What is the postal code of Berikon?

Berikon has 2 postal codes: 8964, 8965.

What is the tax rate in Berikon?

The municipal tax multiplier of Berikon is 89% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Berikon?

A single person without children pays about 11'939 CHF income tax in Berikon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 19 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Berikon have?

Berikon has 5'026 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Berikon?

Berikon has 1'091 foreign residents, a share of 21.71% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Berikon

8964–8965

AG CANTON8964 8965

Residents

5'026

Area

5.4 km²

Population density

934 pop./km²

Elevation

583 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

89%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'521 50.2%

Men

2'505 49.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'054 21.0%

Swiss citizens

3'935 78.3%

Foreign residents

1'091 21.7%

Population density

934 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'054 · 21.0%20–64 · 2'888 · 57.5%65+ · 1'084 · 21.6%

Foreign residents 21.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Berikon

BFS

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

58.3% YesNo 41.7%

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

51.6% YesNo 48.4%

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

41.2% YesNo 58.8%

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

47.8% YesNo 52.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

49.2% YesNo 50.8%

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

20.1% YesNo 79.9%

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

42.2% YesNo 57.8%

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

38.4% YesNo 61.7%

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

74.7% YesNo 25.3%

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

44.8% YesNo 55.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP36.0% · strongest party

SVP36.0%

GLP13.6%

FDP13.6%

SP13.5%

Mitte13.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier89%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

89%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 20 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'939 CHF(11.9%)

Rank 19 of 196 in the canton · 294 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:11'939 CHF(~11.9%)

BerikonCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Berikon	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	4.8%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	6.5%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	7.9%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	9.1%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	10.1%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	10.9%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	11.9%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	12.8%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	13.6%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	14.2%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	14.9%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	15.6%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	17.1%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	18.4%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	19.6%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	20.7%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	21.6%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	22.3%	19.1–25.3%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'129 mm

9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

666 m

Mean elevation

586 m

Relief

164 m

Mean slope

4.6°

Flat share

62.3%

South-facing

5.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 164 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

26.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

35.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'800

26 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

25.84 Rp./kWh

Energy

14 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.23 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.54 Rp./kWh

25.84 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 27.73 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Gemeinde Berikon, Elektrizitätsversorgung

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

0.95 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

2'310

Built before 19466.1%

Built since 200117.0%

0.95 %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 49 min · Car 29 min

AgglomerationPT 21 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 182/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteberikon.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities5'026 #40 AG · #432 CH Families & children21% #69 AG · #816 CH Age structure21.6% #52 AG · #935 CH Women share50.2% #43 AG · #811 CH Foreign residents21.7% #94 AG · #735 CH Population density934/km² #40 AG · #253 CH Tax burden11'939 #21 AG · #296 CH Taxes89% #20 AG Warmest municipalities9.6 °C #137 AG · #896 CH Sunniest municipalities40.3% #54 AG · #1690 CH Rainiest municipalities1'129 mm #31 AG · #928 CH Voter turnout55.9% #76 AG · #952 CH Against Switzerland8% #150 AG · #1348 CH Aligned with Switzerland92% #18 AG · #148 CH SVP strongholds36% #148 AG · #897 CH SP strongholds13.5% #83 AG · #1109 CH Centre strongholds13.2% #81 AG · #944 CH FDP strongholds13.6% #55 AG · #973 CH GLP strongholds13.6% #3 AG · #70 CH Green strongholds4.3% #150 AG · #1680 CH Largest by area5.4 km² #112 AG · #1501 CH Highest municipalities583 m #11 AG · #878 CH Remotest municipalities49 min #182 AG · #1680 CH Best-connected municipalities49 min #16 AG · #442 CH Highest peaks666 m #65 AG · #1305 CH Highest-lying municipalities586 m #21 AG · #1060 CH Greatest vertical range164 m #144 AG · #1518 CH Steepest municipalities4.6° #161 AG · #1645 CH Solar potential26 GWh #79 AG · #796 CH Cheapest electricity25.84 Rp./kWh #26 AG · #470 CH Most expensive electricity25.84 Rp./kWh #171 AG · #1637 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Berikon8965 Rudolfstetten8964

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Rudolfstetten-Friedlisberg

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Berikon?: Berikon has 2 postal codes: 8964, 8965.
What is the tax rate in Berikon?: The municipal tax multiplier of Berikon is 89% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Berikon?: A single person without children pays about 11'939 CHF income tax in Berikon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 19 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Berikon have?: Berikon has 5'026 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Berikon?: Berikon has 1'091 foreign residents, a share of 21.71% (2025).

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