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Switzerland
at Your Fingertips

Explore taxes, demographics, elevation and more for every Swiss postcode. Data-driven insights from official sources.

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Sources: swisstopo · ESTV · BFS — v1.0.0

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National Overview

Switzerland at a Glance

Aggregate statistics calculated from our comprehensive postcode database.

👥

Total Population

9'051'029

across all postcodes

📈

Avg. Tax Rate

10.3%

single, CHF 80'000

⛰️

Highest Postcode

2'420 m

Pedrinate

💎

Low-Tax Areas

40.9%

of all postcodes

Browse cantons

Each canton is linked directly to its overview page with taxes, demographics, and postcode coverage.

ZurichZH
249 postcodes
BernBE
459 postcodes
LucerneLU
129 postcodes
UriUR
26 postcodes
SchwyzSZ
48 postcodes
ObwaldenOW
15 postcodes
NidwaldenNW
15 postcodes
GlarusGL
25 postcodes
ZugZG
15 postcodes
FribourgFR
168 postcodes
SolothurnSO
115 postcodes
Basel-StadtBS
13 postcodes
Basel-LandschaftBL
87 postcodes
SchaffhausenSH
35 postcodes
Appenzell AusserrhodenAR
24 postcodes
Appenzell InnerrhodenAI
6 postcodes
St. GallenSG
174 postcodes
GraubündenGR
269 postcodes
AargauAG
239 postcodes
ThurgauTG
119 postcodes
TicinoTI
241 postcodes
VaudVD
327 postcodes
ValaisVS
173 postcodes
NeuchâtelNE
67 postcodes
GenevaGE
60 postcodes
JuraJU
79 postcodes
By Canton

Explore by Canton

Jump into a canton overview with taxes, demographics and every postcode.

BEBern459 PLZVDWaadt327 PLZGRGraubünden269 PLZZHZürich249 PLZTITessin241 PLZAGAargau239 PLZSGSt. Gallen174 PLZVSWallis173 PLZFRFreiburg168 PLZLULuzern129 PLZTGThurgau119 PLZSOSolothurn115 PLZBLBasel-Landschaft87 PLZJUJura79 PLZNENeuenburg67 PLZGEGenf60 PLZSZSchwyz48 PLZSHSchaffhausen35 PLZ

All 26 Cantons

Browse all Swiss cantons with their postcode counts.

ZH249BE459LU129UR26SZ48OW15NW15GL25ZG15FR168SO115BS13BL87SH35AR24AI6SG174GR269AG239TG119TI241VD327VS173NE67GE60JU79
Municipality clusters

Start with municipality hubs

Municipality pages connect related PLZ pages before the user drops into a single postcode. They are the strongest internal paths for split postcodes, tax comparison and address-share context.

Zürich

Zurich

ZH
Linked PLZ
30
Population
440'631 people
Effective rate
10.1% tax rate

Lugano

Ticino

TI
Linked PLZ
27
Population
64'114 people
Effective rate
8.9% tax rate

Bern

Bern

BE
Linked PLZ
24
Population
136'139 people
Effective rate
11.5% tax rate

Val-de-Ruz

Neuchâtel

NE
Linked PLZ
21
Population
19'748 people
Effective rate
11.6% tax rate

Bellinzona

Ticino

TI
Linked PLZ
17
Population
45'619 people
Effective rate
8.7% tax rate

Neckertal

St. Gallen

SG
Linked PLZ
16
Population
7'147 people
Effective rate
10.7% tax rate

Val-de-Travers

Neuchâtel

NE
Linked PLZ
15
Population
10'699 people
Effective rate
11.1% tax rate

Glarus Süd

Glarus

GL
Linked PLZ
15
Population
9'802 people
Effective rate
10.3% tax rate

Lausanne

Vaud

VD
Linked PLZ
14
Population
144'066 people
Effective rate
11.5% tax rate

Genève

Geneva

GE
Linked PLZ
13
Population
216'674 people
Effective rate
7.0% tax rate

Ilanz/Glion

Graubünden

GR
Linked PLZ
13
Population
5'117 people
Effective rate
9.7% tax rate

Lützelflüh

Bern

BE
Linked PLZ
13
Population
4'612 people
Effective rate
11.3% tax rate
Featured

Popular Postcodes

One standout postcode per canton — great starting points for exploration.

