What is the postal code of Alpthal?

The postal code of Alpthal is 8849.

What is the tax rate in Alpthal?

The municipal tax multiplier of Alpthal is 155% (2026); canton SZ levies 110%.

How much tax do you pay in Alpthal?

A single person without children pays about 7'665 CHF income tax in Alpthal on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 14 of 30 in canton SZ. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Alpthal have?

Alpthal has 641 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Alpthal?

Alpthal has 71 foreign residents, a share of 11.08% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SZ

Alpthal

8849

SZ CANTON8849

Residents

641

Area

22.9 km²

Population density

28 pop./km²

Elevation

1'064 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'642 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

155%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

321 50.1%

Men

320 49.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

99 15.4%

Swiss citizens

570 88.9%

Foreign residents

71 11.1%

Population density

28 pop./km²

0–19 · 99 · 15.4%20–64 · 416 · 64.9%65+ · 126 · 19.7%

Foreign residents 11.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Alpthal

BFS

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

62.0% YesNo 38.0%

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

88.3% YesNo 11.8%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Kaufkraft stärken – Prämienverbilligung auch für den Mittelstand»Cantonal SZ● Rejected · 40.8% Yes

30.5% YesNo 69.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

17.7% YesNo 82.3%

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

7.1% YesNo 92.9%

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

67.3% YesNo 32.7%

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

74.0% YesNo 26.0%

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

65.7% YesNo 34.3%

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

78.6% YesNo 21.4%

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

3.5% YesNo 96.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP61.2% · strongest party

SVP61.2%

Übrige18.2%

Mitte8.9%

FDP5.3%

SP4.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier155%

Cantonal tax multiplier110%

155%SZ range 64%195%

Tax rank 15 of 30 in canton Schwyz

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

7'665 CHF(7.7%)

Rank 14 of 30 in the canton · 25 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 7'665 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Freienbach 5'617 CHF · most expensive Illgau 8'565 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:7'665 CHF(~7.7%)

AlpthalCanton range SchwyzSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Alpthal	Schwyz	Switzerland median
40'000	2.5%	1.7–2.8%	5.4%
50'000	3.9%	2.7–4.4%	7.8%
60'000	4.9%	3.4–5.5%	10.5%
70'000	5.7%	4–6.4%	11.9%
80'000	6.3%	4.5–7.1%	13.1%
90'000	6.9%	5–7.7%	14.1%
100'000	7.7%	5.6–8.6%	15.3%
110'000	8.3%	6.2–9.3%	16.3%
120'000	8.9%	6.7–9.9%	17.2%
130'000	9.4%	7.1–10.4%	18.1%
140'000	9.9%	7.6–11%	19%
150'000	10.4%	8–11.5%	19.7%
175'000	11.5%	9–12.7%	21.6%
200'000	12.5%	9.9–13.7%	23.2%
225'000	13.4%	10.7–14.6%	24.6%
250'000	14.2%	11.5–15.4%	25.8%
275'000	14.9%	12.1–16.1%	26.8%
300'000	15.4%	12.6–16.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20206.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'975 mm

6.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'642 m

Mean elevation

1'270 m

Relief

685 m

Mean slope

18.8°

Flat share

3.1%

South-facing

9.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 685 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

6.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

9.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'500

7 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

26.91 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.84 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.16 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

26.91 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 28.16 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator EWS AG

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

1.42 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

423

Built before 194617.5%

Built since 200125.5%

1.42 %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 90 min · Car 57 min

AgglomerationPT 19 min · Car 14 min

Remoteness 9/30 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitealpthal.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities641 #28 SZ · #1687 CH Families & children15.4% #28 SZ · #1950 CH Age structure19.7% #17 SZ · #1303 CH Women share50.1% #3 SZ · #859 CH Foreign residents11.1% #25 SZ · #1622 CH Population density28/km² #26 SZ · #1912 CH Tax burden7'665 #14 SZ · #25 CH Taxes155% #15 SZ Warmest municipalities6.4 °C #25 SZ · #1905 CH Sunniest municipalities44.9% #8 SZ · #675 CH Rainiest municipalities1'975 mm #8 SZ · #29 CH Voter turnout59.1% #20 SZ · #565 CH SVP strongholds61.2% #2 SZ · #42 CH SP strongholds4.1% #27 SZ · #1967 CH Centre strongholds8.9% #28 SZ · #1317 CH FDP strongholds5.3% #30 SZ · #1828 CH GLP strongholds0.8% #25 SZ · #1950 CH Green strongholds1% #26 SZ · #2008 CH Largest by area22.9 km² #14 SZ · #417 CH Highest municipalities1'064 m #5 SZ · #222 CH Remotest municipalities90 min #9 SZ · #545 CH Best-connected municipalities90 min #22 SZ · #1561 CH Highest peaks1'642 m #16 SZ · #421 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'270 m #6 SZ · #277 CH Greatest vertical range685 m #24 SZ · #564 CH Steepest municipalities18.8° #8 SZ · #429 CH Solar potential7 GWh #27 SZ · #1777 CH Cheapest electricity26.91 Rp./kWh #14 SZ · #590 CH Most expensive electricity26.91 Rp./kWh #17 SZ · #1517 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8849

Alpthal

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Alpthal8849

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Alpthal?: The postal code of Alpthal is 8849.
What is the tax rate in Alpthal?: The municipal tax multiplier of Alpthal is 155% (2026); canton SZ levies 110%.
How much tax do you pay in Alpthal?: A single person without children pays about 7'665 CHF income tax in Alpthal on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 14 of 30 in canton SZ. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Alpthal have?: Alpthal has 641 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Alpthal?: Alpthal has 71 foreign residents, a share of 11.08% (2025).

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