What is the postal code of Erstfeld?

The postal code of Erstfeld is 6472.

What is the tax rate in Erstfeld?

The municipal tax multiplier of Erstfeld is 103% (2026); canton UR levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Erstfeld?

A single person without children pays about 11'842 CHF income tax in Erstfeld on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 10 of 19 in canton UR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Erstfeld have?

Erstfeld has 3'985 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Erstfeld?

Erstfeld has 1'014 foreign residents, a share of 25.45% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton UR

Erstfeld

6472

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Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'921 48.2%

Men

2'064 51.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

826 20.7%

Swiss citizens

2'971 74.6%

Foreign residents

1'014 25.5%

Population density

67 pop./km²

0–19 · 826 · 20.7%20–64 · 2'223 · 55.8%65+ · 936 · 23.5%

Foreign residents 25.5%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +24 (+0.6%) · 29 births · 47 deaths · net migration +29

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 Erstfeld

BFS

19.8% YesNo 80.2%

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

37.1% YesNo 62.9%

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

57.5% YesNo 42.5%

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

60.6% YesNo 39.4%

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

35.8% YesNo 64.3%

20.9% YesNo 79.1%

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

39.5% YesNo 60.5%

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

47.1% YesNo 52.9%

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

70.6% YesNo 29.4%

55.7% YesNo 44.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte65.0% · strongest party

Mitte65.0%

SVP32.6%

Übrige2.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier103%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

103%UR range 91%117%

Tax rank 10 of 19 in canton Uri

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'842 CHF(11.8%)

Rank 10 of 19 in the canton · 278 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 11'842 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Schattdorf 11'246 CHF · most expensive Isenthal 12'536 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:11'842 CHF(~11.8%)

ErstfeldCanton range UriSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Erstfeld	Uri	Switzerland median
40'000	6.8%	6.5–7.3%	5.4%
50'000	8.2%	7.7–8.7%	7.8%
60'000	9.2%	8.7–9.8%	10.5%
70'000	10.1%	9.5–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	10.7%	10.1–11.4%	13.1%
90'000	11.2%	10.6–11.8%	14.1%
100'000	11.8%	11.2–12.5%	15.3%
110'000	12.4%	11.8–13.1%	16.3%
120'000	12.9%	12.3–13.6%	17.2%
130'000	13.4%	12.7–14.1%	18.1%
140'000	13.9%	13.2–14.6%	19%
150'000	14.3%	13.6–15%	19.7%
175'000	15.4%	14.7–16.2%	21.6%
200'000	16.4%	15.7–17.2%	23.2%
225'000	17.2%	16.6–18%	24.6%
250'000	18%	17.3–18.9%	25.8%
275'000	18.7%	18–19.5%	26.8%
300'000	19.2%	18.5–20.1%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.1 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)3.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'387 mm

9.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

3'180 m

Mean elevation

1'663 m

Relief

2'727 m

Mean slope

33.6°

Flat share

6.9%

South-facing

16.5%

Above 2000 m

34.4%

Relief 2'727 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

21 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

27.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'700

Per inhabitant

5'257 kWh/yr

21 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

27.23 Rp./kWh

Energy

9.58 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

13.02 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.3 Rp./kWh

27.23 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 24.09 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator Gemeindewerke Erstfeld

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 300495 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Uri324 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Erstfeld →Canton Uri →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Uri (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

0.6 %

Second homes

14 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

2'002

Built before 194635.8%

Built since 200111.1%

0.6 %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

1'495

Workplaces

218

Services share

70.6 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 102 (6.8%) · Secondary 337 (22.5%) · Tertiary 1'056 (70.6%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

3.2 %

Farmland

466 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 73 min · Car 71 min

AgglomerationPT 22 min · Car 14 min

Remoteness 19/19 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number1206

Websiteerstfeld.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Erstfeld ranks

Largest municipalities3'985 #3 UR · #553 CH Growing municipalities0.6% #9 UR · #1022 CH Shrinking municipalities0.6% #11 UR · #1088 CH Jobs per resident0.38 #10 UR · #918 CH Families & children20.7% #7 UR · #909 CH Age structure23.5% #10 UR · #580 CH Women share48.2% #7 UR · #1809 CH Foreign residents25.5% #7 UR · #528 CH Population density67/km² #6 UR · #1667 CH Tax burden11'842 #10 UR · #278 CH Taxes103% #10 UR Warmest municipalities9.1 °C #3 UR · #1296 CH Sunniest municipalities45.4% #12 UR · #611 CH Rainiest municipalities1'387 mm #14 UR · #372 CH Voter turnout53.3% #5 UR · #1442 CH Against Switzerland23.5% #4 UR · #291 CH Aligned with Switzerland76.5% #5 UR · #1136 CH SVP strongholds32.6% #17 UR · #1119 CH Centre strongholds65% #4 UR · #16 CH Largest by area59.1 km² #10 UR · #138 CH Highest municipalities475 m #16 UR · #1346 CH Second homes14% #14 UR · #668 CH Organic farming3.2% #18 UR · #1571 CH Best-connected municipalities73 min #1 UR · #1180 CH Remotest municipalities73 min #19 UR · #925 CH Highest peaks3'180 m #7 UR · #99 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'663 m #12 UR · #163 CH Greatest vertical range2'727 m #2 UR · #39 CH Steepest municipalities33.6° #2 UR · #25 CH Solar potential21 GWh #5 UR · #977 CH Solar potential per capita5'257 kWh #18 UR · #1945 CH Cheapest electricity27.23 Rp./kWh #19 UR · #1142 CH Most expensive electricity27.23 Rp./kWh #1 UR · #965 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

6472

Erstfeld

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Erstfeld6472

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Erstfeld?: The postal code of Erstfeld is 6472.
What is the tax rate in Erstfeld?: The municipal tax multiplier of Erstfeld is 103% (2026); canton UR levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Erstfeld?: A single person without children pays about 11'842 CHF income tax in Erstfeld on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 10 of 19 in canton UR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Erstfeld have?: Erstfeld has 3'985 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Erstfeld?: Erstfeld has 1'014 foreign residents, a share of 25.45% (2025).

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