What is the postal code of Ammerswil?

The postal code of Ammerswil is 5600.

What is the tax rate in Ammerswil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Ammerswil is 127% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Ammerswil?

A single person without children pays about 13'965 CHF income tax in Ammerswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 195 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Ammerswil have?

Ammerswil has 801 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Ammerswil?

Ammerswil has 140 foreign residents, a share of 17.48% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG · Bezirk Lenzburg

Ammerswil

5600

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

387 48.3%

Men

414 51.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

190 23.7%

Swiss citizens

661 82.5%

Foreign residents

140 17.5%

Population density

251 pop./km²

0–19 · 190 · 23.7%20–64 · 465 · 58.1%65+ · 146 · 18.2%

Foreign residents 17.5%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −1 (−0.1%) · 7 births · 7 deaths · net migration −1

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 Ammerswil

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 25.6% Yes

29.2% YesNo 70.8%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 31.6% Yes

35.6% YesNo 64.5%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 56.9% Yes

53.3% YesNo 46.8%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 54.0% Yes

60.2% YesNo 39.8%

14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 42.3% Yes

36.7% YesNo 63.3%

14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 60.2% Yes

51.3% YesNo 48.7%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 48.8% Yes

41.2% YesNo 58.8%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 22.8% Yes

23.2% YesNo 76.8%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 44.0% Yes

46.7% YesNo 53.4%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 37.2% Yes

41.3% YesNo 58.7%

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP44.9% · strongest party

SVP44.9%

SP18.3%

GLP8.6%

FDP7.5%

Übrige6.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier127%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

127%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 195 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'965 CHF(14%)

Rank 195 of 196 in the canton · 823 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'952 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Oberwil-Lieli 9'753 CHF · most expensive Ammerswil 13'965 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'965 CHF(~14%)

AmmerswilCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Ammerswil	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.6%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	7.7%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	9.3%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	10.7%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	11.9%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	12.8%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	14%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	14.9%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	15.8%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	16.5%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	17.3%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	18%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	19.7%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	21.1%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	22.4%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	23.6%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	24.5%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	25.3%	19.1–25.3%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'054 mm

9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

607 m

Mean elevation

497 m

Relief

180 m

Mean slope

11°

Flat share

18.0%

South-facing

12.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 180 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

6.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

8.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'400

Per inhabitant

7'928 kWh/yr

6 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

29.86 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.37 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.95 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.24 Rp./kWh

29.86 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator AEW Energie 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Standard model, deductible 300570 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Aargau392 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Ammerswil →Canton Aargau →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Aargau (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

0.29 %

Second homes

9.1 %

Avg. rooms

4.4

Dwellings

341

Built before 194624.6%

Built since 200121.7%

0.29 %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

132

Workplaces

Services share

48.5 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 31 (23.5%) · Secondary 37 (28.0%) · Tertiary 64 (48.5%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

85 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 63 min · Car 45 min

AgglomerationPT 18 min · Car 12 min

Remoteness 100/196 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number4191

Websiteammerswil.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Lenzburg

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Ammerswil ranks

Largest municipalities801 #178 AG · #1577 CH Growing municipalities-0.1% #153 AG · #1493 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.1% #43 AG · #614 CH Jobs per resident0.16 #183 AG · #1954 CH Families & children23.7% #7 AG · #200 CH Age structure18.2% #140 AG · #1616 CH Women share48.3% #162 AG · #1778 CH Foreign residents17.5% #137 AG · #1087 CH Population density251/km² #136 AG · #883 CH Tax burden13'965 #195 AG · #823 CH Taxes127% #195 AG Warmest municipalities9.6 °C #144 AG · #903 CH Sunniest municipalities40% #144 AG · #1901 CH Rainiest municipalities1'054 mm #135 AG · #1359 CH Voter turnout58.6% #55 AG · #752 CH SVP strongholds44.9% #73 AG · #411 CH SP strongholds18.3% #28 AG · #600 CH Centre strongholds5.9% #188 AG · #1698 CH FDP strongholds7.5% #179 AG · #1659 CH GLP strongholds8.6% #63 AG · #501 CH Green strongholds4.2% #155 AG · #1709 CH Largest by area3.2 km² #170 AG · #1840 CH Highest municipalities464 m #71 AG · #1429 CH Second homes9.1% #56 AG · #1385 CH Organic farming0% #172 AG · #1867 CH Best-connected municipalities63 min #100 AG · #888 CH Remotest municipalities63 min #100 AG · #1241 CH Highest peaks607 m #101 AG · #1510 CH Highest-lying municipalities497 m #76 AG · #1437 CH Greatest vertical range180 m #132 AG · #1445 CH Steepest municipalities11° #35 AG · #852 CH Solar potential6 GWh #184 AG · #1812 CH Solar potential per capita7'928 kWh #109 AG · #1475 CH Cheapest electricity29.86 Rp./kWh #164 AG · #1769 CH Most expensive electricity29.86 Rp./kWh #27 AG · #332 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

5600

Ammerswil AG

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Ammerswil AG5600

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Ammerswil?: The postal code of Ammerswil is 5600.
What is the tax rate in Ammerswil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Ammerswil is 127% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Ammerswil?: A single person without children pays about 13'965 CHF income tax in Ammerswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 195 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Ammerswil have?: Ammerswil has 801 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Ammerswil?: Ammerswil has 140 foreign residents, a share of 17.48% (2025).

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