What is the postal code of Bischofszell?

Bischofszell has 2 postal codes: 9220, 9223.

What is the tax rate in Bischofszell?

The municipal tax multiplier of Bischofszell is 158% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.

How much tax do you pay in Bischofszell?

A single person without children pays about 13'751 CHF income tax in Bischofszell on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 71 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Bischofszell have?

Bischofszell has 6'438 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Bischofszell?

Bischofszell has 1'840 foreign residents, a share of 28.58% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TG

Bischofszell

9220–9223

TG CANTON9220 9223

Residents

6'438

Area

11.6 km²

Population density

556 pop./km²

Elevation

506 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

158%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'171 49.3%

Men

3'267 50.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'308 20.3%

Swiss citizens

4'598 71.4%

Foreign residents

1'840 28.6%

Population density

556 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'308 · 20.3%20–64 · 3'879 · 60.3%65+ · 1'251 · 19.4%

Foreign residents 28.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Bischofszell

BFS

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

58.6% YesNo 41.4%

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

59.9% YesNo 40.1%

14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% Yes

54.4% YesNo 45.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

35.5% YesNo 64.5%

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

21.0% YesNo 79.0%

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

42.9% YesNo 57.1%

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

69.6% YesNo 30.4%

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

49.5% YesNo 50.5%

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

13.3% YesNo 86.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP37.3% · strongest party

SVP37.3%

Mitte19.4%

SP10.3%

GRÜNE7.8%

FDP7.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier158%

Cantonal tax multiplier109%

158%TG range 94%175%

Tax rank 71 of 80 in canton Thurgau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'751 CHF(13.8%)

Rank 71 of 80 in the canton · 775 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 13'209 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Warth-Weiningen 10'862 CHF · most expensive Arbon 14'518 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'751 CHF(~13.8%)

BischofszellCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Bischofszell	Thurgau	Switzerland median
40'000	6.4%	5–6.8%	5.4%
50'000	8.3%	6.4–8.8%	7.8%
60'000	10%	7.7–10.6%	10.5%
70'000	11.2%	8.8–11.9%	11.9%
80'000	12.2%	9.5–12.9%	13.1%
90'000	12.9%	10.1–13.6%	14.1%
100'000	13.8%	10.9–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	14.6%	11.6–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	15.3%	12.2–16.1%	17.2%
130'000	16%	12.8–16.8%	18.1%
140'000	16.6%	13.4–17.5%	19%
150'000	17.2%	13.9–18.1%	19.7%
175'000	18.6%	15.1–19.5%	21.6%
200'000	19.9%	16.3–20.9%	23.2%
225'000	21.1%	17.4–22.1%	24.6%
250'000	22.1%	18.3–23.2%	25.8%
275'000	23%	19.1–24%	26.8%
300'000	23.7%	19.7–24.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'016 mm

9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

618 m

Mean elevation

527 m

Relief

163 m

Mean slope

5.5°

Flat share

62.7%

South-facing

4.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 163 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

54.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

70.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

12'100

54 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

41.37 Rp./kWh

Energy

15.82 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

20.68 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.6 Rp./kWh

41.37 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.43 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Technische Gemeindebetriebe Bischofszell

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

1.31 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

3'287

Built before 194633.0%

Built since 200120.4%

1.31 %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 36 min · Car 21 min

Remoteness 8/80 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitebischofszell.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities6'438 #9 TG · #318 CH Families & children20.3% #53 TG · #1051 CH Age structure19.4% #39 TG · #1362 CH Women share49.3% #39 TG · #1396 CH Foreign residents28.6% #21 TG · #371 CH Population density556/km² #18 TG · #464 CH Tax burden13'751 #71 TG · #775 CH Taxes158% #71 TG Warmest municipalities9.4 °C #47 TG · #1078 CH Sunniest municipalities39.6% #39 TG · #2032 CH Rainiest municipalities1'016 mm #16 TG · #1559 CH Voter turnout49.8% #71 TG · #1720 CH Against Switzerland21% #33 TG · #484 CH Aligned with Switzerland79% #37 TG · #975 CH SVP strongholds37.3% #63 TG · #820 CH SP strongholds10.3% #17 TG · #1491 CH Centre strongholds19.4% #8 TG · #559 CH FDP strongholds7.1% #59 TG · #1697 CH GLP strongholds6% #40 TG · #982 CH Green strongholds7.8% #44 TG · #914 CH Largest by area11.6 km² #34 TG · #846 CH Highest municipalities506 m #27 TG · #1179 CH Remotest municipalities104 min #8 TG · #344 CH Best-connected municipalities104 min #71 TG · #1768 CH Highest peaks618 m #39 TG · #1463 CH Highest-lying municipalities527 m #27 TG · #1319 CH Greatest vertical range163 m #44 TG · #1525 CH Steepest municipalities5.5° #27 TG · #1478 CH Solar potential54 GWh #12 TG · #278 CH Cheapest electricity41.37 Rp./kWh #80 TG · #2105 CH Most expensive electricity41.37 Rp./kWh #1 TG · #2 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Bischofszell9220 Halden9223 Schweizersholz9223

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Hauptwil-Gottshaus

TG · 1.7 km

Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Bischofszell?: Bischofszell has 2 postal codes: 9220, 9223.
What is the tax rate in Bischofszell?: The municipal tax multiplier of Bischofszell is 158% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
How much tax do you pay in Bischofszell?: A single person without children pays about 13'751 CHF income tax in Bischofszell on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 71 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bischofszell have?: Bischofszell has 6'438 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bischofszell?: Bischofszell has 1'840 foreign residents, a share of 28.58% (2025).

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