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

Gelterkinden

4444–4460

BL CANTON4444 4460

Residents

6'531

Area

9.8 km²

Population density

668 pop./km²

Elevation

458 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

668 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

59%

Postal codes

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

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%

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

Vote results for Gelterkinden

BFS

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

51.7% YesNo 48.3%

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

44.6% YesNo 55.4%

14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BL● Accepted · 56.2% Yes

58.0% YesNo 42.0%

14.06.2026Gesetzesinitiative Energiepolitik nur mit der BevölkerungCantonal BL● Rejected · 44.4% Yes

40.8% YesNo 59.2%

14.06.2026Verfassungsinitiative Zämme in EuropaCantonal BL● Accepted · 53.7% Yes

54.6% YesNo 45.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

50.2% YesNo 49.8%

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

31.2% YesNo 68.8%

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

32.2% YesNo 67.8%

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

34.1% YesNo 65.9%

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

73.7% YesNo 26.3%

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%

SP27.3%

FDP13.1%

GRÜNE12.4%

Mitte6.6%

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

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 31.08.2026

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

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

30.2 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.74 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.31 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.64 Rp./kWh

30.2 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 31.98 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.25 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitegelterkinden.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities6'531 #16 BL · #314 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 turnout53.2% #45 BL · #1317 CH Against Switzerland9% #34 BL · #1288 CH Aligned with Switzerland91% #18 BL · #187 CH SVP strongholds28.1% #70 BL · #1393 CH SP strongholds27.3% #11 BL · #106 CH Centre strongholds6.6% #63 BL · #1616 CH FDP strongholds13.1% #29 BL · #1018 CH GLP strongholds6.3% #41 BL · #905 CH Green strongholds12.4% #15 BL · #301 CH Largest by area9.8 km² #12 BL · #975 CH Highest municipalities458 m #47 BL · #1470 CH Remotest municipalities41 min #57 BL · #1855 CH Best-connected municipalities41 min #30 BL · #254 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 Cheapest electricity30.2 Rp./kWh #28 BL · #1663 CH Most expensive electricity30.2 Rp./kWh #42 BL · #428 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Gelterkinden4460 Rümlingen4444

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

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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