What is the postal code of Alpnach?

Alpnach has 4 postal codes: 6010, 6053, 6055, 6064.

What is the tax rate in Alpnach?

The municipal tax multiplier of Alpnach is 485% (2026); canton OW levies 325%.

How much tax do you pay in Alpnach?

A single person without children pays about 12'665 CHF income tax in Alpnach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 5 of 7 in canton OW. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Alpnach have?

Alpnach has 6'594 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Alpnach?

Alpnach has 1'234 foreign residents, a share of 18.71% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton OW

Alpnach

6010–6064

OW CANTON6010 6053 6055 6064

Residents

6'594

Area

56.4 km²

Population density

117 pop./km²

Elevation

1'039 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'117 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

485%

Postal codes

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'226 48.9%

Men

3'368 51.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'352 20.5%

Swiss citizens

5'360 81.3%

Foreign residents

1'234 18.7%

Population density

117 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'352 · 20.5%20–64 · 3'975 · 60.3%65+ · 1'267 · 19.2%

Foreign residents 18.7%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Alpnach

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

64.2% YesNo 35.8%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

58.5% YesNo 41.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

40.7% YesNo 59.3%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

17.0% YesNo 83.0%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

41.9% YesNo 58.1%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

37.8% YesNo 62.2%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

74.8% YesNo 25.3%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

43.1% YesNo 56.9%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

11.2% YesNo 88.9%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

14.0% YesNo 86.0%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP53.8% · strongest party

SVP53.8%

FDP46.2%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier485%

Cantonal tax multiplier325%

485%OW range 386%525%

Tax rank 5 of 7 in canton Obwalden

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'665 CHF(12.7%)

Rank 5 of 7 in the canton · 422 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'462 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Sarnen 11'325 CHF · most expensive Lungern 13'206 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:12'665 CHF(~12.7%)

AlpnachCanton range ObwaldenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Alpnach	Obwalden	Switzerland median
40'000	8%	7.1–8.4%	5.4%
50'000	9.4%	8.3–9.9%	7.8%
60'000	10.5%	9.3–11%	10.5%
70'000	11.2%	9.9–11.7%	11.9%
80'000	11.7%	10.4–12.2%	13.1%
90'000	12.1%	10.7–12.6%	14.1%
100'000	12.7%	11.3–13.2%	15.3%
110'000	13.2%	11.8–13.7%	16.3%
120'000	13.6%	12.3–14.2%	17.2%
130'000	14%	12.6–14.6%	18.1%
140'000	14.5%	13.1–15.1%	19%
150'000	14.9%	13.5–15.5%	19.7%
175'000	15.9%	14.5–16.5%	21.6%
200'000	16.9%	15.4–17.5%	23.2%
225'000	17.7%	16.2–18.3%	24.6%
250'000	18.5%	17–19.1%	25.8%
275'000	19.1%	17.6–19.7%	26.8%
300'000	19.6%	18.1–20.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'570 mm

7.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'117 m

Mean elevation

1'100 m

Relief

1'684 m

Mean slope

21.5°

Flat share

16.5%

South-facing

39.6%

Above 2000 m

0.5%

Relief 1'684 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

51.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

69.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

11'500

52 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr

BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

26.53 Rp./kWh

Energy

9.72 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.53 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.7 Rp./kWh

26.53 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 26.53 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Elektrizitätswerk Obwalden

ElCom tariff comparison ↗

How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.16 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

3'092

Built before 194614.9%

Built since 200133.5%

0.16 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 106 min · Car 59 min

AgglomerationPT 17 min · Car 12 min

Remoteness 5/7 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitealpnach.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities6'594 #2 OW · #312 CH Families & children20.5% #2 OW · #969 CH Age structure19.2% #7 OW · #1391 CH Women share48.9% #5 OW · #1555 CH Foreign residents18.7% #2 OW · #971 CH Population density117/km² #2 OW · #1382 CH Tax burden12'665 #5 OW · #422 CH Taxes485% #5 OW Warmest municipalities7.6 °C #4 OW · #1764 CH Sunniest municipalities44.9% #2 OW · #676 CH Rainiest municipalities1'570 mm #3 OW · #194 CH Voter turnout58.8% #7 OW · #598 CH Against Switzerland22% #4 OW · #401 CH Aligned with Switzerland78% #4 OW · #1023 CH SVP strongholds53.8% #4 OW · #143 CH FDP strongholds46.2% #3 OW · #7 CH Largest by area56.4 km² #6 OW · #148 CH Highest municipalities1'039 m #4 OW · #239 CH Remotest municipalities106 min #5 OW · #308 CH Best-connected municipalities106 min #3 OW · #1799 CH Highest peaks2'117 m #6 OW · #330 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'100 m #7 OW · #354 CH Greatest vertical range1'684 m #6 OW · #285 CH Steepest municipalities21.5° #5 OW · #359 CH Solar potential52 GWh #3 OW · #305 CH Cheapest electricity26.53 Rp./kWh #1 OW · #531 CH Most expensive electricity26.53 Rp./kWh #1 OW · #1570 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Alpnach Dorf6055 Alpnachstad6053 Kerns6064 Pilatus Kulm6010

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Alpnach?: Alpnach has 4 postal codes: 6010, 6053, 6055, 6064.
What is the tax rate in Alpnach?: The municipal tax multiplier of Alpnach is 485% (2026); canton OW levies 325%.
How much tax do you pay in Alpnach?: A single person without children pays about 12'665 CHF income tax in Alpnach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 5 of 7 in canton OW. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Alpnach have?: Alpnach has 6'594 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Alpnach?: Alpnach has 1'234 foreign residents, a share of 18.71% (2025).

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