Personal loans in Hatfield, PA

Verify the lender's Pennsylvania licence against the regulator named below before borrowing in Hatfield. Hatfield lost roughly 0.2% of its population across the 2020-to-2023 comparison. Rate ceilings, licensing requirements and product limits for Hatfield are all set at the Pennsylvania level. The closest larger place is Lansdale, PA about 3 miles away.

Borrowing in Hatfield: the local picture

What follows is Hatfield's place in the Census record, alongside the Pennsylvania rules that govern a personal loan made here.

• Population: about 3,486, ranked 280th of 1,013 places in Pennsylvania (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
• Population trend: Lower by roughly 0.2% since the 2020 count.
• Absolute change: 6 residents lost between 2020 and 2023.
• Size percentile: Hatfield sits ahead of around 72% of Pennsylvania places, at 3,486 people.
• Population density: about 5,421 people per square mile across 0.6 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer area, Vintage 2023 population).
• By land area: Hatfield ranks 631st among Pennsylvania's 1,013 places, at 0.6 sq mi.
• Share of Pennsylvania: Hatfield holds about 0.1% of the state's population, some 3,486 people.
• National rank: Hatfield is 5,837th of 19,457 places nationwide.
• Growth rank: Hatfield ranks 273rd among Pennsylvania's 1,013 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
• Versus Pennsylvania: the state average change is -0.9%, while Hatfield moved 0.2%.
• Density rank: Hatfield is the 94th most densely settled place in Pennsylvania.
• Density in context: Hatfield's 5,421 people per square mile sit against a Pennsylvania median of 1,990.
• Location: mapped by the US Census Bureau at 40.2771, -75.2989.
• Nearest larger cities: Lansdale (3 mi); Souderton (3 mi); Telford (4 mi); Chalfont (5 mi); Sellersville (6 mi). Lenders licensed in the state serve Hatfield whether or not they keep a local branch.
• Nearest smaller towns: North Wales (5 mi); Silverdale (5 mi); New Britain (7 mi).
• Within a 50-mile radius: 138 smaller Census places.
• Larger places within 100 miles: 481.

What Pennsylvania law requires in Hatfield

When Pennsylvania does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Hatfield is bound by the same rules.

Hatfield: area, density and distance

Hatfield covers about 0.6 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer); no significant water area is recorded inside its boundaries. That land carries about 5,421 people per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Philadelphia, is roughly 20 miles away. Hatfield has 141 larger places within a 50-mile radius. Within the same 50 miles lie 138 smaller Census places.

Before you apply in Hatfield

Complete these steps first when you borrow in Hatfield (3,486 residents):

1. Order your free credit reports and dispute anything inaccurate — it is the cheapest way to move the rate you are offered.
2. Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
3. Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
4. Check the Pennsylvania regulator's records to confirm the lender is licensed here.
5. Decide the purpose and how you will repay it before approaching any lender.
6. When debt already feels heavy, a nonprofit credit counsellor is worth a call first.
7. Look for an origination fee or prepayment penalty in the written disclosure.

The process is identical across Pennsylvania; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Hatfield holds 3,486 people.

Hatfield against the rest of Pennsylvania

Against Pennsylvania's other places, Hatfield accounts for about 0.1% of the state's population and ranks 280th of 1,013 by size. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Hatfield ranks 273rd of 1,013 in Pennsylvania (about the 73th percentile). By density, at about 5,421 people per square mile, it ranks 94th in Pennsylvania. Within 50 miles sit 138 smaller Census places, alongside the 141 that are larger.

How personal loans work in Hatfield

With roughly 3,486 residents, Hatfield is a small community; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. Because pricing is borrower-level, two people in Hatfield can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Hatfield loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.