What is the postal code of Eriswil?

Eriswil has 2 postal codes: 4950, 4952.

What is the tax rate in Eriswil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Eriswil is 179% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Eriswil?

A single person without children pays about 17'178 CHF income tax in Eriswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 193 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Eriswil have?

Eriswil has 1'346 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Eriswil?

Eriswil has 67 foreign residents, a share of 4.98% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Eriswil

4950–4952

BE CANTON4950 4952

Residents

1'346

Area

11.3 km²

Population density

119 pop./km²

Elevation

785 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'128 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

179%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

674 50.1%

Men

672 49.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

263 19.5%

Swiss citizens

1'279 95.0%

Foreign residents

67 5.0%

Population density

119 pop./km²

0–19 · 263 · 19.5%20–64 · 748 · 55.6%65+ · 335 · 24.9%

Foreign residents 5.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Eriswil

BFS

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

62.5% YesNo 37.5%

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

73.2% YesNo 26.8%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% Yes

22.3% YesNo 77.7%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

31.9% YesNo 68.1%

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

14.0% YesNo 86.0%

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

52.2% YesNo 47.8%

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

55.1% YesNo 44.9%

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

68.9% YesNo 31.2%

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

60.7% YesNo 39.3%

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

11.2% YesNo 88.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP53.8% · strongest party

SVP53.8%

EDU12.3%

SP8.7%

GLP5.7%

EVP4.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier179%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

179%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 195 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'178 CHF(17.2%)

Rank 193 of 334 in the canton · 1902 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 17'048 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee 14'255 CHF · most expensive Schelten 18'510 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:17'178 CHF(~17.2%)

EriswilCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Eriswil	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.1%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.4%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.5%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.3%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.2%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.2%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.9%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.7%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.5%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.3%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.1%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.6%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.1%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.3%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.4%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.3%	25.1–31.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'303 mm

8.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'128 m

Mean elevation

840 m

Relief

422 m

Mean slope

13.2°

Flat share

7.0%

South-facing

7.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 422 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

17.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

22.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'000

18 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

35.9 Rp./kWh

Energy

15.9 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

13.6 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.8 Rp./kWh

35.9 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Gemeinde Eriswil, Elektrizitätsversorgung

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

0.55 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

727

Built before 194656.7%

Built since 20017.6%

0.55 %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 101 min · Car 65 min

AgglomerationPT 56 min · Car 34 min

Remoteness 31/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteeriswil.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'346 #162 BE · #1251 CH Families & children19.5% #180 BE · #1301 CH Age structure24.9% #107 BE · #409 CH Women share50.1% #182 BE · #852 CH Foreign residents5% #269 BE · #2014 CH Population density119/km² #188 BE · #1369 CH Tax burden17'178 #196 BE · #1905 CH Taxes179% #195 BE Warmest municipalities8.2 °C #239 BE · #1661 CH Sunniest municipalities41.1% #229 BE · #1357 CH Rainiest municipalities1'303 mm #79 BE · #488 CH Voter turnout45.6% #302 BE · #1987 CH Against Switzerland32% #14 BE · #36 CH Aligned with Switzerland68% #190 BE · #1415 CH SVP strongholds53.8% #71 BE · #142 CH SP strongholds8.7% #251 BE · #1621 CH Centre strongholds3.8% #292 BE · #1923 CH FDP strongholds1.6% #312 BE · #2039 CH GLP strongholds5.7% #229 BE · #1025 CH Green strongholds4.7% #255 BE · #1590 CH Largest by area11.3 km² #139 BE · #870 CH Highest municipalities785 m #94 BE · #450 CH Remotest municipalities101 min #31 BE · #387 CH Best-connected municipalities101 min #304 BE · #1714 CH Highest peaks1'128 m #119 BE · #650 CH Highest-lying municipalities840 m #118 BE · #575 CH Greatest vertical range422 m #130 BE · #788 CH Steepest municipalities13.2° #115 BE · #684 CH Solar potential18 GWh #163 BE · #1107 CH Cheapest electricity35.9 Rp./kWh #326 BE · #2077 CH Most expensive electricity35.9 Rp./kWh #9 BE · #30 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Eriswil4952 Huttwil4950

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Eriswil?: Eriswil has 2 postal codes: 4950, 4952.
What is the tax rate in Eriswil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Eriswil is 179% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Eriswil?: A single person without children pays about 17'178 CHF income tax in Eriswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 193 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Eriswil have?: Eriswil has 1'346 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Eriswil?: Eriswil has 67 foreign residents, a share of 4.98% (2025).

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