What is the postal code of Etziken?

The postal code of Etziken is 4554.

What is the tax rate in Etziken?

The municipal tax multiplier of Etziken is 130% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.

How much tax do you pay in Etziken?

A single person without children pays about 17'344 CHF income tax in Etziken on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 93 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Etziken have?

Etziken has 1'093 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Etziken?

Etziken has 146 foreign residents, a share of 13.36% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SO

Etziken

4554

SO CANTON4554

Residents

1'093

Area

3.4 km²

Population density

324 pop./km²

Elevation

479 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

130%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

549 50.2%

Men

544 49.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

251 23.0%

Swiss citizens

947 86.6%

Foreign residents

146 13.4%

Population density

324 pop./km²

0–19 · 251 · 23.0%20–64 · 635 · 58.1%65+ · 207 · 18.9%

Foreign residents 13.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Etziken

BFS

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

59.0% YesNo 41.0%

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

60.4% YesNo 39.6%

14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung des KantonsratsgesetzesCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.6% Yes

52.8% YesNo 47.2%

14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung der KantonsverfassungCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.7% Yes

53.7% YesNo 46.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

50.1% YesNo 49.9%

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

16.9% YesNo 83.1%

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

41.1% YesNo 58.9%

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

40.2% YesNo 59.8%

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

67.6% YesNo 32.4%

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

45.6% YesNo 54.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP40.4% · strongest party

SVP40.4%

Mitte17.4%

FDP15.0%

SP12.4%

GLP6.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier130%

Cantonal tax multiplier104%

130%SO range 65%145%

Tax rank 99 of 104 in canton Solothurn

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'344 CHF(17.3%)

Rank 93 of 104 in the canton · 1972 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 16'810 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Kammersrohr 13'027 CHF · most expensive Bolken 18'375 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:17'344 CHF(~17.3%)

EtzikenCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Etziken	Solothurn	Switzerland median
40'000	8.2%	6.1–8.8%	5.4%
50'000	10.7%	7.9–11.4%	7.8%
60'000	12.7%	9.4–13.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.2%	10.5–15.1%	11.9%
80'000	15.4%	11.5–16.3%	13.1%
90'000	16.3%	12.2–17.3%	14.1%
100'000	17.3%	13–18.4%	15.3%
110'000	18.2%	13.8–19.3%	16.3%
120'000	19%	14.4–20.1%	17.2%
130'000	19.8%	15.1–20.9%	18.1%
140'000	20.6%	15.7–21.8%	19%
150'000	21.3%	16.4–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	23.1%	17.8–24.3%	21.6%
200'000	24.5%	19.1–25.8%	23.2%
225'000	25.7%	20.1–27%	24.6%
250'000	26.8%	21.1–28.2%	25.8%
275'000	27.7%	21.9–29.1%	26.8%
300'000	28.4%	22.5–29.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'074 mm

9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

523 m

Mean elevation

480 m

Relief

69 m

Mean slope

2.4°

Flat share

92.9%

South-facing

1.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 69 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

11.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

14.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'500

11 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

30.16 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.61 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.24 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

30.16 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 30.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Genossenschaft Elektra Äusseres Wasseramt EAW

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

2.96 %

Avg. rooms

4.4

Dwellings

507

Built before 194624.9%

Built since 200127.6%

2.96 %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 60 min · Car 40 min

AgglomerationPT 24 min · Car 13 min

Remoteness 66/104 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteetziken.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'093 #71 SO · #1400 CH Families & children23% #3 SO · #307 CH Age structure18.9% #93 SO · #1459 CH Women share50.2% #39 SO · #799 CH Foreign residents13.4% #62 SO · #1414 CH Population density324/km² #48 SO · #731 CH Tax burden17'344 #94 SO · #1973 CH Taxes130% #99 SO Warmest municipalities9.4 °C #51 SO · #1055 CH Sunniest municipalities40% #91 SO · #1874 CH Rainiest municipalities1'074 mm #79 SO · #1253 CH Voter turnout51.4% #64 SO · #1547 CH Against Switzerland12% #45 SO · #1114 CH Aligned with Switzerland88% #30 SO · #338 CH SVP strongholds40.4% #9 SO · #642 CH SP strongholds12.4% #61 SO · #1230 CH Centre strongholds17.4% #59 SO · #671 CH FDP strongholds15% #58 SO · #822 CH GLP strongholds6.7% #30 SO · #811 CH Green strongholds6.2% #61 SO · #1284 CH Largest by area3.4 km² #84 SO · #1809 CH Highest municipalities479 m #50 SO · #1323 CH Remotest municipalities60 min #66 SO · #1333 CH Best-connected municipalities60 min #36 SO · #773 CH Highest peaks523 m #76 SO · #1804 CH Highest-lying municipalities480 m #67 SO · #1533 CH Greatest vertical range69 m #87 SO · #1975 CH Steepest municipalities2.4° #86 SO · #1969 CH Solar potential11 GWh #68 SO · #1472 CH Cheapest electricity30.16 Rp./kWh #45 SO · #1643 CH Most expensive electricity30.16 Rp./kWh #58 SO · #462 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

4554

Etziken

Localities

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Etziken4554

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Etziken?: The postal code of Etziken is 4554.
What is the tax rate in Etziken?: The municipal tax multiplier of Etziken is 130% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
How much tax do you pay in Etziken?: A single person without children pays about 17'344 CHF income tax in Etziken on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 93 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Etziken have?: Etziken has 1'093 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Etziken?: Etziken has 146 foreign residents, a share of 13.36% (2025).

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