What is the postal code of Eggerberg?

Eggerberg has 2 postal codes: 3937, 3939.

What is the tax rate in Eggerberg?

The municipal tax multiplier of Eggerberg is 130% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Eggerberg?

A single person without children pays about 16'695 CHF income tax in Eggerberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 112 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Eggerberg have?

Eggerberg has 345 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Eggerberg?

Eggerberg has 40 foreign residents, a share of 11.59% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VS

Eggerberg

3937–3939

VS CANTON3937 3939

Residents

345

Area

6.1 km²

Population density

57 pop./km²

Elevation

1'262 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'874 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

130%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

160 46.4%

Men

185 53.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

46 13.3%

Swiss citizens

305 88.4%

Foreign residents

40 11.6%

Population density

57 pop./km²

0–19 · 46 · 13.3%20–64 · 199 · 57.7%65+ · 100 · 29.0%

Foreign residents 11.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Eggerberg

BFS

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

66.5% YesNo 33.5%

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

67.8% YesNo 32.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

32.3% YesNo 67.7%

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

20.2% YesNo 79.8%

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

52.7% YesNo 47.3%

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

41.7% YesNo 58.3%

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

72.6% YesNo 27.4%

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

54.8% YesNo 45.2%

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

5.7% YesNo 94.3%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

6.7% YesNo 93.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP44.4% · strongest party

SVP44.4%

Mitte38.1%

SP9.4%

GRÜNE3.7%

GLP2.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier130%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

130%VS range 100%145%

Tax rank 90 of 122 in canton Valais

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'695 CHF(16.7%)

Rank 112 of 122 in the canton · 1700 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 15'413 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Bister VS 13'690 CHF · most expensive Grächen 17'302 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:16'695 CHF(~16.7%)

EggerbergCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Eggerberg	Valais	Switzerland median
40'000	5.6%	4.2–5.8%	5.4%
50'000	9.9%	7.5–10.3%	7.8%
60'000	11.5%	8.8–12%	10.5%
70'000	13%	10.2–13.5%	11.9%
80'000	14.3%	11.4–14.9%	13.1%
90'000	15.4%	12.4–16%	14.1%
100'000	16.7%	13.7–17.3%	15.3%
110'000	17.9%	14.8–18.5%	16.3%
120'000	19%	15.9–19.6%	17.2%
130'000	20.1%	17–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	21.2%	18.1–22%	19%
150'000	22.2%	19.1–23%	19.7%
175'000	24.8%	21.8–25.7%	21.6%
200'000	26.7%	23.9–27.7%	23.2%
225'000	28%	25.1–28.9%	24.6%
250'000	29%	26–30%	25.8%
275'000	29.9%	26.8–30.8%	26.8%
300'000	30.6%	27.4–31.6%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.3 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)7 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020718 mm

9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'874 m

Mean elevation

1'219 m

Relief

1'215 m

Mean slope

32.9°

Flat share

0.3%

South-facing

55.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 1'215 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

6.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

9.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'400

6 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

24.62 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.56 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.48 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.25 Rp./kWh

24.62 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 26.87 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator VED Visp Energie Dienste 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

0.64 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

311

Built before 194627.3%

Built since 200112.5%

0.64 %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 102 min · Car 106 min

AgglomerationPT 27 min · Car 22 min

Remoteness 78/122 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteeggerberg.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities345 #105 VS · #1929 CH Families & children13.3% #109 VS · #2042 CH Age structure29% #25 VS · #137 CH Women share46.4% #117 VS · #2044 CH Foreign residents11.6% #92 VS · #1578 CH Population density57/km² #60 VS · #1743 CH Tax burden16'695 #112 VS · #1700 CH Taxes130% #90 VS Warmest municipalities9.3 °C #23 VS · #1181 CH Sunniest municipalities54.4% #43 VS · #114 CH Rainiest municipalities718 mm #90 VS · #2069 CH Voter turnout51.8% #76 VS · #1497 CH SVP strongholds44.4% #6 VS · #436 CH SP strongholds9.4% #62 VS · #1575 CH Centre strongholds38.1% #69 VS · #146 CH FDP strongholds2% #98 VS · #2021 CH GLP strongholds2.5% #22 VS · #1686 CH Green strongholds3.7% #79 VS · #1780 CH Largest by area6.1 km² #113 VS · #1388 CH Highest municipalities1'262 m #53 VS · #155 CH Remotest municipalities102 min #78 VS · #383 CH Best-connected municipalities102 min #44 VS · #1737 CH Highest peaks1'874 m #111 VS · #377 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'219 m #100 VS · #298 CH Greatest vertical range1'215 m #113 VS · #406 CH Steepest municipalities32.9° #11 VS · #37 CH Solar potential6 GWh #103 VS · #1803 CH Cheapest electricity24.62 Rp./kWh #27 VS · #223 CH Most expensive electricity24.62 Rp./kWh #90 VS · #1878 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Baltschieder3937 Eggerberg3939

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Eggerberg?: Eggerberg has 2 postal codes: 3937, 3939.
What is the tax rate in Eggerberg?: The municipal tax multiplier of Eggerberg is 130% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Eggerberg?: A single person without children pays about 16'695 CHF income tax in Eggerberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 112 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Eggerberg have?: Eggerberg has 345 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Eggerberg?: Eggerberg has 40 foreign residents, a share of 11.59% (2025).

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