Personal loans in Peetz, CO
A single loan can carry different costs on either side of a state line, and Peetz sits on the Colorado side of that line. Peetz is home to roughly 205 people and stands 234th by size out of 270 Census places in Colorado.
Two households in Peetz with comparable incomes can still be offered different rates; the city's 205 residents are not the reason. A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Peetz down by about 3.3%. Rate-shopping from Peetz costs nothing at pre-qualification, where a soft pull leaves your credit file alone. The nearest larger metro is Sidney, NE about 14 miles away.
The Peetz data picture
Only a few things actually differ by place — population, area, location, and the Colorado rules a lender must follow — and they are below.
- Population: an estimated 205 residents, 234th of 270 places in Colorado (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: A decline of about 3.3% across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
- People gained or lost: about 7 fewer since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: with 205 residents, Peetz is larger than about 13% of Colorado's Census places.
- Density: roughly 919 residents per square mile, spread over 0.2 sq mi of land.
- Land area: Peetz covers 0.2 square miles, the 251st-largest area among Colorado's 270 places.
- Within Colorado: about 0.0% of the state's population lives in Peetz.
- Nationally: Peetz is the 16,408th-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth in Colorado: Peetz stands 222nd by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 270 places.
- Versus Colorado: the state average change is +2.3%, while Peetz moved 3.3%.
- Density rank: Peetz places 155th among Colorado's places by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Peetz's 919 people per square mile sit against a Colorado median of 1,126.
- Location: 40.9618 / -103.1138, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Sidney (14 mi); Iliff (14 mi); Potter (20 mi); Sterling (24 mi); Fleming (24 mi). Online lenders reach Peetz no matter how far the nearest branch is.
- Smaller places close by: Crook (18 mi); Gurley (26 mi); Dix (27 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 8 places smaller than Peetz sit within 50 miles.
- At 100 miles: 62 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
A pre-application checklist for Peetz
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Peetz, home to about 205 people:
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- Model the payment on the calculator before a lender models it for you.
- Gather at least three pre-qualified offers and line up the APR, not the headline rate.
- Confirm the lender holds a Colorado licence by checking the regulator named above.
- If debt is already a struggle, talk to a nonprofit credit counsellor before borrowing more.
- Check the disclosure for fees that raise the true cost above the quoted rate.
- Check that the monthly payment fits your budget next to your existing obligations.
What differs between Peetz and the rest of Colorado is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 205 people here.
Peetz against the rest of Colorado
Among Colorado's 270 places, Peetz sits at 234th for population, a share of roughly 0.0% of the state. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 222nd of 270 Colorado places, putting it near the 18th percentile for growth. Its roughly 919 residents per square mile place it 155th among Colorado's places. By land area, its 0.2 square miles rank 251st of 270 places in Colorado.
Peetz: area, density and distance
Peetz covers about 0.2 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer); no significant water area is recorded inside its boundaries. Spread across it are roughly 919 residents per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Denver, the distance is roughly 125 miles. Peetz has 15 larger places within a 50-mile radius. Within the same 50 miles lie 8 smaller Census places.
What a Peetz borrower is actually offered
With roughly 205 residents, Peetz is a small community; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. The APR tracks your credit score rather than Peetz's rank of 234th in Colorado: a strong file may earn a single-digit rate, while damaged credit can push the rate far higher. Shortening the term on a Peetz loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
Colorado rules behind a Peetz personal loan
Every row below records a Colorado rule, its publisher and its retrieval date — the same rules a Peetz lender must follow.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Colorado Attorney General's Office — Consumer Credit Unit (Administrator of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code) Source says: "The Consumer Credit Unit regulates (through licensure/registration programs) companies and individuals involved in consumer lending"; it "licenses non-bank lenders such as finance companies and payday lenders". | Colorado Attorney General — Consumer Protection Section as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted but capped at 36% APR (Proposition 111, effective February 1, 2019) Source says: "a finance charge for each deferred deposit loan or payday loan that must not exceed an annual percentage rate of thirty-six percent". | Colorado General Assembly — C.R.S. § 5-3.1-105 (Deferred Deposit Loan Act) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Supervised lender license required from the UCCC Administrator (master license required for more than one place of business); deferred deposit lenders must hold a supervised lender's license Source says: "if a supervised lender has more than one place of business, they must obtain a master license"; "no person shall engage in the business of deferred deposit loans without having first obtained a supervised lender's license" (C.R.S. § 5-3.1-116). | Colorado Attorney General — Uniform Consumer Credit Code licensing as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Iliff, CO — population 241
- Sidney, NE — population 6,440
- Potter, NE — population 343
- Crook, CO — population 125
- Sterling, CO — population 12,954
- Gurley, NE — population 187
- Fleming, CO — population 422
- Dix, NE — population 183