What is the postal code of Eiken?

The postal code of Eiken is 5074.

What is the tax rate in Eiken?

The municipal tax multiplier of Eiken is 111% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Eiken?

A single person without children pays about 13'112 CHF income tax in Eiken on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 116 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Eiken have?

Eiken has 2'573 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Eiken?

Eiken has 676 foreign residents, a share of 26.27% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Eiken

5074

AG CANTON5074

Residents

2'573

Area

7.1 km²

Population density

363 pop./km²

Elevation

331 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

111%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'252 48.7%

Men

1'321 51.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

488 19.0%

Swiss citizens

1'897 73.7%

Foreign residents

676 26.3%

Population density

363 pop./km²

0–19 · 488 · 19.0%20–64 · 1'631 · 63.4%65+ · 454 · 17.6%

Foreign residents 26.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Eiken

BFS

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

57.2% YesNo 42.8%

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

57.0% YesNo 43.0%

14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% Yes

39.7% YesNo 60.3%

14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

44.8% YesNo 55.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

44.1% YesNo 55.9%

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

20.6% YesNo 79.4%

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

43.9% YesNo 56.2%

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

40.9% YesNo 59.1%

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

71.8% 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

47.9% YesNo 52.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP46.7% · strongest party

SVP46.7%

Mitte14.4%

SP14.0%

FDP9.5%

GRÜNE5.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier111%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

111%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 117 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'112 CHF(13.1%)

Rank 116 of 196 in the canton · 562 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'952 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Oberwil-Lieli 9'753 CHF · most expensive Ammerswil 13'965 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'112 CHF(~13.1%)

EikenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Eiken	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.3%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	7.2%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	8.7%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	10.1%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	11.1%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	12%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	13.1%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	14.1%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	14.8%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	15.5%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	16.3%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	17%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	18.6%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	20%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	21.3%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	22.4%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	23.3%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	24.1%	19.1–25.3%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'064 mm

10.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

493 m

Mean elevation

345 m

Relief

200 m

Mean slope

6.3°

Flat share

58.9%

South-facing

5.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 200 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

27.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

35.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'100

28 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

27.89 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.4 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.23 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.06 Rp./kWh

27.89 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 27.73 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator AEW Energie 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

2.14 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

1'215

Built before 194613.0%

Built since 200134.2%

2.14 %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 49 min · Car 31 min

AgglomerationPT 16 min · Car 8 min

Remoteness 183/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteeiken.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'573 #94 AG · #827 CH Families & children19% #145 AG · #1442 CH Age structure17.6% #150 AG · #1698 CH Women share48.7% #146 AG · #1650 CH Foreign residents26.3% #62 AG · #487 CH Population density363/km² #109 AG · #660 CH Tax burden13'112 #116 AG · #562 CH Taxes111% #117 AG Warmest municipalities10.7 °C #7 AG · #158 CH Sunniest municipalities40.1% #118 AG · #1835 CH Rainiest municipalities1'064 mm #127 AG · #1304 CH Voter turnout44.7% #187 AG · #2015 CH Against Switzerland16% #76 AG · #860 CH Aligned with Switzerland84% #90 AG · #602 CH SVP strongholds46.7% #57 AG · #334 CH SP strongholds14% #78 AG · #1050 CH Centre strongholds14.4% #69 AG · #872 CH FDP strongholds9.5% #155 AG · #1451 CH GLP strongholds4.4% #174 AG · #1326 CH Green strongholds5.9% #85 AG · #1350 CH Largest by area7.1 km² #77 AG · #1239 CH Highest municipalities331 m #183 AG · #2036 CH Remotest municipalities49 min #183 AG · #1681 CH Best-connected municipalities49 min #17 AG · #443 CH Highest peaks493 m #172 AG · #1906 CH Highest-lying municipalities345 m #189 AG · #2072 CH Greatest vertical range200 m #116 AG · #1371 CH Steepest municipalities6.3° #121 AG · #1350 CH Solar potential28 GWh #70 AG · #751 CH Cheapest electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #117 AG · #1027 CH Most expensive electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #64 AG · #1065 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

5074

Eiken

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Eiken5074

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Eiken?: The postal code of Eiken is 5074.
What is the tax rate in Eiken?: The municipal tax multiplier of Eiken is 111% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Eiken?: A single person without children pays about 13'112 CHF income tax in Eiken on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 116 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Eiken have?: Eiken has 2'573 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Eiken?: Eiken has 676 foreign residents, a share of 26.27% (2025).

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