What is the postal code of Burgdorf?

Burgdorf has 4 postal codes: 3400, 3413, 3414, 3472.

What is the tax rate in Burgdorf?

The municipal tax multiplier of Burgdorf is 163% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Burgdorf?

A single person without children pays about 16'658 CHF income tax in Burgdorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 94 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Burgdorf have?

Burgdorf has 17'577 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Burgdorf?

Burgdorf has 3'849 foreign residents, a share of 21.9% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Burgdorf

3400–3472

BE CANTON3400 3413 3414 3472

Residents

17'577

Area

15.6 km²

Population density

1'130 pop./km²

Elevation

533 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

163%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

8'952 50.9%

Men

8'625 49.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

3'447 19.6%

Swiss citizens

13'728 78.1%

Foreign residents

3'849 21.9%

Population density

1'130 pop./km²

0–19 · 3'447 · 19.6%20–64 · 10'204 · 58.1%65+ · 3'926 · 22.3%

Foreign residents 21.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Burgdorf

BFS

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

43.3% YesNo 56.8%

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

33.8% YesNo 66.2%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% Yes

55.6% YesNo 44.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

57.7% YesNo 42.3%

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

37.0% YesNo 63.0%

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

28.5% YesNo 71.5%

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

28.2% YesNo 71.8%

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

76.7% YesNo 23.3%

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

35.7% YesNo 64.3%

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

28.3% YesNo 71.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP26.8% · strongest party

SP26.8%

SVP19.0%

GRÜNE12.8%

GLP11.7%

Mitte9.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier163%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

163%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 95 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'658 CHF(16.7%)

Rank 94 of 334 in the canton · 1678 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 17'048 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee 14'255 CHF · most expensive Schelten 18'510 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:16'658 CHF(~16.7%)

BurgdorfCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Burgdorf	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.8%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.6%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.1%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.9%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.7%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.7%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.5%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.4%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.2%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	19.9%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.7%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.4%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.4%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.6%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.6%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.5%	25.1–31.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'081 mm

9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

730 m

Mean elevation

573 m

Relief

212 m

Mean slope

8.4°

Flat share

50.3%

South-facing

9.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 212 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

132.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

164.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

29'500

133 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

31.93 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.06 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.21 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.05 Rp./kWh

31.93 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Localnet 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

1.43 %

Avg. rooms

3.5

Dwellings

9'251

Built before 194630.3%

Built since 200121.9%

1.43 %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 44 min · Car 34 min

AgglomerationPT 6 min · Car 5 min

Remoteness 277/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteburgdorf.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities17'577 #6 BE · #74 CH Families & children19.6% #162 BE · #1261 CH Age structure22.3% #214 BE · #799 CH Women share50.9% #93 BE · #428 CH Foreign residents21.9% #39 BE · #721 CH Population density1'130/km² #17 BE · #184 CH Tax burden16'658 #95 BE · #1679 CH Taxes163% #95 BE Warmest municipalities9 °C #156 BE · #1343 CH Sunniest municipalities41.6% #185 BE · #1187 CH Rainiest municipalities1'081 mm #231 BE · #1214 CH Voter turnout53.2% #151 BE · #1313 CH Against Switzerland8% #164 BE · #1326 CH Aligned with Switzerland92% #35 BE · #126 CH SVP strongholds19% #321 BE · #1831 CH SP strongholds26.8% #9 BE · #115 CH Centre strongholds9.8% #102 BE · #1216 CH FDP strongholds7.2% #120 BE · #1677 CH GLP strongholds11.7% #45 BE · #167 CH Green strongholds12.8% #29 BE · #259 CH Largest by area15.6 km² #98 BE · #616 CH Highest municipalities533 m #225 BE · #1060 CH Remotest municipalities44 min #277 BE · #1793 CH Best-connected municipalities44 min #57 BE · #314 CH Highest peaks730 m #205 BE · #1125 CH Highest-lying municipalities573 m #212 BE · #1120 CH Greatest vertical range212 m #196 BE · #1305 CH Steepest municipalities8.4° #177 BE · #1069 CH Solar potential133 GWh #7 BE · #41 CH Cheapest electricity31.93 Rp./kWh #287 BE · #1866 CH Most expensive electricity31.93 Rp./kWh #48 BE · #241 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Burgdorf3400 Kaltacker3413 Oberburg3414 Wynigen3472

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Burgdorf?: Burgdorf has 4 postal codes: 3400, 3413, 3414, 3472.
What is the tax rate in Burgdorf?: The municipal tax multiplier of Burgdorf is 163% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Burgdorf?: A single person without children pays about 16'658 CHF income tax in Burgdorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 94 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Burgdorf have?: Burgdorf has 17'577 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Burgdorf?: Burgdorf has 3'849 foreign residents, a share of 21.9% (2025).

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