What is the postal code of Beromünster?

Beromünster has 5 postal codes: 6025, 6028, 6215, 6221, 6222.

What is the tax rate in Beromünster?

The municipal tax multiplier of Beromünster is 185% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.

How much tax do you pay in Beromünster?

A single person without children pays about 12'884 CHF income tax in Beromünster on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 26 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Beromünster have?

Beromünster has 6'963 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Beromünster?

Beromünster has 968 foreign residents, a share of 13.9% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton LU

Beromünster

6025–6222

LU CANTON6025 6028 6215 6221+1 PLZ

Residents

6'963

Area

42.3 km²

Population density

164 pop./km²

Elevation

642 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

854 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

185%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'463 49.7%

Men

3'500 50.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'627 23.4%

Swiss citizens

5'995 86.1%

Foreign residents

968 13.9%

Population density

164 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'627 · 23.4%20–64 · 4'140 · 59.5%65+ · 1'196 · 17.2%

Foreign residents 13.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Beromünster

BFS

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

61.9% YesNo 38.1%

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

57.6% YesNo 42.4%

14.06.2026Neuer Standort Kantonsgericht. Kauf Grundstück Würzenbachstrasse 8, LuzernCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.3% Yes

63.9% YesNo 36.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

42.7% YesNo 57.4%

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

17.0% YesNo 83.0%

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

39.4% YesNo 60.6%

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

38.7% YesNo 61.3%

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

72.9% YesNo 27.1%

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

44.5% YesNo 55.5%

08.03.2026Ausbau der Kantonsstrasse K 36 durch die Lammschlucht im Entlebuch, 2. AbschnittCantonal LU● Accepted · 82.8% Yes

85.5% YesNo 14.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte40.1% · strongest party

Mitte40.1%

SVP28.6%

FDP14.0%

SP5.5%

GLP4.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier185%

Cantonal tax multiplier145%

185%LU range 90%240%

Tax rank 36 of 79 in canton Lucerne

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'884 CHF(12.9%)

Rank 26 of 79 in the canton · 488 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 13'053 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Meggen 9'679 CHF · most expensive Luthern 14'739 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:12'884 CHF(~12.9%)

BeromünsterCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Beromünster	Lucerne	Switzerland median
40'000	5.7%	4.2–6.5%	5.4%
50'000	8%	5.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	9.8%	7.2–11.3%	10.5%
70'000	10.8%	8–12.4%	11.9%
80'000	11.6%	8.6–13.3%	13.1%
90'000	12.1%	9–13.9%	14.1%
100'000	12.9%	9.7–14.7%	15.3%
110'000	13.5%	10.3–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	14.1%	10.7–16%	17.2%
130'000	14.6%	11.2–16.6%	18.1%
140'000	15.2%	11.7–17.2%	19%
150'000	15.7%	12.1–17.7%	19.7%
175'000	17%	13.3–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	18.1%	14.3–20.3%	23.2%
225'000	19.2%	15.3–21.5%	24.6%
250'000	20.2%	16.2–22.6%	25.8%
275'000	21.1%	17–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	21.8%	17.6–24.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'166 mm

9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

854 m

Mean elevation

702 m

Relief

406 m

Mean slope

5.1°

Flat share

57.7%

South-facing

5.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 406 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

89.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

117.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

20'000

90 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

25.41 Rp./kWh

Energy

12 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.73 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.31 Rp./kWh

25.41 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 25.41 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator CKW 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.46 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

3'018

Built before 194623.3%

Built since 200131.6%

0.46 %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 64 min

AgglomerationPT 22 min · Car 13 min

Remoteness 13/79 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteberomuenster.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities6'963 #16 LU · #282 CH Families & children23.4% #11 LU · #241 CH Age structure17.2% #56 LU · #1739 CH Women share49.7% #33 LU · #1116 CH Foreign residents13.9% #45 LU · #1373 CH Population density164/km² #54 LU · #1148 CH Tax burden12'884 #28 LU · #490 CH Taxes185% #36 LU Warmest municipalities9.2 °C #43 LU · #1226 CH Sunniest municipalities40.9% #41 LU · #1441 CH Rainiest municipalities1'166 mm #38 LU · #773 CH Voter turnout54.2% #61 LU · #1181 CH Against Switzerland14% #42 LU · #987 CH Aligned with Switzerland86% #29 LU · #443 CH SVP strongholds28.6% #47 LU · #1357 CH SP strongholds5.5% #57 LU · #1899 CH Centre strongholds40.1% #13 LU · #131 CH FDP strongholds14% #48 LU · #923 CH GLP strongholds4.7% #42 LU · #1258 CH Green strongholds4.1% #47 LU · #1713 CH Largest by area42.3 km² #6 LU · #212 CH Highest municipalities642 m #21 LU · #713 CH Remotest municipalities104 min #13 LU · #339 CH Best-connected municipalities104 min #66 LU · #1763 CH Highest peaks854 m #27 LU · #899 CH Highest-lying municipalities702 m #21 LU · #762 CH Greatest vertical range406 m #23 LU · #807 CH Steepest municipalities5.1° #58 LU · #1543 CH Solar potential90 GWh #5 LU · #112 CH Cheapest electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #33 LU · #390 CH Most expensive electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #37 LU · #1707 CH

Postal codes (5)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 6

Beromünster6215 Gunzwil6222 Herlisberg6028 Neudorf6025 Rickenbach LU6221 Schwarzenbach LU6215

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Beromünster?: Beromünster has 5 postal codes: 6025, 6028, 6215, 6221, 6222.
What is the tax rate in Beromünster?: The municipal tax multiplier of Beromünster is 185% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
How much tax do you pay in Beromünster?: A single person without children pays about 12'884 CHF income tax in Beromünster on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 26 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Beromünster have?: Beromünster has 6'963 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Beromünster?: Beromünster has 968 foreign residents, a share of 13.9% (2025).

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