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

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

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%

Population change 2025: +83 (+1.3%) · 64 births · 37 deaths · net migration +56

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Vote results for Alpnach

BFS

19.0% YesNo 81.0%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes

34.4% YesNo 65.6%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

64.2% YesNo 35.8%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

58.5% YesNo 41.5%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

40.7% YesNo 59.3%

17.0% YesNo 83.0%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

41.9% YesNo 58.1%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

37.8% YesNo 62.2%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

74.8% YesNo 25.3%

43.1% YesNo 56.9%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP53.8% · strongest party

SVP53.8%

FDP46.2%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

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

Per inhabitant

7'827 kWh/yr

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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

25.99 Rp./kWh

Energy

9.67 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.04 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.7 Rp./kWh

25.99 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 25.99 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Standard model, deductible 300501 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Obwalden340 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Alpnach →Canton Obwalden →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Obwalden (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

0.16 %

Second homes

8 %

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 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024

Jobs

3'432

Workplaces

504

Services share

61.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 184 (5.4%) · Secondary 1'132 (33.0%) · Tertiary 2'116 (61.7%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

12.5 %

Farmland

928 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number1401

Websitealpnach.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Alpnach ranks

Largest municipalities6'594 #2 OW · #312 CH Growing municipalities1.3% #2 OW · #649 CH Shrinking municipalities1.3% #6 OW · #1458 CH Jobs per resident0.52 #5 OW · #488 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 turnout58.5% #7 OW · #761 CH Against Switzerland21.6% #4 OW · #402 CH Aligned with Switzerland78.4% #4 OW · #1023 CH SVP strongholds53.8% #4 OW · #142 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 Second homes8% #7 OW · #1626 CH Organic farming12.5% #7 OW · #1035 CH Best-connected municipalities106 min #3 OW · #1799 CH Remotest municipalities106 min #5 OW · #308 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 Solar potential per capita7'827 kWh #6 OW · #1500 CH Cheapest electricity25.99 Rp./kWh #1 OW · #871 CH Most expensive electricity25.99 Rp./kWh #1 OW · #1230 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Alpnach Dorf6055 Alpnachstad6053 Kerns6064 Pilatus Kulm6010

Nearby municipalities

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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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