What is the postal code of Eichberg?

Eichberg has 2 postal codes: 9452, 9453.

What is the tax rate in Eichberg?

The municipal tax multiplier of Eichberg is 104% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.

How much tax do you pay in Eichberg?

A single person without children pays about 13'259 CHF income tax in Eichberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 22 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Eichberg have?

Eichberg has 1'614 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Eichberg?

Eichberg has 308 foreign residents, a share of 19.08% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SG · Wahlkreis Rheintal

Eichberg

9452–9453

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

787 48.8%

Men

827 51.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

343 21.3%

Swiss citizens

1'306 80.9%

Foreign residents

308 19.1%

Population density

297 pop./km²

0–19 · 343 · 21.3%20–64 · 1'008 · 62.5%65+ · 263 · 16.3%

Foreign residents 19.1%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −3 (−0.2%) · 9 births · 15 deaths · net migration +1

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Vote results for Eichberg

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Rheintal: 21.5% Yes

23.4% YesNo 76.6%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Rheintal: 40.2% Yes

51.7% YesNo 48.3%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Rheintal: 62.4% Yes

64.7% YesNo 35.3%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Rheintal: 61.5% Yes

75.2% YesNo 24.8%

14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Rheintal: 55.6% Yes

47.0% YesNo 53.0%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Rheintal: 38.4% Yes

26.2% YesNo 73.8%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Rheintal: 17.3% Yes

14.9% YesNo 85.1%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Rheintal: 47.9% Yes

56.1% YesNo 43.9%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Rheintal: 44.5% Yes

52.5% YesNo 47.5%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Rheintal: 71.6% Yes

67.8% YesNo 32.2%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP55.4% · strongest party

SVP55.4%

Mitte15.0%

FDP8.9%

SP6.4%

GLP5.4%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier104%

Cantonal tax multiplier105%

104%SG range 61%155%

Tax rank 22 of 75 in canton St. Gallen

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'259 CHF(13.3%)

Rank 22 of 75 in the canton · 601 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 13'868 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Balgach 10'881 CHF · most expensive Lütisburg 16'080 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'259 CHF(~13.3%)

EichbergCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Eichberg	St. Gallen	Switzerland median
40'000	5.9%	4.8–7.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.6%	6.1–9.3%	7.8%
60'000	9.1%	7.4–11.2%	10.5%
70'000	10.2%	8.3–12.5%	11.9%
80'000	11.3%	9.2–13.8%	13.1%
90'000	12.2%	10–14.9%	14.1%
100'000	13.3%	10.9–16.1%	15.3%
110'000	14.1%	11.7–17.1%	16.3%
120'000	14.9%	12.3–18%	17.2%
130'000	15.6%	12.9–18.7%	18.1%
140'000	16.3%	13.6–19.5%	19%
150'000	16.9%	14.1–20.2%	19.7%
175'000	18.3%	15.4–21.8%	21.6%
200'000	19.5%	16.5–23.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.6%	17.5–24.2%	24.6%
250'000	21.5%	18.4–25.2%	25.8%
275'000	22.3%	19.1–26.1%	26.8%
300'000	22.9%	19.7–26.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'429 mm

9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

909 m

Mean elevation

591 m

Relief

473 m

Mean slope

12.2°

Flat share

20.0%

South-facing

22.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 473 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

13.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

18.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'000

Per inhabitant

8'259 kWh/yr

13 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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

33.91 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.38 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

15.18 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.35 Rp./kWh

33.91 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 30.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator Gemeinde Eichberg, Elektra

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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 3

Standard model, deductible 300516 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton St. Gallen377 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Eichberg →Canton St. Gallen →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 of canton St. Gallen. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton St. Gallen (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

1.26 %

Second homes

8.5 %

Avg. rooms

4.6

Dwellings

717

Built before 194623.7%

Built since 200131.5%

1.26 %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 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024

Jobs

305

Workplaces

Services share

63.6 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 32 (10.5%) · Secondary 79 (25.9%) · Tertiary 194 (63.6%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

180 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 147 min · Car 102 min

AgglomerationPT 13 min · Car 9 min

Remoteness 1/75 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number3252

Websiteeichberg.ch ↗

DistrictWahlkreis Rheintal

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Eichberg ranks

Largest municipalities1'614 #69 SG · #1113 CH Growing municipalities-0.2% #64 SG · #1528 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.2% #12 SG · #585 CH Jobs per resident0.19 #74 SG · #1830 CH Families & children21.3% #31 SG · #720 CH Age structure16.3% #73 SG · #1871 CH Women share48.8% #57 SG · #1599 CH Foreign residents19.1% #44 SG · #941 CH Population density297/km² #36 SG · #786 CH Tax burden13'259 #22 SG · #601 CH Taxes104% #22 SG Warmest municipalities9.2 °C #38 SG · #1243 CH Sunniest municipalities43.2% #30 SG · #985 CH Rainiest municipalities1'429 mm #23 SG · #317 CH Voter turnout57.6% #26 SG · #872 CH Against Switzerland32.4% #2 SG · #33 CH Aligned with Switzerland67.6% #72 SG · #1428 CH SVP strongholds55.4% #1 SG · #111 CH SP strongholds6.4% #62 SG · #1841 CH Centre strongholds15% #65 SG · #830 CH FDP strongholds8.9% #74 SG · #1511 CH GLP strongholds5.4% #27 SG · #1110 CH Green strongholds4.4% #66 SG · #1657 CH Largest by area5.4 km² #64 SG · #1499 CH Highest municipalities519 m #44 SG · #1128 CH Second homes8.5% #59 SG · #1501 CH Organic farming0% #70 SG · #1823 CH Best-connected municipalities147 min #75 SG · #2039 CH Remotest municipalities147 min #1 SG · #69 CH Highest peaks909 m #36 SG · #818 CH Highest-lying municipalities591 m #46 SG · #1045 CH Greatest vertical range473 m #33 SG · #719 CH Steepest municipalities12.2° #32 SG · #758 CH Solar potential13 GWh #71 SG · #1330 CH Solar potential per capita8'259 kWh #42 SG · #1408 CH Cheapest electricity33.91 Rp./kWh #60 SG · #2057 CH Most expensive electricity33.91 Rp./kWh #15 SG · #50 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Eichberg9453 Hinterforst9452

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Eichberg?: Eichberg has 2 postal codes: 9452, 9453.
What is the tax rate in Eichberg?: The municipal tax multiplier of Eichberg is 104% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
How much tax do you pay in Eichberg?: A single person without children pays about 13'259 CHF income tax in Eichberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 22 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Eichberg have?: Eichberg has 1'614 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Eichberg?: Eichberg has 308 foreign residents, a share of 19.08% (2025).

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