Personal loans in Walstonburg, NC
Every figure below is North Carolina's own, applied to Walstonburg's 195 residents, with the publisher and retrieval date attached. With 195 residents, Walstonburg outranks about 8% of the communities in North Carolina. The roughly 195 people who live in Walstonburg borrow under North Carolina rules; city hall sets no personal-loan rate. From the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate, the population declined by about 1.0%. Get pre-qualified with several lenders, then compare APR rather than the headline rate for a Walstonburg loan. The closest larger place is Saratoga, NC about 6 miles away.
Where Walstonburg stands
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced North Carolina table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: a Census-estimated 195, 505th among North Carolina's 549 places (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is negative, near 1.0%.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a loss of about 2 residents.
- Size percentile: with 195 residents, Walstonburg is larger than about 8% of North Carolina's Census places.
- Population density: 479 people per square mile on 0.4 square miles of land.
- By land area: Walstonburg ranks 524th among North Carolina's 549 places, at 0.4 sq mi.
- Share of North Carolina: Walstonburg holds about 0.0% of the state's population, some 195 people.
- National rank: Walstonburg sits 16,577th by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth in North Carolina: Walstonburg stands 467th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 549 places.
- Against the state trend: Walstonburg's 1.0% change compares with a North Carolina average of +2.9% across its 549 places.
- Density rank: Walstonburg places 375th among North Carolina's places by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Walstonburg runs about 479 residents per square mile, where the North Carolina median is 758.
- Location: the Census Gazetteer records it at 35.5961, -77.6980.
- Nearest larger cities: Saratoga (6 mi); Farmville (6 mi); Fountain (6 mi); Stantonsburg (7 mi); Snow Hill (10 mi). Lenders licensed in the state serve Walstonburg whether or not they keep a local branch.
- Smaller towns nearby: Falkland (13 mi); Seven Springs (27 mi); Leggett (28 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 8 of them.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 249.
Lender access in Walstonburg
With about 479 residents per square mile, Walstonburg is lightly settled, and 89 larger Census places sit within 50 miles. A North Carolina licence lets a lender serve Walstonburg without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 195 residents are offered. The nearest larger city, Saratoga, NC about 6 miles away.
What North Carolina law requires in Walstonburg
North Carolina has no separate rate rule for Walstonburg; the sourced rows below are what reach every lender that serves its 195 people.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Payday lending status | Payday lenders shut down in North Carolina; online payday lending remains an enforcement target Source says: "Payday Lenders: Shut Down In NC, But Still Victimizing Borrowers Online" | North Carolina Department of Justice (Office of the Attorney General) as of 2026-09-16 |
What a Walstonburg borrower is actually offered
Walstonburg is a small community of about 195 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. Because pricing is borrower-level, two people in Walstonburg can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. The term you choose in Walstonburg decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.
The geography behind Walstonburg
The Census Gazetteer records about 0.4 square miles of land within Walstonburg, with no significant water area listed. That land carries about 479 people per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Charlotte, is roughly 178 miles away. Within 50 miles of Walstonburg there are 89 larger Census places. The 100-mile radius contains 249 larger places.
A practical checklist for Walstonburg borrowers
Before you hand your details to a lender in Walstonburg, where the population is near 195:
- Check all three credit reports for mistakes, because an error you fix now is a lower rate later.
- Use the loan calculator to test the payment on your intended amount and term.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Confirm the lender holds a North Carolina licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Make sure the new payment leaves room in a budget you already keep.
- Weigh a shorter term's higher payment against the interest it saves.
- Do not borrow more than the expense calls for, even if a lender approves a larger amount.
The process is identical across North Carolina; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Walstonburg holds 195 people.
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Nearby places
- Saratoga, NC — population 350
- Fountain, NC — population 391
- Farmville, NC — population 4,546
- Stantonsburg, NC — population 757
- Snow Hill, NC — population 1,470
- Macclesfield, NC — population 406
- Pinetops, NC — population 1,193
- Hookerton, NC — population 414