What is the postal code of Gebenstorf?

The postal code of Gebenstorf is 5412.

What is the tax rate in Gebenstorf?

The municipal tax multiplier of Gebenstorf is 105% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Gebenstorf?

A single person without children pays about 12'792 CHF income tax in Gebenstorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 77 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Gebenstorf have?

Gebenstorf has 5'840 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Gebenstorf?

Gebenstorf has 1'689 foreign residents, a share of 28.92% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Gebenstorf

5412

AG CANTON5412

Residents

5'840

Area

5.7 km²

Population density

1'034 pop./km²

Elevation

434 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

105%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'860 49.0%

Men

2'980 51.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'189 20.4%

Swiss citizens

4'151 71.1%

Foreign residents

1'689 28.9%

Population density

1'034 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'189 · 20.4%20–64 · 3'445 · 59.0%65+ · 1'206 · 20.7%

Foreign residents 28.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Gebenstorf

BFS

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

57.2% YesNo 42.8%

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

45.9% YesNo 54.1%

14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% Yes

44.2% YesNo 55.8%

14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

51.2% YesNo 48.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

48.8% YesNo 51.3%

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

24.4% YesNo 75.6%

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

41.2% YesNo 58.8%

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

33.2% YesNo 66.8%

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

74.3% YesNo 25.7%

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

39.8% YesNo 60.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP29.9% · strongest party

SVP29.9%

SP19.0%

FDP14.9%

Mitte13.2%

GLP9.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier105%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

105%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 80 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'792 CHF(12.8%)

Rank 77 of 196 in the canton · 463 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'952 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Oberwil-Lieli 9'753 CHF · most expensive Ammerswil 13'965 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:12'792 CHF(~12.8%)

GebenstorfCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Gebenstorf	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.1%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	7%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	8.5%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	9.8%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	10.9%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	11.7%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	12.8%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	13.7%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	14.5%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	15.2%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	15.9%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	16.6%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	18.2%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	19.6%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.8%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	21.9%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	22.8%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	23.6%	19.1–25.3%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'007 mm

10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

564 m

Mean elevation

427 m

Relief

237 m

Mean slope

8.7°

Flat share

38.5%

South-facing

9.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 237 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

31.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

41.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

7'100

32 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

29.5 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.8 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.96 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3 Rp./kWh

29.5 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 27.73 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator EV Gebenstorf AG

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

0.18 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

2'767

Built before 194618.8%

Built since 200130.5%

0.18 %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 50 min · Car 39 min

AgglomerationPT 20 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 176/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitegebenstorf.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities5'840 #35 AG · #356 CH Families & children20.4% #94 AG · #1013 CH Age structure20.7% #64 AG · #1099 CH Women share49% #122 AG · #1520 CH Foreign residents28.9% #46 AG · #352 CH Population density1'034/km² #30 AG · #213 CH Tax burden12'792 #80 AG · #466 CH Taxes105% #80 AG Warmest municipalities10.1 °C #30 AG · #416 CH Sunniest municipalities40.1% #108 AG · #1825 CH Rainiest municipalities1'007 mm #175 AG · #1590 CH Voter turnout52.4% #130 AG · #1419 CH Against Switzerland7% #153 AG · #1379 CH Aligned with Switzerland93% #12 AG · #103 CH SVP strongholds29.9% #178 AG · #1274 CH SP strongholds19% #20 AG · #539 CH Centre strongholds13.2% #80 AG · #943 CH FDP strongholds14.9% #36 AG · #836 CH GLP strongholds9.5% #41 AG · #377 CH Green strongholds7.4% #36 AG · #1000 CH Largest by area5.7 km² #103 AG · #1441 CH Highest municipalities434 m #95 AG · #1673 CH Remotest municipalities50 min #176 AG · #1642 CH Best-connected municipalities50 min #19 AG · #474 CH Highest peaks564 m #128 AG · #1670 CH Highest-lying municipalities427 m #136 AG · #1878 CH Greatest vertical range237 m #80 AG · #1194 CH Steepest municipalities8.7° #67 AG · #1047 CH Solar potential32 GWh #58 AG · #633 CH Cheapest electricity29.5 Rp./kWh #178 AG · #1420 CH Most expensive electricity29.5 Rp./kWh #19 AG · #687 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

5412

Gebenstorf

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Gebenstorf5412 Vogelsang AG5412

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Gebenstorf?: The postal code of Gebenstorf is 5412.
What is the tax rate in Gebenstorf?: The municipal tax multiplier of Gebenstorf is 105% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Gebenstorf?: A single person without children pays about 12'792 CHF income tax in Gebenstorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 77 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Gebenstorf have?: Gebenstorf has 5'840 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Gebenstorf?: Gebenstorf has 1'689 foreign residents, a share of 28.92% (2025).

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