Personal loans in Yountville, CA
Yountville is a small community in California, with an estimated 3,356 residents, and every licensed lender here follows the same state rulebook. Yountville is one of 482 Census places in California; its 3,356 residents put it at 442nd.
The trend for Yountville between 2020 and 2023 is downward by roughly 2.1%. A lender that serves Yountville operates under California lending statutes and a California supervisor. Work out your debt-to-income ratio first; lenders weigh it heavily, and Yountville's 3,356 residents are no exception. The nearest larger metro is Napa, CA about 7 miles away.
Local context for Yountville
Only a few things actually differ by place — population, area, location, and the California rules a lender must follow — and they are below.
- Population: an estimated 3,356 residents, 442nd of 482 places in California (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is negative, near 2.1%.
- Net change: roughly 73 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: about 8% of California communities are smaller than Yountville (3,356 residents).
- Density: roughly 2,252 residents per square mile, spread over 1.5 sq mi of land.
- By land area: Yountville ranks 453rd among California's 482 places, at 1.5 sq mi.
- Share of state population: Yountville's 3,356 residents are about 0.0% of California.
- National standing: Yountville ranks 5,947th of 19,457 US places.
- Growth in California: Yountville stands 256th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 482 places.
- Against the state trend: Yountville's 2.1% change compares with a California average of -1.3% across its 482 places.
- Density in California: Yountville ranks 347th by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Yountville runs about 2,252 residents per square mile, where the California median is 3,455.
- Location: 38.3935, -122.3655 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Napa (7 mi); Sonoma (9 mi); St. Helena (10 mi); American Canyon (16 mi); Calistoga (18 mi). For most borrowers the comparison happens online, not at a branch.
- Nearest smaller places: Ross (32 mi); Belvedere (36 mi); Isleton (44 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 4 places smaller than Yountville sit within 50 miles.
- At 100 miles: 145 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
What shapes a Yountville personal loan
Most loans made to Yountville's 3,356 residents are unsecured, so nothing is pledged and the lender relies on your credit history. Because pricing is borrower-level, two people in Yountville can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. The term you choose in Yountville decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.
Before you apply in Yountville
Before you apply in Yountville, a community of about 3,356, work through these steps:
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
- Collect three or more offers and compare them on APR, not on the advertised rate.
- Confirm the lender holds a California licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Test the payment against your current bills before you commit.
- Weigh a shorter term's higher payment against the interest it saves.
- Borrow only what the purpose requires, not the maximum you are offered.
The process is identical across California; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Yountville holds 3,356 people.
The geography behind Yountville
The Census Gazetteer records about 1.5 square miles of land within Yountville, with no significant water area listed. With 3,356 residents, the land area yields roughly 2,252 people per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Los Angeles, the distance is roughly 374 miles. A 50-mile radius around Yountville takes in 62 places that are larger. The 100-mile radius contains 145 larger places.
How California law applies in Yountville
For the roughly 3,356 residents of Yountville, the rules below are California's own; each row carries its publisher and retrieval date.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) Source says: "“Department” means the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation". | California Legislature — Financial Code § 23001 as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted under the California Deferred Deposit Transaction Law; max $300 face amount; fee ≤15%; term up to 31 days Source says: "The face amount of the check shall not exceed three hundred dollars ($300)"; "A fee for a deferred deposit transaction shall not exceed 15 percent of the face amount of the check" (Financial Code § 23036). | California Legislature — Financial Code § 23035 (and § 23036) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Finance lender/broker license required from the Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation (California Financing Law) Source says: "No person shall engage in the business of a finance lender or broker without obtaining a license from the commissioner". | California Legislature — Financial Code § 22100 as of 2026-09-16 |
Where Yountville sits in California
Set beside California's 482 places, Yountville ranks 442nd by population and holds about 0.0% of the state total. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Yountville ranks 256th of 482 in California (about the 47th percentile). At about 2,252 people per square mile, Yountville is the 347th most densely settled place in California. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 73 residents.
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Nearby places
- Napa, CA — population 77,492
- Sonoma, CA — population 10,619
- St. Helena, CA — population 5,272
- American Canyon, CA — population 21,347
- Calistoga, CA — population 5,058
- Petaluma, CA — population 58,800
- Vallejo, CA — population 122,807
- Rohnert Park, CA — population 44,546