Personal loans in Harrison, GA
Every figure below is Georgia's own, applied to Harrison's 322 residents, with the publisher and retrieval date attached. At about 322 residents, Harrison is larger than roughly 18% of the places in Georgia.
A personal loan in Harrison is priced from your credit file and income, not from the fact that the city holds 322 people. Harrison shed about 5.3% of its population between the 2020 base and the 2023 estimate. Price two or three terms so you can see which payment is truly affordable in Harrison. Borrowers who want a bigger city can look to Wrightsville, GA about 7 miles away.
Local context for Harrison
Two layers matter for a Harrison borrower: the local population picture and Georgia's consumer-lending statutes.
- Population: a Census-estimated 322, 438th among Georgia's 536 places (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A decline of about 5.3% across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
- People gained or lost: about 18 fewer since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: with 322 residents, Harrison is larger than about 18% of Georgia's Census places.
- Population density: 189 people per square mile on 1.7 square miles of land.
- By land area: Harrison ranks 388th among Georgia's 536 places, at 1.7 sq mi.
- Water area rank: Harrison ranks 157th among Georgia's 536 places, with 0.06 sq mi.
- State share: roughly 0.0% of Georgia's residents live in Harrison (322 people).
- National rank: Harrison is the 14,867th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Harrison ranks 519th among Georgia's 536 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- State comparison: Georgia's places average +3.4% for 2020-to-2023, against Harrison's 5.3%.
- Density rank: Harrison places 450th among Georgia's places by people per square mile.
- Density vs Georgia: Harrison's 189 people per square mile compare with a state median of 536.
- Location: 32.8264, -82.7259 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Wrightsville (7 mi); Tennille (9 mi); Sandersville (12 mi); Davisboro (13 mi); Wadley (19 mi). For most borrowers the comparison happens online, not at a branch.
- Smaller communities close by: Riddleville (6 mi); Oconee (14 mi); Bartow (15 mi), each with its own Census population profile.
- Smaller neighbours: 22 places smaller than Harrison sit within 50 miles.
- At 100 miles: 195 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
Where Harrison sits
The Census Gazetteer records 1.7 square miles of land and 0.06 square miles of water within Harrison. With 322 residents, the land area yields roughly 189 people per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Atlanta, the distance is roughly 117 miles. A 50-mile radius around Harrison takes in 47 places that are larger. The 100-mile radius contains 195 larger places.
What is available to Harrison borrowers
Harrison is a lightly settled community of about 322 people, with 47 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. What is available to Harrison's 322 borrowers is set by Georgia licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. For a larger market, the closest option is Wrightsville, GA about 7 miles away.
What to do before borrowing in Harrison
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Harrison, home to about 322 people:
- 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.
- Gather at least three pre-qualified offers and line up the APR, not the headline rate.
- Look the lender up in the Georgia regulator's licence records before you sign.
- Test the payment against your current bills before you commit.
- Weigh a shorter term's higher payment against the interest it saves.
- Do not borrow more than the expense calls for, even if a lender approves a larger amount.
In Harrison as elsewhere in Georgia, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 322 residents.
The Georgia lending rules that reach Harrison
Every row below records a Georgia rule, its publisher and its retrieval date — the same rules a Harrison lender must follow.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Installment lender license required for loans of $3,000 or less Source says: "any entity making loans of $3,000.00 or less to individuals must be licensed with the Department as an installment lender". | Georgia Department of Banking and Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
Inside a Harrison personal loan
Harrison is a small community of about 322 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 Harrison. A longer term lowers the monthly payment on a Harrison loan but raises total interest, so the smallest payment is not the cheapest loan.
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Nearby places
- Riddleville, GA — population 77
- Wrightsville, GA — population 3,586
- Tennille, GA — population 1,825
- Sandersville, GA — population 5,536
- Davisboro, GA — population 1,939
- Oconee, GA — population 184
- Kite, GA — population 158
- Bartow, GA — population 179