What is the postal code of Gelterkinden?

Gelterkinden has 2 postal codes: 4444, 4460.

What is the tax rate in Gelterkinden?

The municipal tax multiplier of Gelterkinden is 59% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Gelterkinden?

A single person without children pays about 16'173 CHF income tax in Gelterkinden on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 33 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Gelterkinden have?

Gelterkinden has 6'531 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Gelterkinden?

Gelterkinden has 1'284 foreign residents, a share of 19.66% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BL · Bezirk Sissach

Gelterkinden

4444–4460

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'297 50.5%

Men

3'234 49.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'246 19.1%

Swiss citizens

5'247 80.3%

Foreign residents

1'284 19.7%

Population density

668 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'246 · 19.1%20–64 · 3'684 · 56.4%65+ · 1'601 · 24.5%

Foreign residents 19.7%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +73 (+1.1%) · 47 births · 45 deaths · net migration +83

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 Gelterkinden

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 25.0% Yes

27.4% YesNo 72.6%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 29.1% Yes

23.4% YesNo 76.6%

27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: StichfrageCantonal BL● Rejected · 36.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 38.0% Yes

35.2% YesNo 64.8%

27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: GegenvorschlagCantonal BL● Rejected · 43.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 41.9% Yes

39.8% YesNo 60.2%

27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der MehrwertabgabeCantonal BL● Rejected · 31.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 32.6% Yes

30.6% YesNo 69.4%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 54.1% Yes

51.7% YesNo 48.3%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 51.2% Yes

44.6% YesNo 55.4%

14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BL● Accepted · 56.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 54.4% Yes

58.0% YesNo 42.0%

14.06.2026Gesetzesinitiative Energiepolitik nur mit der BevölkerungCantonal BL● Rejected · 44.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 44.9% Yes

40.8% YesNo 59.2%

14.06.2026Verfassungsinitiative Zämme in EuropaCantonal BL● Accepted · 53.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 48.3% Yes

54.6% YesNo 45.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP28.1% · strongest party

SVP28.1%

SP27.3%

FDP13.1%

GRÜNE12.4%

Mitte6.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier59%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

59%BL range 45%72%

Tax rank 41 of 86 in canton Basel-Landschaft

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'173 CHF(16.2%)

Rank 33 of 86 in the canton · 1368 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 16'264 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Pfeffingen 14'899 CHF · most expensive Waldenburg 17'356 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:16'173 CHF(~16.2%)

GelterkindenCanton range Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Gelterkinden	Basel-Landschaft	Switzerland median
40'000	6.2%	5.7–6.7%	5.4%
50'000	8.5%	7.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	10.6%	9.7–11.4%	10.5%
70'000	12.3%	11.3–13.2%	11.9%
80'000	13.7%	12.6–14.7%	13.1%
90'000	14.8%	13.7–16%	14.1%
100'000	16.2%	14.9–17.4%	15.3%
110'000	17.4%	16–18.6%	16.3%
120'000	18.4%	17–19.7%	17.2%
130'000	19.3%	17.9–20.7%	18.1%
140'000	20.3%	18.7–21.7%	19%
150'000	21.1%	19.5–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	23%	21.3–24.5%	21.6%
200'000	24.6%	22.8–26.2%	23.2%
225'000	25.9%	24.1–27.6%	24.6%
250'000	27.1%	25.3–28.8%	25.8%
275'000	28.1%	26.3–29.9%	26.8%
300'000	29%	27.1–30.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020974 mm

9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

668 m

Mean elevation

498 m

Relief

280 m

Mean slope

11.9°

Flat share

19.4%

South-facing

19.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 280 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

41.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

56.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

9'300

Per inhabitant

6'376 kWh/yr

42 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

25.7 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.11 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.62 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.64 Rp./kWh

25.7 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 31.21 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator EBL (Genossenschaft Elektra Baselland)

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

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300635 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Basel-Landschaft479 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Gelterkinden →Canton Basel-Landschaft →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Basel-Landschaft. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Basel-Landschaft (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

0.25 %

Second homes

8.5 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

3'211

Built before 194625.8%

Built since 200124.9%

0.25 %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

2'523

Workplaces

511

Services share

82.3 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 37 (1.5%) · Secondary 410 (16.3%) · Tertiary 2'076 (82.3%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

25 %

Farmland

277 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 41 min · Car 29 min

AgglomerationPT 28 min · Car 24 min

Remoteness 57/86 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2846

Websitegelterkinden.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Sissach

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Gelterkinden ranks

Largest municipalities6'531 #16 BL · #314 CH Growing municipalities1.1% #31 BL · #721 CH Shrinking municipalities1.1% #56 BL · #1388 CH Jobs per resident0.39 #25 BL · #884 CH Families & children19.1% #50 BL · #1424 CH Age structure24.5% #29 BL · #460 CH Women share50.5% #35 BL · #629 CH Foreign residents19.7% #34 BL · #894 CH Population density668/km² #24 BL · #381 CH Tax burden16'173 #35 BL · #1370 CH Taxes59% #41 BL Warmest municipalities9.7 °C #66 BL · #799 CH Sunniest municipalities41.1% #52 BL · #1373 CH Rainiest municipalities974 mm #61 BL · #1741 CH Voter turnout53.7% #45 BL · #1397 CH Against Switzerland8.8% #34 BL · #1288 CH Aligned with Switzerland91.2% #18 BL · #187 CH SVP strongholds28.1% #70 BL · #1395 CH SP strongholds27.3% #11 BL · #106 CH Centre strongholds6.6% #63 BL · #1619 CH FDP strongholds13.1% #29 BL · #1021 CH GLP strongholds6.3% #41 BL · #907 CH Green strongholds12.4% #15 BL · #303 CH Largest by area9.8 km² #12 BL · #975 CH Highest municipalities458 m #47 BL · #1469 CH Second homes8.5% #67 BL · #1513 CH Organic farming25% #26 BL · #452 CH Best-connected municipalities41 min #30 BL · #254 CH Remotest municipalities41 min #57 BL · #1855 CH Highest peaks668 m #40 BL · #1298 CH Highest-lying municipalities498 m #44 BL · #1433 CH Greatest vertical range280 m #47 BL · #1044 CH Steepest municipalities11.9° #47 BL · #777 CH Solar potential42 GWh #15 BL · #436 CH Solar potential per capita6'376 kWh #60 BL · #1780 CH Cheapest electricity25.7 Rp./kWh #27 BL · #750 CH Most expensive electricity25.7 Rp./kWh #44 BL · #1342 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Gelterkinden4460 Rümlingen4444

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Gelterkinden?: Gelterkinden has 2 postal codes: 4444, 4460.
What is the tax rate in Gelterkinden?: The municipal tax multiplier of Gelterkinden is 59% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Gelterkinden?: A single person without children pays about 16'173 CHF income tax in Gelterkinden on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 33 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Gelterkinden have?: Gelterkinden has 6'531 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Gelterkinden?: Gelterkinden has 1'284 foreign residents, a share of 19.66% (2025).

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