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

Arth

6318–6416

SZ CANTON6318 6356 6410 6414+2 PLZ

Residents

12'616

Area

48.5 km²

Population density

260 pop./km²

Elevation

422 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'797 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

145%

Postal codes

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

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%

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

Vote results for Arth

BFS

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

61.8% YesNo 38.2%

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

61.6% YesNo 38.4%

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

44.6% YesNo 55.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

36.1% YesNo 63.9%

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

18.1% YesNo 81.9%

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

45.7% YesNo 54.3%

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

44.4% YesNo 55.6%

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

70.7% YesNo 29.3%

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

50.8% YesNo 49.2%

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

11.7% YesNo 88.3%

All federal votes →

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

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 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

31.27 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.4 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.12 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.15 Rp./kWh

31.27 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 28.16 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.15 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitearth.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities12'616 #5 SZ · #128 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 turnout57.5% #24 SZ · #751 CH Against Switzerland25% #16 SZ · #244 CH Aligned with Switzerland75% #9 SZ · #1191 CH SVP strongholds34.4% #23 SZ · #1009 CH SP strongholds15.3% #2 SZ · #912 CH Centre strongholds14.7% #18 SZ · #846 CH FDP strongholds18.7% #11 SZ · #540 CH GLP strongholds2.7% #16 SZ · #1644 CH Green strongholds3.7% #4 SZ · #1772 CH Largest by area48.5 km² #5 SZ · #178 CH Highest municipalities422 m #27 SZ · #1761 CH Remotest municipalities73 min #23 SZ · #928 CH Best-connected municipalities73 min #9 SZ · #1181 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 Cheapest electricity31.27 Rp./kWh #21 SZ · #1840 CH Most expensive electricity31.27 Rp./kWh #10 SZ · #267 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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