Personal loans in Jarratt, VA
A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Jarratt down by about 3.2%. With 635 residents, Jarratt outranks about 31% of the communities in Virginia.
Jarratt counts about 635 people, and what is genuinely local about borrowing here is limited — Virginia law does the governing. Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing in Jarratt. For the 635 people in Jarratt, Virginia runs its own consumer-lending licensing, and the sourced table below lists the figures that apply. The next larger city is Emporia, VA about 9 miles away.
Jarratt: population, trend and location
Most of what governs a Jarratt loan is written in Virginia law rather than in the city; the sourced notes below make that split concrete.
- Population: 635 people, a figure that places Jarratt 156th among the 227 Census places in Virginia (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is negative, near 3.2%.
- Net change: roughly 21 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: roughly 31% of Virginia places rank below Jarratt.
- Density: the Census land area of 1.3 sq mi holds about 505 people per square mile.
- Land area: Jarratt covers 1.3 square miles, the 145th-largest area among Virginia's 227 places.
- Share of Virginia: Jarratt holds about 0.0% of the state's population, some 635 people.
- National rank: Jarratt sits 12,202nd by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Jarratt ranks 206th among Virginia's 227 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- State comparison: Virginia's places average -0.0% for 2020-to-2023, against Jarratt's 3.2%.
- Density in Virginia: Jarratt ranks 165th by people per square mile.
- Density vs Virginia: Jarratt's 505 people per square mile compare with a state median of 823.
- Location: the Census Gazetteer records it at 36.8160, -77.4689.
- Nearest larger cities: Emporia (9 mi); Lawrenceville (22 mi); Courtland (24 mi); Gaston (24 mi); Waverly (26 mi). A bigger neighbour may offer more branches; the rate you see still follows your credit, not your address.
- Smaller towns nearby: Stony Creek (10 mi); Capron (17 mi); McKenney (18 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 28 places smaller than Jarratt sit within 50 miles.
- At 100 miles: 112 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
Before you apply in Jarratt
Before you apply in Jarratt, a community of about 635, work through these steps:
- 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.
- Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
- Verify the lender's Virginia licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- Keep the amount to the expense; an approval is not a reason to take more.
- Decide the purpose and how you will repay it before approaching any lender.
- When debt already feels heavy, a nonprofit credit counsellor is worth a call first.
What differs between Jarratt and the rest of Virginia is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 635 people here.
Jarratt on the map
Jarratt's land area is roughly 1.3 square miles, and the Gazetteer records no significant water area within it. Spread across it are roughly 505 residents per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Virginia Beach, is roughly 80 miles away. Jarratt has 31 larger places within a 50-mile radius. Within the same 50 miles lie 28 smaller Census places.
How Virginia law applies in Jarratt
Read the table as a lender's compliance picture for Jarratt: the rule, the sourced figure, the publisher and the date.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Virginia State Corporation Commission, Bureau of Financial Institutions (BFI) Source says: The Bureau of Financial Institutions (BFI) is a regulatory division of the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC.) | Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal via licensed short-term lenders; interest capped at a 36% simple annual rate plus limited fees (Va. Code § 6.2-1817) Source says: Interest at a simple annual rate not to exceed 36 percent | Virginia General Assembly (Code of Virginia) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Consumer finance license required from the State Corporation Commission (Va. Code § 6.2-1501) Source says: No person shall engage in the business of making loans to individuals for personal, family, household, or other nonbusiness purposes | Virginia General Assembly (Code of Virginia) as of 2026-09-16 |
The anatomy of a Jarratt personal loan
In Jarratt, a small community of about 635, the amount is advanced up front and repaid in fixed installments; the city's size does not change the pricing. A lender serving Jarratt's 635 residents must disclose the APR and finance charge in writing before you sign. The term you choose in Jarratt decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.
Where Jarratt sits in Virginia
Against Virginia's other places, Jarratt accounts for about 0.0% of the state's population and ranks 156th of 227 by size. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 206th of 227 Virginia places, putting it near the 9th percentile for growth. Its roughly 505 residents per square mile place it 165th among Virginia's places. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 21 residents.
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Nearby places
- Emporia, VA — population 5,463
- Stony Creek, VA — population 202
- Capron, VA — population 138
- McKenney, VA — population 460
- Seaboard, NC — population 516
- Branchville, VA — population 120
- Boykins, VA — population 512
- Gaston, NC — population 974