1212GE

Grand-Lancy

34'566 people7.0% tax rate
1432Low taxesVD

Belmont-sur-Yverdon

30'972 people11.3% tax rate
8953ZH

Dietikon

28'433 people10.1% tax rate
8500Low taxesTG

Gerlikon

27'272 people14.8% tax rate
1722Low taxesFR

Bourguillon

23'425 people8.6% tax rate
4125BS

Riehen

22'580 people9.7% tax rate
4123Low taxesBL

Allschwil

22'367 people7.8% tax rate
5430AG

Wettingen

22'064 people9.9% tax rate
4600SO

Olten

19'047 people10.5% tax rate
2300NE

La Chaux-de-Fonds

18'692 people11.4% tax rate
6020Low taxesLU

Emmenbrücke

16'552 people10.7% tax rate
3072BE

Ostermundigen

16'428 people11.5% tax rate
6317ZG

Oberwil b. Zug

15'325 people7.9% tax rate
9470Low taxesSG

Buchs SG

13'607 people10.5% tax rate
2800JU

Delémont

12'056 people11.8% tax rate
8212Low taxesSH

Neuhausen am Rheinfall

11'917 people9.8% tax rate
6900TI

Paradiso

11'814 people8.9% tax rate
6460UR

Altdorf UR

10'821 people9.6% tax rate
1906Low taxesVS

Charrat

10'244 people9.8% tax rate
8853SZ

Lachen SZ

9'713 people9.2% tax rate
6370NW

Stans

8'497 people9.3% tax rate
7013GR

Domat/Ems

8'432 people10.1% tax rate
9112Low taxesAR

Schachen b. Herisau

8'029 people10.4% tax rate
9050AI

Appenzell Schlatt

6'747 people10.4% tax rate
8754GL

Netstal

4'354 people10.4% tax rate
6074OW

Giswil

4'075 people9.5% tax rate
Tax Comparison

Tax Rates by Canton

Average effective tax rate for a single person with CHF 80'000 income, across all 26 cantons.

7.0%Effective rate14.8%

7.8%

spread

1.GEGeneva
7.0%2.ZGZug
7.8%3.BLBasel-Landschaft
7.9%4.FRFribourg
8.7%5.TITicino
8.8%6.SZSchwyz
9.2%7.NWNidwalden
9.3%8.OWObwalden
9.5%9.URUri
9.6%10.ZHZurich
9.7%11.BSBasel-Stadt
9.7%12.AGAargau
9.8%13.GRGraubünden
9.9%14.SHSchaffhausen
9.9%15.VSValais
10.1%16.SOSolothurn
10.2%17.GLGlarus
10.3%18.AIAppenzell Innerrhoden
10.4%19.ARAppenzell Ausserrhoden
10.6%20.SGSt. Gallen
10.8%21.LULucerne
11.0%22.VDVaud
11.4%23.BEBern
11.4%24.NENeuchâtel
11.4%25.JUJura
11.5%26.TGThurgau
14.8%

Effective rate (single, CHF 80'000)

Data Insights

Explore Switzerland, Data-First

Curated rankings from our dataset — click any entry to dive deeper.

🏆 TOP 6

Lowest Tax Rates

Effective tax rate for single person, CHF 80'000 income.

🌍 TOP 6

International Communities

Highest percentage of foreign nationals.

⛰️ TOP 6

Alpine Postcodes

Highest average elevation above sea level.

🏙️ TOP 6

Population Centers

Most residents per postcode (estimated).

Did You Know?

Swiss Data Highlights

🏔️RECORD

Highest postcode by elevation

Pedrinate (6832)

2'420 m

💰LOWEST

Lowest tax rate in Switzerland

Chêne-Bougeries (GE)

6.9%

🌍MOST

Most international postcode

Täsch (VS)

68.2% foreign

🏙️BIGGEST

Most populated postcode

Grand-Lancy (1212)

34'566

Demographics

Who Lives in Switzerland?

National demographic snapshot aggregated from postcode-level BFS population data.

Population

9'051'029

Households

4'310'017

Avg. Household Size

2.1 persons

Foreign nationals

28.1%

Age Distribution

0-1919.8%
20-3926.2%
40-6434.6%
65+19.4%

Nationality

Swiss nationals71.9%
Foreign nationals28.1%
Linguistic Diversity

Four National Languages

Switzerland's unique multilingual heritage reflected in population distribution.

67%
23%
8%
0.5%

German

66.7%

French

23%

Italian

8.3%

Romansh

0.5%

A Multilingual Nation

  • German (66.7%) is the most spoken, followed by French (23%)
  • Italian (8.3%) is spoken primarily in Ticino and parts of Graubünden
  • Romansh (0.5%) is recognized as a national language in Graubünden
Topography

Switzerland by Altitude

How Swiss postcodes are distributed across elevation bands — from the lowlands to the high Alps.

Average Elevation

532 m

Median Elevation

400 m

Lowland

0 – 500 m

2743postcodes

86.3% of total

Midland

500 – 1,000 m

116postcodes

3.7% of total

Pre-Alps

1,000 – 1,500 m

160postcodes

5.0% of total

Alps

1,500 – 2,000 m

116postcodes

3.7% of total

High Alps

2,000+ m

42postcodes

1.3% of total

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