What is the postal code of Egolzwil?

Egolzwil has 2 postal codes: 6243, 6244.

What is the tax rate in Egolzwil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Egolzwil is 200% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.

How much tax do you pay in Egolzwil?

A single person without children pays about 13'390 CHF income tax in Egolzwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 44 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Egolzwil have?

Egolzwil has 1'667 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Egolzwil?

Egolzwil has 256 foreign residents, a share of 15.36% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton LU

Egolzwil

6243–6244

LU CANTON6243 6244

Residents

1'667

Area

4.2 km²

Population density

399 pop./km²

Elevation

523 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

200%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

820 49.2%

Men

847 50.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

345 20.7%

Swiss citizens

1'411 84.6%

Foreign residents

256 15.4%

Population density

399 pop./km²

0–19 · 345 · 20.7%20–64 · 1'038 · 62.3%65+ · 284 · 17.0%

Foreign residents 15.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Egolzwil

BFS

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

63.6% YesNo 36.4%

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

54.6% YesNo 45.4%

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

62.4% YesNo 37.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

46.9% YesNo 53.1%

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

16.6% YesNo 83.4%

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

40.1% YesNo 59.9%

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

34.2% YesNo 65.8%

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

71.9% YesNo 28.2%

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

38.4% YesNo 61.6%

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

84.8% YesNo 15.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte40.9% · strongest party

Mitte40.9%

SVP23.7%

FDP19.1%

SP5.3%

GLP4.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier200%

Cantonal tax multiplier145%

200%LU range 90%240%

Tax rank 46 of 79 in canton Lucerne

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'390 CHF(13.4%)

Rank 44 of 79 in the canton · 658 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:13'390 CHF(~13.4%)

EgolzwilCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Egolzwil	Lucerne	Switzerland median
40'000	5.9%	4.2–6.5%	5.4%
50'000	8.3%	5.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	10.2%	7.2–11.3%	10.5%
70'000	11.2%	8–12.4%	11.9%
80'000	12%	8.6–13.3%	13.1%
90'000	12.6%	9–13.9%	14.1%
100'000	13.4%	9.7–14.7%	15.3%
110'000	14.1%	10.3–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	14.6%	10.7–16%	17.2%
130'000	15.1%	11.2–16.6%	18.1%
140'000	15.7%	11.7–17.2%	19%
150'000	16.3%	12.1–17.7%	19.7%
175'000	17.6%	13.3–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	18.7%	14.3–20.3%	23.2%
225'000	19.8%	15.3–21.5%	24.6%
250'000	20.9%	16.2–22.6%	25.8%
275'000	21.7%	17–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	22.4%	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 1991–20201'014 mm

9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

699 m

Mean elevation

549 m

Relief

210 m

Mean slope

6.5°

Flat share

59.1%

South-facing

29.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 210 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

18.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

25.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'200

19 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

25.25 Rp./kWh

Energy

12 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.73 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.15 Rp./kWh

25.25 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

0.13 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

774

Built before 19468.4%

Built since 200135.9%

0.13 %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 77 min · Car 54 min

AgglomerationPT 23 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 62/79 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteegolzwil.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'667 #60 LU · #1084 CH Families & children20.7% #58 LU · #906 CH Age structure17% #59 LU · #1770 CH Women share49.2% #48 LU · #1421 CH Foreign residents15.4% #40 LU · #1249 CH Population density399/km² #22 LU · #618 CH Tax burden13'390 #44 LU · #660 CH Taxes200% #46 LU Warmest municipalities9.2 °C #44 LU · #1227 CH Sunniest municipalities41.2% #26 LU · #1318 CH Rainiest municipalities1'014 mm #78 LU · #1564 CH Voter turnout57.9% #38 LU · #703 CH Against Switzerland13% #48 LU · #1052 CH Aligned with Switzerland87% #24 LU · #383 CH SVP strongholds23.7% #68 LU · #1618 CH SP strongholds5.3% #61 LU · #1917 CH Centre strongholds40.9% #8 LU · #121 CH FDP strongholds19.1% #22 LU · #516 CH GLP strongholds4.6% #43 LU · #1278 CH Green strongholds3.7% #54 LU · #1771 CH Largest by area4.2 km² #74 LU · #1676 CH Highest municipalities523 m #47 LU · #1106 CH Remotest municipalities77 min #62 LU · #825 CH Best-connected municipalities77 min #21 LU · #1278 CH Highest peaks699 m #58 LU · #1212 CH Highest-lying municipalities549 m #51 LU · #1221 CH Greatest vertical range210 m #58 LU · #1312 CH Steepest municipalities6.5° #46 LU · #1314 CH Solar potential19 GWh #60 LU · #1063 CH Cheapest electricity25.25 Rp./kWh #6 LU · #360 CH Most expensive electricity25.25 Rp./kWh #76 LU · #1749 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Egolzwil6243 Nebikon6244

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Egolzwil?: Egolzwil has 2 postal codes: 6243, 6244.
What is the tax rate in Egolzwil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Egolzwil is 200% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
How much tax do you pay in Egolzwil?: A single person without children pays about 13'390 CHF income tax in Egolzwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 44 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Egolzwil have?: Egolzwil has 1'667 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Egolzwil?: Egolzwil has 256 foreign residents, a share of 15.36% (2025).

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