What is the postal code of Engelberg?

Engelberg has 2 postal codes: 6388, 6390.

What is the tax rate in Engelberg?

The municipal tax multiplier of Engelberg is 465% (2026); canton OW levies 325%.

How much tax do you pay in Engelberg?

A single person without children pays about 12'394 CHF income tax in Engelberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 2 of 7 in canton OW. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Engelberg have?

Engelberg has 4'377 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Engelberg?

Engelberg has 1'324 foreign residents, a share of 30.25% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton OW

Engelberg

6388–6390

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'087 47.7%

Men

2'290 52.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

663 15.1%

Swiss citizens

3'053 69.8%

Foreign residents

1'324 30.3%

Population density

58 pop./km²

0–19 · 663 · 15.1%20–64 · 2'630 · 60.1%65+ · 1'084 · 24.8%

Foreign residents 30.3%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −39 (−0.9%) · 31 births · 33 deaths · net migration −26

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 Engelberg

BFS

18.8% YesNo 81.2%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes

33.2% YesNo 66.8%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

66.1% YesNo 34.0%

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

52.2% YesNo 47.8%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

42.5% YesNo 57.5%

17.0% YesNo 83.0%

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

41.6% YesNo 58.4%

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

36.5% YesNo 63.5%

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

75.3% YesNo 24.8%

43.7% YesNo 56.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP56.6% · strongest party

SVP56.6%

FDP43.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier465%

Cantonal tax multiplier325%

465%OW range 386%525%

Tax rank 2 of 7 in canton Obwalden

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'394 CHF(12.4%)

Rank 2 of 7 in the canton · 369 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'462 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Sarnen 11'325 CHF · most expensive Lungern 13'206 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:12'394 CHF(~12.4%)

EngelbergCanton range ObwaldenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Engelberg	Obwalden	Switzerland median
40'000	7.8%	7.1–8.4%	5.4%
50'000	9.2%	8.3–9.9%	7.8%
60'000	10.3%	9.3–11%	10.5%
70'000	10.9%	9.9–11.7%	11.9%
80'000	11.4%	10.4–12.2%	13.1%
90'000	11.8%	10.7–12.6%	14.1%
100'000	12.4%	11.3–13.2%	15.3%
110'000	12.9%	11.8–13.7%	16.3%
120'000	13.3%	12.3–14.2%	17.2%
130'000	13.8%	12.6–14.6%	18.1%
140'000	14.2%	13.1–15.1%	19%
150'000	14.6%	13.5–15.5%	19.7%
175'000	15.6%	14.5–16.5%	21.6%
200'000	16.6%	15.4–17.5%	23.2%
225'000	17.4%	16.2–18.3%	24.6%
250'000	18.2%	17–19.1%	25.8%
275'000	18.8%	17.6–19.7%	26.8%
300'000	19.3%	18.1–20.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20205.6 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)3.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'636 mm

5.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

3'226 m

Mean elevation

1'752 m

Relief

2'669 m

Mean slope

29.1°

Flat share

6.3%

South-facing

24.3%

Above 2000 m

37.6%

Relief 2'669 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

38.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

57.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'500

Per inhabitant

8'771 kWh/yr

38 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

25.99 Rp./kWh

Energy

9.67 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.04 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.7 Rp./kWh

25.99 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 25.99 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator Elektrizitätswerk Obwalden

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

Standard model, deductible 300501 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Obwalden340 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Engelberg →Canton Obwalden →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Obwalden (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.

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

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

0.71 %

Second homes

55.9 %

Avg. rooms

3.2

Dwellings

4'617

Built before 194612.7%

Built since 200120.4%

Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).

0.71 %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

2'733

Workplaces

492

Services share

86.5 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 142 (5.2%) · Secondary 226 (8.3%) · Tertiary 2'365 (86.5%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

20.8 %

Farmland

706 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 113 min · Car 73 min

AgglomerationPT 25 min · Car 18 min

Remoteness 4/7 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number1402

Websitegde-engelberg.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Engelberg ranks

Largest municipalities4'377 #5 OW · #515 CH Growing municipalities-0.9% #7 OW · #1771 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.9% #1 OW · #336 CH Jobs per resident0.62 #3 OW · #313 CH Families & children15.1% #7 OW · #1974 CH Age structure24.8% #1 OW · #419 CH Women share47.7% #7 OW · #1921 CH Foreign residents30.3% #1 OW · #301 CH Population density58/km² #5 OW · #1735 CH Tax burden12'394 #2 OW · #371 CH Taxes465% #2 OW Warmest municipalities5.6 °C #6 OW · #1968 CH Sunniest municipalities44.1% #5 OW · #814 CH Rainiest municipalities1'636 mm #2 OW · #150 CH Voter turnout63.1% #2 OW · #313 CH Against Switzerland20.6% #5 OW · #464 CH Aligned with Switzerland79.4% #3 OW · #954 CH SVP strongholds56.6% #2 OW · #92 CH FDP strongholds43.4% #6 OW · #12 CH Largest by area74.9 km² #4 OW · #105 CH Highest municipalities1'015 m #6 OW · #253 CH Second homes55.9% #1 OW · #129 CH Organic farming20.8% #6 OW · #601 CH Best-connected municipalities113 min #4 OW · #1874 CH Remotest municipalities113 min #4 OW · #234 CH Highest peaks3'226 m #1 OW · #84 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'752 m #1 OW · #149 CH Greatest vertical range2'669 m #1 OW · #47 CH Steepest municipalities29.1° #1 OW · #113 CH Solar potential38 GWh #6 OW · #490 CH Solar potential per capita8'771 kWh #3 OW · #1302 CH Cheapest electricity25.99 Rp./kWh #2 OW · #872 CH Most expensive electricity25.99 Rp./kWh #2 OW · #1231 CH

Postal codes (2)

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Localities

swisstopo · 2

Engelberg6390 Grafenort6388

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Engelberg?: Engelberg has 2 postal codes: 6388, 6390.
What is the tax rate in Engelberg?: The municipal tax multiplier of Engelberg is 465% (2026); canton OW levies 325%.
How much tax do you pay in Engelberg?: A single person without children pays about 12'394 CHF income tax in Engelberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 2 of 7 in canton OW. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Engelberg have?: Engelberg has 4'377 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Engelberg?: Engelberg has 1'324 foreign residents, a share of 30.25% (2025).

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