What is the postal code of Arth?

Arth has 6 postal codes: 6318, 6356, 6410, 6414, 6415, 6416.

What is the tax rate in Arth?

The municipal tax multiplier of Arth is 145% (2026); canton SZ levies 110%.

How much tax do you pay in Arth?

A single person without children pays about 7'440 CHF income tax in Arth on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 9 of 30 in canton SZ. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Arth have?

Arth has 12'616 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Arth?

Arth has 3'880 foreign residents, a share of 30.75% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SZ · Bezirk Schwyz

Arth

6318–6416

SZ CANTON6318 6356 6410 6414+2 PLZ

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

6'200 49.1%

Men

6'416 50.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'513 19.9%

Swiss citizens

8'736 69.3%

Foreign residents

3'880 30.8%

Population density

260 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'513 · 19.9%20–64 · 7'751 · 61.4%65+ · 2'352 · 18.6%

Foreign residents 30.8%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +92 (+0.7%) · 111 births · 102 deaths · net migration +94

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 Arth

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 Schwyz: 18.6% Yes

20.3% YesNo 79.7%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Schwyz: 45.8% Yes

37.6% YesNo 62.4%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Schwyz: 62.4% Yes

61.8% YesNo 38.2%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Schwyz: 66.4% Yes

61.6% YesNo 38.4%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Kaufkraft stärken – Prämienverbilligung auch für den Mittelstand»Cantonal SZ● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Schwyz: 40.4% Yes

44.6% YesNo 55.4%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Schwyz: 31.2% Yes

36.1% YesNo 63.9%

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 Schwyz: 15.8% Yes

18.1% YesNo 81.9%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Schwyz: 49.6% Yes

45.7% YesNo 54.3%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Schwyz: 48.7% Yes

44.4% YesNo 55.6%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Schwyz: 68.4% Yes

70.7% YesNo 29.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP34.4% · strongest party

SVP34.4%

FDP18.7%

SP15.3%

Mitte14.7%

Übrige9.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier145%

Cantonal tax multiplier110%

145%SZ range 64%195%

Tax rank 9 of 30 in canton Schwyz

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

7'440 CHF(7.4%)

Rank 9 of 30 in the canton · 20 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:7'440 CHF(~7.4%)

ArthCanton range SchwyzSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Arth	Schwyz	Switzerland median
40'000	2.4%	1.7–2.8%	5.4%
50'000	3.8%	2.7–4.4%	7.8%
60'000	4.7%	3.4–5.5%	10.5%
70'000	5.5%	4–6.4%	11.9%
80'000	6.1%	4.5–7.1%	13.1%
90'000	6.7%	5–7.7%	14.1%
100'000	7.4%	5.6–8.6%	15.3%
110'000	8.1%	6.2–9.3%	16.3%
120'000	8.6%	6.7–9.9%	17.2%
130'000	9.1%	7.1–10.4%	18.1%
140'000	9.7%	7.6–11%	19%
150'000	10.1%	8–11.5%	19.7%
175'000	11.3%	9–12.7%	21.6%
200'000	12.2%	9.9–13.7%	23.2%
225'000	13.1%	10.7–14.6%	24.6%
250'000	13.9%	11.5–15.4%	25.8%
275'000	14.6%	12.1–16.1%	26.8%
300'000	15.1%	12.6–16.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'164 mm

10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'797 m

Mean elevation

825 m

Relief

1'384 m

Mean slope

18.3°

Flat share

25.0%

South-facing

16.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 1'384 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

64 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

87.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

14'200

Per inhabitant

5'072 kWh/yr

64 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

30.57 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.24 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.73 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.15 Rp./kWh

30.57 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 27.23 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator Gemeindewerke Arth Elektrizitäts- und Wasserwerk

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 300521 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Schwyz361 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Arth →Canton Schwyz →Premiums explained →

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

0.15 %

Second homes

13.2 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

6'129

Built before 194618.6%

Built since 200131.3%

0.15 %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

4'434

Workplaces

828

Services share

64.4 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 299 (6.7%) · Secondary 1'279 (28.8%) · Tertiary 2'856 (64.4%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

11.6 %

Farmland

1'181 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 73 min · Car 51 min

AgglomerationPT 10 min · Car 8 min

Remoteness 23/30 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number1362

Websitearth.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Schwyz

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Arth ranks

Largest municipalities12'616 #5 SZ · #128 CH Growing municipalities0.7% #15 SZ · #951 CH Shrinking municipalities0.7% #16 SZ · #1155 CH Jobs per resident0.35 #20 SZ · #1037 CH Families & children19.9% #12 SZ · #1176 CH Age structure18.6% #20 SZ · #1526 CH Women share49.1% #9 SZ · #1469 CH Foreign residents30.8% #5 SZ · #286 CH Population density260/km² #14 SZ · #861 CH Tax burden7'440 #9 SZ · #20 CH Taxes145% #9 SZ Warmest municipalities10.2 °C #6 SZ · #321 CH Sunniest municipalities44.2% #15 SZ · #793 CH Rainiest municipalities1'164 mm #30 SZ · #783 CH Voter turnout57.4% #26 SZ · #901 CH Against Switzerland24.5% #16 SZ · #249 CH Aligned with Switzerland75.5% #9 SZ · #1186 CH SVP strongholds34.4% #23 SZ · #1012 CH SP strongholds15.3% #2 SZ · #916 CH Centre strongholds14.7% #18 SZ · #850 CH FDP strongholds18.7% #11 SZ · #541 CH GLP strongholds2.7% #16 SZ · #1647 CH Green strongholds3.7% #4 SZ · #1777 CH Largest by area48.5 km² #5 SZ · #178 CH Highest municipalities422 m #27 SZ · #1761 CH Second homes13.2% #12 SZ · #749 CH Organic farming11.6% #14 SZ · #1108 CH Best-connected municipalities73 min #9 SZ · #1182 CH Remotest municipalities73 min #23 SZ · #927 CH Highest peaks1'797 m #9 SZ · #390 CH Highest-lying municipalities825 m #16 SZ · #593 CH Greatest vertical range1'384 m #7 SZ · #367 CH Steepest municipalities18.3° #11 SZ · #444 CH Solar potential64 GWh #5 SZ · #206 CH Solar potential per capita5'072 kWh #25 SZ · #1965 CH Cheapest electricity30.57 Rp./kWh #23 SZ · #1848 CH Most expensive electricity30.57 Rp./kWh #8 SZ · #259 CH

Postal codes (6)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 9

Arth6415 Goldau6410 Oberarth6414 Rigi Kaltbad6356 Rigi Klösterli6410 Rigi Kulm6410 Rigi Staffel6410 Steinerberg6416 Walchwil6318

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Arth?: Arth has 6 postal codes: 6318, 6356, 6410, 6414, 6415, 6416.
What is the tax rate in Arth?: The municipal tax multiplier of Arth is 145% (2026); canton SZ levies 110%.
How much tax do you pay in Arth?: A single person without children pays about 7'440 CHF income tax in Arth on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 9 of 30 in canton SZ. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Arth have?: Arth has 12'616 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Arth?: Arth has 3'880 foreign residents, a share of 30.75% (2025).

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