What is the postal code of Andwil?

Andwil has 2 postal codes: 9204, 9212.

What is the tax rate in Andwil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Andwil is 113% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.

How much tax do you pay in Andwil?

A single person without children pays about 13'757 CHF income tax in Andwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 31 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Andwil have?

Andwil has 2'117 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Andwil?

Andwil has 150 foreign residents, a share of 7.09% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SG

Andwil

9204–9212

SG CANTON9204 9212

Residents

2'117

Area

6.3 km²

Population density

335 pop./km²

Elevation

733 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

113%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'048 49.5%

Men

1'069 50.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

518 24.5%

Swiss citizens

1'967 92.9%

Foreign residents

150 7.1%

Population density

335 pop./km²

0–19 · 518 · 24.5%20–64 · 1'214 · 57.3%65+ · 385 · 18.2%

Foreign residents 7.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Andwil

BFS

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

68.7% YesNo 31.3%

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

54.7% YesNo 45.3%

14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% Yes

56.8% YesNo 43.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

35.5% YesNo 64.6%

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

14.5% YesNo 85.5%

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

38.4% YesNo 61.6%

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

31.6% YesNo 68.4%

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

79.3% YesNo 20.7%

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

38.3% YesNo 61.7%

08.03.2026Kantonsratsbeschluss über den Bau der «Kantonsstrasse zum See» mit Kostenbeteiligung am «Anschluss Witen mit Zubringer»Cantonal SG● Accepted · 54.0% Yes

58.1% YesNo 41.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP33.3% · strongest party

SVP33.3%

Mitte25.9%

FDP19.1%

SP8.6%

GRÜNE5.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier113%

Cantonal tax multiplier105%

113%SG range 61%155%

Tax rank 33 of 75 in canton St. Gallen

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'757 CHF(13.8%)

Rank 31 of 75 in the canton · 782 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 13'868 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Balgach 10'881 CHF · most expensive Lütisburg 16'080 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'757 CHF(~13.8%)

AndwilCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Andwil	St. Gallen	Switzerland median
40'000	6.2%	4.8–7.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.9%	6.1–9.3%	7.8%
60'000	9.5%	7.4–11.2%	10.5%
70'000	10.6%	8.3–12.5%	11.9%
80'000	11.7%	9.2–13.8%	13.1%
90'000	12.7%	10–14.9%	14.1%
100'000	13.8%	10.9–16.1%	15.3%
110'000	14.7%	11.7–17.1%	16.3%
120'000	15.4%	12.3–18%	17.2%
130'000	16.1%	12.9–18.7%	18.1%
140'000	16.8%	13.6–19.5%	19%
150'000	17.5%	14.1–20.2%	19.7%
175'000	18.9%	15.4–21.8%	21.6%
200'000	20.1%	16.5–23.1%	23.2%
225'000	21.2%	17.5–24.2%	24.6%
250'000	22.2%	18.4–25.2%	25.8%
275'000	22.9%	19.1–26.1%	26.8%
300'000	23.6%	19.7–26.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'133 mm

9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

827 m

Mean elevation

742 m

Relief

185 m

Mean slope

5.6°

Flat share

50.8%

South-facing

11.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 185 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

19.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

26.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'400

20 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

32.58 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.95 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.06 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

32.58 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.8 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Elektra Andwil Stromversorgung

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

0.68 %

Avg. rooms

4.7

Dwellings

888

Built before 194617.5%

Built since 200130.6%

0.68 %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 104 min · Car 62 min

AgglomerationPT 37 min · Car 20 min

Remoteness 36/75 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteandwil.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'117 #64 SG · #934 CH Families & children24.5% #7 SG · #115 CH Age structure18.2% #57 SG · #1612 CH Women share49.5% #34 SG · #1277 CH Foreign residents7.1% #74 SG · #1920 CH Population density335/km² #33 SG · #709 CH Tax burden13'757 #31 SG · #782 CH Taxes113% #33 SG Warmest municipalities9.3 °C #36 SG · #1158 CH Sunniest municipalities40% #64 SG · #1887 CH Rainiest municipalities1'133 mm #54 SG · #908 CH Voter turnout60.4% #11 SG · #443 CH Against Switzerland15.2% #50 SG · #895 CH Aligned with Switzerland84.8% #26 SG · #561 CH SVP strongholds33.3% #58 SG · #1085 CH SP strongholds8.6% #46 SG · #1636 CH Centre strongholds25.9% #11 SG · #338 CH FDP strongholds19.1% #6 SG · #518 CH GLP strongholds4.8% #45 SG · #1246 CH Green strongholds5.9% #50 SG · #1345 CH Largest by area6.3 km² #60 SG · #1358 CH Highest municipalities733 m #16 SG · #535 CH Remotest municipalities104 min #36 SG · #342 CH Best-connected municipalities104 min #40 SG · #1766 CH Highest peaks827 m #43 SG · #944 CH Highest-lying municipalities742 m #26 SG · #689 CH Greatest vertical range185 m #62 SG · #1431 CH Steepest municipalities5.6° #55 SG · #1460 CH Solar potential20 GWh #66 SG · #1028 CH Cheapest electricity32.58 Rp./kWh #58 SG · #1979 CH Most expensive electricity32.58 Rp./kWh #18 SG · #128 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Andwil SG9204 Arnegg9212

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Andwil?: Andwil has 2 postal codes: 9204, 9212.
What is the tax rate in Andwil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Andwil is 113% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
How much tax do you pay in Andwil?: A single person without children pays about 13'757 CHF income tax in Andwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 31 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Andwil have?: Andwil has 2'117 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Andwil?: Andwil has 150 foreign residents, a share of 7.09% (2025).

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