Personal loans in Warsaw, NC
Rate ceilings, licensing requirements and product limits for Warsaw are all set at the North Carolina level. The roughly 2,735 people who live in Warsaw borrow under North Carolina rules; city hall sets no personal-loan rate.
By population, Warsaw sits at 220th in North Carolina, with an estimated 2,735 residents. Census figures put the 2020-to-2023 increase in Warsaw at about 0.2%. Pull your credit reports and line up at least three offers before you apply from Warsaw. Borrowers who want a bigger city can look to Clinton, NC about 14 miles away.
Borrowing in Warsaw: the local picture
Two layers matter for a Warsaw borrower: the local population picture and North Carolina's consumer-lending statutes.
- Population: about 2,735 people live here, which puts Warsaw 220th of 549 Census places in North Carolina (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A rise of about 0.2% from 2020 to 2023.
- People gained or lost: about 5 more since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: about 60% of North Carolina's Census places are smaller than Warsaw.
- Population density: about 850 people per square mile (Census land area 3.2 sq mi).
- By land area: Warsaw ranks 233rd among North Carolina's 549 places, at 3.2 sq mi.
- Within North Carolina: about 0.0% of the state's population lives in Warsaw.
- National standing: Warsaw ranks 6,575th of 19,457 US places.
- Growth rank: Warsaw ranks 397th among North Carolina's 549 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- State comparison: North Carolina's places average +2.9% for 2020-to-2023, against Warsaw's 0.2%.
- Density rank: Warsaw is the 234th most densely settled place in North Carolina.
- Density vs North Carolina: Warsaw's 850 people per square mile compare with a state median of 758.
- Location: latitude 34.9996, longitude -78.0927 (Census Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Clinton (14 mi); Mount Olive (14 mi); Wallace (19 mi); Goldsboro (27 mi); La Grange (27 mi). Lenders licensed in the state serve Warsaw whether or not they keep a local branch.
- Smaller places close by: Turkey (5 mi); Magnolia (7 mi); Kenansville (8 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 57 places smaller than Warsaw sit within 50 miles.
- At 100 miles: 103 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
Borrowing reach in Warsaw
Warsaw is a moderately settled community of about 2,735 people, with 22 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. Whether Warsaw has a local branch or not, a North Carolina-licensed lender can serve its 2,735 people online on the same terms. The nearest larger city, Clinton, NC about 14 miles away.
Before you apply in Warsaw
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Warsaw, home to about 2,735 people:
- Pull your credit reports first and correct any error before a lender sees the file.
- 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.
- Check the North Carolina regulator's records to confirm the lender is licensed here.
- 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.
- Be clear on what the loan is for and how it gets repaid.
The process is identical across North Carolina; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Warsaw holds 2,735 people.
How a Warsaw personal loan is priced
Warsaw is a small community of about 2,735 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. The rate you see advertised is a range, not a promise, until a lender reviews your file in Warsaw. Shortening the term on a Warsaw loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
What North Carolina law requires in Warsaw
Read the table as a lender's compliance picture for Warsaw: the rule, the sourced figure, the publisher and the date.
| 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 |
Warsaw on the map
The Census Gazetteer records about 3.2 square miles of land within Warsaw, with no significant water area listed. Spread across it are roughly 850 residents per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Charlotte, the distance is roughly 155 miles. Within 50 miles of Warsaw there are 22 larger Census places. The 100-mile radius contains 103 larger places.
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Nearby places
- Turkey, NC — population 214
- Magnolia, NC — population 855
- Faison, NC — population 798
- Kenansville, NC — population 763
- Calypso, NC — population 329
- Rose Hill, NC — population 1,381
- Mount Olive, NC — population 4,261
- Clinton, NC — population 8,320