What is the postal code of Einsiedeln?

Einsiedeln has 6 postal codes: 8836, 8840, 8841, 8844, 8846, 8847.

What is the tax rate in Einsiedeln?

The municipal tax multiplier of Einsiedeln is 170% (2026); canton SZ levies 110%.

How much tax do you pay in Einsiedeln?

A single person without children pays about 8'003 CHF income tax in Einsiedeln on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 24 of 30 in canton SZ. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Einsiedeln have?

Einsiedeln has 16'667 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Einsiedeln?

Einsiedeln has 3'105 foreign residents, a share of 18.63% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SZ

Einsiedeln

8836–8847

SZ CANTON8836 8840 8841 8844+2 PLZ

Residents

16'667

Area

109.7 km²

Population density

152 pop./km²

Elevation

882 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'590 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

170%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

8'331 50.0%

Men

8'336 50.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

3'158 18.9%

Swiss citizens

13'562 81.4%

Foreign residents

3'105 18.6%

Population density

152 pop./km²

0–19 · 3'158 · 18.9%20–64 · 9'933 · 59.6%65+ · 3'576 · 21.5%

Foreign residents 18.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Einsiedeln

BFS

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

63.3% YesNo 36.7%

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

66.2% YesNo 33.8%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Kaufkraft stärken – Prämienverbilligung auch für den Mittelstand»Cantonal SZ● Rejected · 40.8% Yes

41.2% YesNo 58.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

37.6% YesNo 62.4%

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

15.7% YesNo 84.3%

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

47.9% YesNo 52.1%

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

46.7% YesNo 53.3%

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

69.5% YesNo 30.5%

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

54.3% YesNo 45.7%

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

10.2% YesNo 89.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP36.5% · strongest party

SVP36.5%

Mitte18.5%

SP14.9%

FDP14.8%

Übrige10.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier170%

Cantonal tax multiplier110%

170%SZ range 64%195%

Tax rank 24 of 30 in canton Schwyz

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

8'003 CHF(8%)

Rank 24 of 30 in the canton · 35 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 7'665 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Freienbach 5'617 CHF · most expensive Illgau 8'565 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:8'003 CHF(~8%)

EinsiedelnCanton range SchwyzSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Einsiedeln	Schwyz	Switzerland median
40'000	2.6%	1.7–2.8%	5.4%
50'000	4.1%	2.7–4.4%	7.8%
60'000	5.1%	3.4–5.5%	10.5%
70'000	5.9%	4–6.4%	11.9%
80'000	6.6%	4.5–7.1%	13.1%
90'000	7.2%	5–7.7%	14.1%
100'000	8%	5.6–8.6%	15.3%
110'000	8.7%	6.2–9.3%	16.3%
120'000	9.3%	6.7–9.9%	17.2%
130'000	9.8%	7.1–10.4%	18.1%
140'000	10.3%	7.6–11%	19%
150'000	10.8%	8–11.5%	19.7%
175'000	12%	9–12.7%	21.6%
200'000	13%	9.9–13.7%	23.2%
225'000	13.9%	10.7–14.6%	24.6%
250'000	14.7%	11.5–15.4%	25.8%
275'000	15.3%	12.1–16.1%	26.8%
300'000	15.9%	12.6–16.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'726 mm

7.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'590 m

Mean elevation

1'043 m

Relief

806 m

Mean slope

13.8°

Flat share

26.4%

South-facing

18.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 806 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

126.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

174.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

28'000

126 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

26.39 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.11 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.83 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.11 Rp./kWh

26.39 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 28.16 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator EKZ Einsiedeln AG, Dietikon

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

0.34 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

8'354

Built before 194618.4%

Built since 200131.6%

0.34 %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 80 min · Car 47 min

AgglomerationPT 9 min · Car 6 min

Remoteness 17/30 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteeinsiedeln.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities16'667 #3 SZ · #80 CH Families & children18.9% #16 SZ · #1464 CH Age structure21.5% #8 SZ · #949 CH Women share50% #4 SZ · #927 CH Foreign residents18.6% #16 SZ · #980 CH Population density152/km² #16 SZ · #1213 CH Tax burden8'003 #24 SZ · #35 CH Taxes170% #24 SZ Warmest municipalities7.3 °C #20 SZ · #1815 CH Sunniest municipalities44.3% #13 SZ · #770 CH Rainiest municipalities1'726 mm #13 SZ · #111 CH Voter turnout64.4% #3 SZ · #183 CH Against Switzerland29% #10 SZ · #95 CH Aligned with Switzerland71% #15 SZ · #1357 CH SVP strongholds36.5% #20 SZ · #870 CH SP strongholds14.9% #3 SZ · #944 CH Centre strongholds18.5% #9 SZ · #610 CH FDP strongholds14.8% #18 SZ · #841 CH GLP strongholds2.7% #15 SZ · #1643 CH Green strongholds1.8% #16 SZ · #1970 CH Largest by area109.7 km² #2 SZ · #59 CH Highest municipalities882 m #10 SZ · #348 CH Remotest municipalities80 min #17 SZ · #759 CH Best-connected municipalities80 min #14 SZ · #1347 CH Highest peaks1'590 m #17 SZ · #435 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'043 m #10 SZ · #388 CH Greatest vertical range806 m #21 SZ · #507 CH Steepest municipalities13.8° #22 SZ · #633 CH Solar potential126 GWh #1 SZ · #45 CH Cheapest electricity26.39 Rp./kWh #12 SZ · #524 CH Most expensive electricity26.39 Rp./kWh #19 SZ · #1582 CH

Postal codes (6)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 7

Bennau8836 Egg SZ8847 Einsiedeln8840 Euthal8844 Gross8841 Trachslau8840 Willerzell8846

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Einsiedeln?: Einsiedeln has 6 postal codes: 8836, 8840, 8841, 8844, 8846, 8847.
What is the tax rate in Einsiedeln?: The municipal tax multiplier of Einsiedeln is 170% (2026); canton SZ levies 110%.
How much tax do you pay in Einsiedeln?: A single person without children pays about 8'003 CHF income tax in Einsiedeln on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 24 of 30 in canton SZ. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Einsiedeln have?: Einsiedeln has 16'667 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Einsiedeln?: Einsiedeln has 3'105 foreign residents, a share of 18.63% (2025).

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