Personal loans in Turkey, NC
With an estimated 214 residents, Turkey is the 498th-largest of 549 places in North Carolina. A lender serving Turkey holds a North Carolina licence and answers to a North Carolina regulator; no city office is involved for its 214 residents. Over 2020 to 2023, Turkey recorded almost no population movement. Use the calculator on this page to price an amount and term before you commit in Turkey. When North Carolina caps or restricts a product, lenders either change the terms or withdraw it from Turkey as from the rest of the state. Borrowers who want a bigger city can look to Warsaw, NC about 5 miles away.
Turkey by the numbers
Only a few things actually differ by place — population, area, location, and the North Carolina rules a lender must follow — and they are below.
- Population: about 214 people live here, which puts Turkey 498th of 549 Census places in North Carolina (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Stable from the 2020 base to 2023.
- Size percentile: roughly 9% of North Carolina's places have fewer residents than Turkey's 214.
- Land and density: 0.4 square miles of land carry roughly 540 residents per square mile.
- Land area rank: Turkey's 0.4 square miles rank 526th of 549 places in North Carolina.
- State share: roughly 0.0% of North Carolina's residents live in Turkey (214 people).
- Nationally: Turkey is the 16,272nd-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth in North Carolina: Turkey stands 407th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 549 places.
- State comparison: North Carolina's places average +2.9% for 2020-to-2023, against Turkey's 0.0%.
- Density rank: Turkey places 353rd among North Carolina's places by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Turkey's 540 people per square mile sit against a North Carolina median of 758.
- Location: the Census Gazetteer records it at 34.9950, -78.1842.
- Nearest larger cities: Warsaw (5 mi); Clinton (8 mi); Faison (9 mi); Magnolia (10 mi); Calypso (12 mi). For most borrowers the comparison happens online, not at a branch.
- Smaller towns nearby: Harrells (18 mi); Seven Springs (25 mi); Autryville (26 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 8 smaller Census places.
- Within 100 miles: 261 places are larger than Turkey.
Inside a Turkey personal loan
With roughly 214 residents, Turkey 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 Turkey can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Turkey loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
How North Carolina law applies in Turkey
When North Carolina does not publish a figure, the row links to the source instead of inventing a number; Turkey is bound by the same rules.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | North Carolina Office of the Commissioner of Banks (NCCOB) Source says: "Lenders operating under the CFA must be licensed by and are subject to regulation by the NCCOB." | North Carolina Office of the Commissioner of Banks as of 2026-09-16 |
| Consumer Finance Act installment loan rates (G.S. 53-176) | 33% per annum on unpaid balance up to $4,000; 24% on $4,000-$8,000; 18% on the remainder (loans up to $12,000); 18% for loans above $12,000 Source says: "thirty-three percent (33%) per annum on that part of the unpaid principal balance not exceeding four thousand dollars ($4,000)" | North Carolina General Assembly as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | For loans of $25,000 or less: greater of the 6-month U.S. Treasury bill rate + 6% or 16% (G.S. 24-1.1(c)); any agreed rate above $25,000 Source says: "plus six percent (6%), rounded upward or downward ... or sixteen percent (16%), whichever is greater" | North Carolina General Assembly as of 2026-09-16 |
A pre-application checklist for Turkey
For Turkey's roughly 214 residents, these are the steps that most influence the offer:
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Make sure the lender appears in the North Carolina regulator's licence list.
- Test the payment against your current bills before you commit.
- Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.
- Keep the amount to the expense; an approval is not a reason to take more.
None of these steps is Turkey-specific: the same North Carolina licensing and disclosure rules reach all 214 residents.
Getting a loan in Turkey
With about 540 residents per square mile, Turkey is moderately settled, and 73 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. What is available to Turkey's 214 borrowers is set by North Carolina licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. For a larger market, the closest option is Warsaw, NC about 5 miles away.
The geography behind Turkey
Inside Turkey's boundaries lie about 0.4 square miles of land, with no significant water area recorded. With 214 residents, the land area yields roughly 540 people per square mile. Charlotte, the largest place in North Carolina, is about 150 miles from Turkey. A 50-mile radius around Turkey takes in 73 places that are larger. By land area it ranks 526th of 549 North Carolina places.
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Nearby places
- Warsaw, NC — population 2,735
- Faison, NC — population 798
- Clinton, NC — population 8,320
- Magnolia, NC — population 855
- Calypso, NC — population 329
- Kenansville, NC — population 763
- Rose Hill, NC — population 1,381
- Mount Olive, NC — population 4,261