What is the postal code of Gaiserwald?

Gaiserwald has 3 postal codes: 9030, 9032, 9300.

What is the tax rate in Gaiserwald?

The municipal tax multiplier of Gaiserwald is 99% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.

How much tax do you pay in Gaiserwald?

A single person without children pays about 12'983 CHF income tax in Gaiserwald on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 13 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Gaiserwald have?

Gaiserwald has 8'828 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Gaiserwald?

Gaiserwald has 1'432 foreign residents, a share of 16.22% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SG

Gaiserwald

9030–9300

SG CANTON9030 9032 9300

Residents

8'828

Area

12.6 km²

Population density

699 pop./km²

Elevation

650 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

906 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

99%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

4'490 50.9%

Men

4'338 49.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'913 21.7%

Swiss citizens

7'396 83.8%

Foreign residents

1'432 16.2%

Population density

699 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'913 · 21.7%20–64 · 4'881 · 55.3%65+ · 2'034 · 23.0%

Foreign residents 16.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Gaiserwald

BFS

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

62.6% YesNo 37.4%

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

45.9% YesNo 54.1%

14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% Yes

62.6% YesNo 37.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

42.7% YesNo 57.3%

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

19.3% YesNo 80.7%

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

36.5% YesNo 63.6%

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

32.3% YesNo 67.7%

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

76.5% YesNo 23.5%

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

38.2% YesNo 61.8%

08.03.2026Kantonsratsbeschluss über den Bau der «Kantonsstrasse zum See» mit Kostenbeteiligung am «Anschluss Witen mit Zubringer»Cantonal SG● Accepted · 54.0% Yes

61.9% YesNo 38.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP28.1% · strongest party

SVP28.1%

Mitte23.4%

FDP20.2%

SP9.5%

GRÜNE7.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier99%

Cantonal tax multiplier105%

99%SG range 61%155%

Tax rank 13 of 75 in canton St. Gallen

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'983 CHF(13%)

Rank 13 of 75 in the canton · 513 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 13'868 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Balgach 10'881 CHF · most expensive Lütisburg 16'080 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:12'983 CHF(~13%)

GaiserwaldCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Gaiserwald	St. Gallen	Switzerland median
40'000	5.8%	4.8–7.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.4%	6.1–9.3%	7.8%
60'000	8.9%	7.4–11.2%	10.5%
70'000	10%	8.3–12.5%	11.9%
80'000	11.1%	9.2–13.8%	13.1%
90'000	12%	10–14.9%	14.1%
100'000	13%	10.9–16.1%	15.3%
110'000	13.9%	11.7–17.1%	16.3%
120'000	14.6%	12.3–18%	17.2%
130'000	15.3%	12.9–18.7%	18.1%
140'000	16%	13.6–19.5%	19%
150'000	16.6%	14.1–20.2%	19.7%
175'000	18%	15.4–21.8%	21.6%
200'000	19.2%	16.5–23.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.2%	17.5–24.2%	24.6%
250'000	21.1%	18.4–25.2%	25.8%
275'000	21.9%	19.1–26.1%	26.8%
300'000	22.5%	19.7–26.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'253 mm

9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

906 m

Mean elevation

707 m

Relief

368 m

Mean slope

8.9°

Flat share

28.1%

South-facing

24.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 368 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

52.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

72.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

11'600

52 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

35.92 Rp./kWh

Energy

20.16 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.13 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.9 Rp./kWh

35.92 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.8 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Politische Gemeinde Gaiserwald, 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

1.13 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

4'075

Built before 194611.7%

Built since 200123.1%

1.13 %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 111 min · Car 68 min

AgglomerationPT 20 min · Car 13 min

Remoteness 24/75 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitegaiserwald.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities8'828 #18 SG · #225 CH Families & children21.7% #26 SG · #610 CH Age structure23% #12 SG · #675 CH Women share50.9% #6 SG · #453 CH Foreign residents16.2% #53 SG · #1181 CH Population density699/km² #24 SG · #357 CH Tax burden12'983 #15 SG · #515 CH Taxes99% #13 SG Warmest municipalities9.3 °C #37 SG · #1159 CH Sunniest municipalities40.2% #59 SG · #1752 CH Rainiest municipalities1'253 mm #36 SG · #581 CH Voter turnout59.4% #12 SG · #536 CH Against Switzerland10% #73 SG · #1234 CH Aligned with Switzerland90% #4 SG · #245 CH SVP strongholds28.1% #72 SG · #1394 CH SP strongholds9.5% #42 SG · #1564 CH Centre strongholds23.4% #21 SG · #402 CH FDP strongholds20.2% #2 SG · #436 CH GLP strongholds7.4% #4 SG · #679 CH Green strongholds7.6% #25 SG · #951 CH Largest by area12.6 km² #42 SG · #767 CH Highest municipalities650 m #23 SG · #693 CH Remotest municipalities111 min #24 SG · #255 CH Best-connected municipalities111 min #52 SG · #1857 CH Highest peaks906 m #37 SG · #821 CH Highest-lying municipalities707 m #31 SG · #751 CH Greatest vertical range368 m #40 SG · #867 CH Steepest municipalities8.9° #42 SG · #1027 CH Solar potential52 GWh #29 SG · #302 CH Cheapest electricity35.92 Rp./kWh #70 SG · #2078 CH Most expensive electricity35.92 Rp./kWh #6 SG · #29 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Abtwil SG9030 Engelburg9032 St. Josefen9030 Wittenbach9300

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Gaiserwald?: Gaiserwald has 3 postal codes: 9030, 9032, 9300.
What is the tax rate in Gaiserwald?: The municipal tax multiplier of Gaiserwald is 99% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
How much tax do you pay in Gaiserwald?: A single person without children pays about 12'983 CHF income tax in Gaiserwald on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 13 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Gaiserwald have?: Gaiserwald has 8'828 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Gaiserwald?: Gaiserwald has 1'432 foreign residents, a share of 16.22% (2025).

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