per square mile, where the Nebraska median is 830.
- Location: latitude 40.2792, longitude -99.7758 (Census Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Arapahoe (7 mi); Oxford (8 mi); Beaver City (10 mi); Holbrook (12 mi); Stamford (14 mi). Lenders licensed in the state serve Edison whether or not they keep a local branch.
- Nearest smaller towns: Hendley (15 mi); Atlanta (17 mi); Smithfield (20 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 18 places smaller than Edison sit within 50 miles.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 147.
Where Edison sits
Edison's land area is roughly 0.4 square miles, and the Gazetteer records no significant water area within it. The resulting density is about 293 people per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Omaha, is roughly 206 miles away. A 50-mile radius around Edison takes in 44 places that are larger. By land area it ranks 289th of 527 Nebraska places.
Steps to take before a Edison loan
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Edison, home to about 110 people:
- Get your credit reports, dispute what is wrong, and only then start shopping.
- Run the numbers on the personal loan calculator so you know the payment before you apply.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Look the lender up in the Nebraska regulator's licence records before you sign.
- 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.
- Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing.
What differs between Edison and the rest of Nebraska is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 110 people here.
Nebraska consumer-lending rules applied in Edison
When Nebraska does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Edison is bound by the same rules.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance (NDBF) Source says: "The Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance is a state agency under the direct supervision of the Governor." | Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Capped at 36% APR (Initiative 428, 2020); violating transactions are void Source says: "A licensee shall not impose an annual percentage rate greater than thirty-six percent in connection with a delayed deposit transaction." | Nebraska Legislature (Nebraska Revised Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Delayed Deposit Services Licensing Act (Neb. Rev. Stat. 45-901 to 45-931) Source says: "Sections 45-901 to 45-931 shall be known and may be cited as the Delayed Deposit Services Licensing Act." | Nebraska Legislature (Nebraska Revised Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
What a Edison borrower is actually offered
Edison is a small community of about 110 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. Two numbers drive a Edison loan: the APR, which includes fees, and the term, which decides how long you keep paying. Shortening the term on a Edison loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
Lender access in Edison
Edison is lightly settled, with about 293 people per square mile and 44 larger places within 50 miles. A Nebraska licence lets a lender serve Edison without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 110 residents are offered. For a larger market, the closest option is Arapahoe, NE about 7 miles away.
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Nearby places
- Arapahoe, NE — population 963
- Oxford, NE — population 701
- Beaver City, NE — population 530
- Stamford, NE — population 156
- Holbrook, NE — population 200
- Hendley, NE — population 22
- Bertrand, NE — population 714
- Smithfield, NE — population 59