What is the postal code of Gisikon?

The postal code of Gisikon is 6038.

What is the tax rate in Gisikon?

The municipal tax multiplier of Gisikon is 160% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.

How much tax do you pay in Gisikon?

A single person without children pays about 12'041 CHF income tax in Gisikon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 13 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Gisikon have?

Gisikon has 1'543 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Gisikon?

Gisikon has 375 foreign residents, a share of 24.3% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton LU

Gisikon

6038

LU CANTON6038

Residents

1'543

Area

1.1 km²

Population density

1'429 pop./km²

Elevation

418 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

642 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

160%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

767 49.7%

Men

776 50.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

354 22.9%

Swiss citizens

1'168 75.7%

Foreign residents

375 24.3%

Population density

1'429 pop./km²

0–19 · 354 · 22.9%20–64 · 976 · 63.3%65+ · 213 · 13.8%

Foreign residents 24.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Gisikon

BFS

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

64.4% YesNo 35.6%

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

59.0% YesNo 41.0%

14.06.2026Neuer Standort Kantonsgericht. Kauf Grundstück Würzenbachstrasse 8, LuzernCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.3% Yes

67.2% YesNo 32.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

52.5% YesNo 47.5%

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

15.1% YesNo 84.9%

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

49.9% YesNo 50.1%

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

41.3% YesNo 58.7%

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

72.6% YesNo 27.4%

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

47.4% YesNo 52.6%

08.03.2026Ausbau der Kantonsstrasse K 36 durch die Lammschlucht im Entlebuch, 2. AbschnittCantonal LU● Accepted · 82.8% Yes

81.9% YesNo 18.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP35.8% · strongest party

SVP35.8%

Mitte21.1%

FDP19.7%

GLP8.9%

SP7.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier160%

Cantonal tax multiplier145%

160%LU range 90%240%

Tax rank 13 of 79 in canton Lucerne

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'041 CHF(12%)

Rank 13 of 79 in the canton · 312 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 13'053 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Meggen 9'679 CHF · most expensive Luthern 14'739 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:12'041 CHF(~12%)

GisikonCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Gisikon	Lucerne	Switzerland median
40'000	5.3%	4.2–6.5%	5.4%
50'000	7.4%	5.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	9.1%	7.2–11.3%	10.5%
70'000	10.1%	8–12.4%	11.9%
80'000	10.8%	8.6–13.3%	13.1%
90'000	11.3%	9–13.9%	14.1%
100'000	12%	9.7–14.7%	15.3%
110'000	12.7%	10.3–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	13.2%	10.7–16%	17.2%
130'000	13.7%	11.2–16.6%	18.1%
140'000	14.3%	11.7–17.2%	19%
150'000	14.8%	12.1–17.7%	19.7%
175'000	16%	13.3–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	17.1%	14.3–20.3%	23.2%
225'000	18.2%	15.3–21.5%	24.6%
250'000	19.2%	16.2–22.6%	25.8%
275'000	20%	17–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	20.7%	17.6–24.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'180 mm

10.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

642 m

Mean elevation

500 m

Relief

236 m

Mean slope

11°

Flat share

14.4%

South-facing

0.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 236 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

7.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

9.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'700

7 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

25.41 Rp./kWh

Energy

12 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.73 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.31 Rp./kWh

25.41 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 25.41 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator CKW 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

0.3 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

668

Built before 19466.7%

Built since 200143.4%

0.3 %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 68 min · Car 39 min

AgglomerationPT 31 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 76/79 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitegisikon.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'543 #62 LU · #1149 CH Families & children22.9% #20 LU · #327 CH Age structure13.8% #77 LU · #2053 CH Women share49.7% #31 LU · #1114 CH Foreign residents24.3% #13 LU · #585 CH Population density1'429/km² #6 LU · #133 CH Tax burden12'041 #13 LU · #312 CH Taxes160% #13 LU Warmest municipalities10.3 °C #1 LU · #268 CH Sunniest municipalities40.2% #73 LU · #1726 CH Rainiest municipalities1'180 mm #36 LU · #739 CH Voter turnout56.7% #48 LU · #835 CH Against Switzerland18% #25 LU · #676 CH Aligned with Switzerland82% #45 LU · #725 CH SVP strongholds35.8% #15 LU · #910 CH SP strongholds7.3% #40 LU · #1750 CH Centre strongholds21.1% #73 LU · #474 CH FDP strongholds19.7% #17 LU · #471 CH GLP strongholds8.9% #9 LU · #447 CH Green strongholds4.4% #37 LU · #1648 CH Largest by area1.1 km² #79 LU · #2088 CH Highest municipalities418 m #79 LU · #1790 CH Remotest municipalities68 min #76 LU · #1079 CH Best-connected municipalities68 min #4 LU · #1015 CH Highest peaks642 m #69 LU · #1384 CH Highest-lying municipalities500 m #69 LU · #1426 CH Greatest vertical range236 m #48 LU · #1196 CH Steepest municipalities11° #22 LU · #849 CH Solar potential7 GWh #78 LU · #1728 CH Cheapest electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #30 LU · #387 CH Most expensive electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #34 LU · #1704 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

6038

Gisikon

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Gisikon6038

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Gisikon?: The postal code of Gisikon is 6038.
What is the tax rate in Gisikon?: The municipal tax multiplier of Gisikon is 160% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
How much tax do you pay in Gisikon?: A single person without children pays about 12'041 CHF income tax in Gisikon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 13 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Gisikon have?: Gisikon has 1'543 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Gisikon?: Gisikon has 375 foreign residents, a share of 24.3% (2025).

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