Personal loans in Sebastopol, MS
Sebastopol shed about 2.6% of its population between the 2020 base and the 2023 estimate. The Census counts 259 people in Sebastopol, the 255th-largest figure among Mississippi's 299 places.
A personal loan in Sebastopol is priced from your credit file and income, not from the fact that the city holds 259 people. Decide the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before sharing any details with a Sebastopol lender. Lenders active in Sebastopol report to a Mississippi supervisor, identified in the sourced rows below. Borrowers who want a bigger city can look to Walnut Grove, MS about 7 miles away.
Borrowing in Sebastopol: the local picture
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Mississippi table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: about 259 people live here, which puts Sebastopol 255th of 299 Census places in Mississippi (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Lower by roughly 2.6% since the 2020 count.
- Net change: roughly 7 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: about 15% of Mississippi communities are smaller than Sebastopol (259 residents).
- Population density: about 165 people per square mile across 1.6 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer area, Vintage 2023 population).
- By land area: Sebastopol ranks 193rd among Mississippi's 299 places, at 1.6 sq mi.
- Share of state population: Sebastopol's 259 residents are about 0.0% of Mississippi.
- National rank: Sebastopol sits 15,637th by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Sebastopol ranks 148th among Mississippi's 299 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Against the state trend: Sebastopol's 2.6% change compares with a Mississippi average of -2.3% across its 299 places.
- Density in Mississippi: Sebastopol ranks 255th by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Sebastopol's 165 people per square mile sit against a Mississippi median of 434.
- Location: it lies at 32.5679, -89.3340 in the Census Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Walnut Grove (7 mi); Union (13 mi); Decatur (16 mi); Lake (16 mi); Forest (17 mi). For most borrowers the comparison happens online, not at a branch.
- Nearest smaller places: Lena (15 mi); Montrose (31 mi); Sylvarena (38 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 6 of them.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 148.
What to do before borrowing in Sebastopol
For Sebastopol's roughly 259 residents, these are the steps that most influence the offer:
- Check all three credit reports for mistakes, because an error you fix now is a lower rate later.
- Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
- Collect three or more offers and compare them on APR, not on the advertised rate.
- Verify the lender's Mississippi licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- Write down the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before you apply.
- When debt already feels heavy, a nonprofit credit counsellor is worth a call first.
- Look for an origination fee or prepayment penalty in the written disclosure.
In Sebastopol as elsewhere in Mississippi, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 259 residents.
Inside a Sebastopol personal loan
A Sebastopol personal loan is an installment loan: a lump sum, then fixed monthly payments over a set term, priced off your credit rather than its 259 residents. The APR tracks your credit score rather than Sebastopol's rank of 255th in Mississippi: a strong file may earn a single-digit rate, while damaged credit can push the rate far higher. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Sebastopol loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
Mississippi consumer-lending rules applied in Sebastopol
This table holds the Mississippi rate and licensing rules for consumer loans made to Sebastopol's 259 residents.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance (DBCF) Source says: "The Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance's (DBCF) mission is to regulate, supervise and safeguard financial institutions chartered and licensed in Mississippi" | Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Small loan license required (Small Loan Regulatory Law; Miss. Code § 75-67-105) Source says: "No person shall engage in the business of lending money ... without being the holder of a valid and subsisting license" | Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Delayed-deposit (payday) fee caps | $20 per $100 advanced on checks ≤$250; $21.95 per $100 on checks over $250 (DBCF rule) Source says: "Delayed deposit transaction: $20.00 per $100.00 advanced for checks $250.00 and under" | Mississippi Secretary of State (DBCF administrative regulations) as of 2026-09-16 |
How lenders reach Sebastopol
Sebastopol is a lightly settled community of about 259 people, with 37 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. Whether Sebastopol has a local branch or not, a Mississippi-licensed lender can serve its 259 people online on the same terms. The nearest larger city, Walnut Grove, MS about 7 miles away.
Where Sebastopol sits
The Census Gazetteer records about 1.6 square miles of land within Sebastopol, with no significant water area listed. With 259 residents, the land area yields roughly 165 people per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Jackson, is roughly 54 miles away. Within 50 miles of Sebastopol there are 37 larger Census places. The 100-mile radius contains 148 larger places.
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Nearby places
- Walnut Grove, MS — population 506
- Union, MS — population 2,004
- Lake, MS — population 468
- Forest, MS — population 5,279
- Decatur, MS — population 1,920
- Lena, MS — population 154
- Carthage, MS — population 4,821
- Philadelphia, MS — population 6,921