What is the postal code of Beringen?

Beringen has 2 postal codes: 8222, 8223.

What is the tax rate in Beringen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Beringen is 91% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.

How much tax do you pay in Beringen?

A single person without children pays about 12'027 CHF income tax in Beringen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 8 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Beringen have?

Beringen has 5'396 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Beringen?

Beringen has 1'409 foreign residents, a share of 26.11% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SH · Bezirk Schaffhausen

Beringen

8222–8223

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'656 49.2%

Men

2'740 50.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'095 20.3%

Swiss citizens

3'987 73.9%

Foreign residents

1'409 26.1%

Population density

289 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'095 · 20.3%20–64 · 3'158 · 58.5%65+ · 1'143 · 21.2%

Foreign residents 26.1%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +127 (+2.4%) · 60 births · 35 deaths · net migration +101

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 Beringen

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 Schaffhausen: 32.9% Yes

25.0% YesNo 75.0%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Schaffhausen: 33.7% Yes

37.6% YesNo 62.4%

27.09.2026C. Stichfrage: Welche der beiden Vorlagen soll in Kraft treten, falls sowohl die kantonale Volksinitiative als auch der Gegenvorschlag angenommen werden?Cantonal SH● Rejected · 46.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Schaffhausen: 45.3% Yes

52.1% YesNo 47.9%

27.09.2026B. Änderung des Strassengesetzes (Gegenvorschlag zur Verkehrsflussinitiative)Cantonal SH● Rejected · 46.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Schaffhausen: 45.1% Yes

51.5% YesNo 48.5%

27.09.2026A. Volksinitiative «für flüssigen Verkehr auf kantonalen Hauptstrassen (Verkehrsflussinitiative)»Cantonal SH● Rejected · 46.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Schaffhausen: 45.0% Yes

52.8% YesNo 47.2%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Schaffhausen: 49.2% Yes

59.5% YesNo 40.5%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Schaffhausen: 44.3% Yes

55.3% YesNo 44.7%

14.06.2026Verpflichtungskredit für das Sportinfrastrukturprojekt «Erweiterung Hallensportzentrum Schweizersbild»Cantonal SH● Accepted · 73.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Schaffhausen: 74.2% Yes

73.5% YesNo 26.5%

14.06.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Schaffhausen (Finanzrechtliche Befugnisse)Cantonal SH● Accepted · 66.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Schaffhausen: 66.2% Yes

66.0% YesNo 34.1%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Schaffhausen: 50.6% Yes

45.1% YesNo 54.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP47.7% · strongest party

SVP47.7%

SP19.5%

FDP13.3%

GLP5.7%

Übrige3.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier91%

Cantonal tax multiplier76%

91%SH range 59%117%

Tax rank 8 of 26 in canton Schaffhausen

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'027 CHF(12%)

Rank 8 of 26 in the canton · 310 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'457 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Buchberg 10'060 CHF · most expensive Oberhallau 13'625 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:12'027 CHF(~12%)

BeringenCanton range SchaffhausenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Beringen	Schaffhausen	Switzerland median
40'000	5.4%	4.4–6.1%	5.4%
50'000	6.8%	5.6–7.8%	7.8%
60'000	8.1%	6.7–9.2%	10.5%
70'000	9.2%	7.6–10.4%	11.9%
80'000	10.1%	8.4–11.5%	13.1%
90'000	11%	9.1–12.5%	14.1%
100'000	12%	10.1–13.6%	15.3%
110'000	12.9%	10.8–14.6%	16.3%
120'000	13.6%	11.5–15.4%	17.2%
130'000	14.3%	12.1–16.1%	18.1%
140'000	15%	12.7–16.8%	19%
150'000	15.6%	13.2–17.4%	19.7%
175'000	17.1%	14.6–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	18.5%	15.9–20.6%	23.2%
225'000	19.7%	17–21.9%	24.6%
250'000	20.6%	17.9–22.9%	25.8%
275'000	21.2%	18.5–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	21.7%	18.9–24%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020901 mm

8.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

809 m

Mean elevation

543 m

Relief

397 m

Mean slope

9.2°

Flat share

39.9%

South-facing

16.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 397 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

49.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

64 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

11'100

Per inhabitant

9'236 kWh/yr

50 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

30.82 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.9 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

15.05 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

30.82 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 30.82 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator Elektrizitätswerk des Kantons Schaffhausen 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

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300557 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Schaffhausen413 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Beringen →Canton Schaffhausen →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Schaffhausen. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Schaffhausen (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

1.16 %

Second homes

6.4 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

2'490

Built before 194617.4%

Built since 200139.1%

1.16 %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

2'684

Workplaces

300

Services share

34.9 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 61 (2.3%) · Secondary 1'686 (62.8%) · Tertiary 937 (34.9%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

5 %

Farmland

690 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 73 min · Car 59 min

AgglomerationPT 20 min · Car 13 min

Remoteness 24/26 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2932

Websiteberingen.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Schaffhausen

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Beringen ranks

Largest municipalities5'396 #4 SH · #394 CH Growing municipalities2.4% #7 SH · #259 CH Shrinking municipalities2.4% #20 SH · #1850 CH Jobs per resident0.5 #3 SH · #532 CH Families & children20.3% #10 SH · #1038 CH Age structure21.2% #21 SH · #1006 CH Women share49.2% #19 SH · #1427 CH Foreign residents26.1% #8 SH · #496 CH Population density289/km² #6 SH · #797 CH Tax burden12'027 #8 SH · #310 CH Taxes91% #8 SH Warmest municipalities8.9 °C #20 SH · #1426 CH Sunniest municipalities40.1% #5 SH · #1815 CH Rainiest municipalities901 mm #9 SH · #1944 CH Voter turnout71.8% #19 SH · #43 CH Against Switzerland19.6% #8 SH · #544 CH Aligned with Switzerland80.4% #8 SH · #897 CH SVP strongholds47.7% #17 SH · #307 CH SP strongholds19.5% #9 SH · #505 CH Centre strongholds2.4% #9 SH · #2031 CH FDP strongholds13.3% #7 SH · #1004 CH GLP strongholds5.7% #12 SH · #1033 CH Green strongholds3.3% #14 SH · #1841 CH Largest by area18.7 km² #5 SH · #514 CH Highest municipalities449 m #18 SH · #1543 CH Second homes6.4% #26 SH · #1924 CH Organic farming5% #20 SH · #1529 CH Best-connected municipalities73 min #3 SH · #1185 CH Remotest municipalities73 min #24 SH · #930 CH Highest peaks809 m #8 SH · #975 CH Highest-lying municipalities543 m #10 SH · #1244 CH Greatest vertical range397 m #7 SH · #821 CH Steepest municipalities9.2° #9 SH · #997 CH Solar potential50 GWh #4 SH · #330 CH Solar potential per capita9'236 kWh #21 SH · #1212 CH Cheapest electricity30.82 Rp./kWh #11 SH · #1871 CH Most expensive electricity30.82 Rp./kWh #10 SH · #230 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Beringen8222 Guntmadingen8223

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Löhningen

SH · 1.8 km

Neuhausen am Rheinfall

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Beringen?: Beringen has 2 postal codes: 8222, 8223.
What is the tax rate in Beringen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Beringen is 91% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.
How much tax do you pay in Beringen?: A single person without children pays about 12'027 CHF income tax in Beringen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 8 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Beringen have?: Beringen has 5'396 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Beringen?: Beringen has 1'409 foreign residents, a share of 26.11% (2025).

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