What is the postal code of Glarus?

Glarus has 3 postal codes: 8750, 8754, 8755.

What is the tax rate in Glarus?

The municipal tax multiplier of Glarus is 61% (2026); canton GL levies 59.7%.

How much tax do you pay in Glarus?

A single person without children pays about 13'141 CHF income tax in Glarus on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 3 in canton GL. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Glarus have?

Glarus has 12'968 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Glarus?

Glarus has 3'851 foreign residents, a share of 29.7% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GL

Glarus

8750–8755

GL CANTON8750 8754 8755

Residents

12'968

Area

103.7 km²

Population density

125 pop./km²

Elevation

474 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'904 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

61%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

6'509 50.2%

Men

6'459 49.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'471 19.1%

Swiss citizens

9'117 70.3%

Foreign residents

3'851 29.7%

Population density

125 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'471 · 19.1%20–64 · 7'689 · 59.3%65+ · 2'808 · 21.7%

Foreign residents 29.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Glarus

BFS

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

59.3% YesNo 40.7%

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

51.4% YesNo 48.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

48.2% YesNo 51.8%

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

25.3% YesNo 74.7%

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

36.3% YesNo 63.7%

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

36.7% YesNo 63.4%

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

73.3% YesNo 26.7%

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

44.1% YesNo 55.9%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

18.2% YesNo 81.8%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

15.3% YesNo 84.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte38.0% · strongest party

Mitte38.0%

SVP37.5%

SP22.0%

Übrige2.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier61%

Cantonal tax multiplier59.7%

61%GL range 61%63%

Tax rank 1 of 3 in canton Glarus

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'141 CHF(13.1%)

Rank 1 of 3 in the canton · 569 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 13'330 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Glarus 13'141 CHF · most expensive Glarus Nord 13'330 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'141 CHF(~13.1%)

GlarusCanton range GlarusSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Glarus	Glarus	Switzerland median
40'000	6.5%	6.5–6.6%	5.4%
50'000	8.1%	8.1–8.2%	7.8%
60'000	9.4%	9.4–9.5%	10.5%
70'000	10.6%	10.6–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	11.5%	11.5–11.7%	13.1%
90'000	12.3%	12.3–12.4%	14.1%
100'000	13.1%	13.1–13.3%	15.3%
110'000	13.9%	13.9–14.1%	16.3%
120'000	14.5%	14.5–14.7%	17.2%
130'000	15.2%	15.2–15.4%	18.1%
140'000	15.8%	15.8–16%	19%
150'000	16.4%	16.4–16.6%	19.7%
175'000	17.9%	17.9–18.1%	21.6%
200'000	19.3%	19.3–19.5%	23.2%
225'000	20.5%	20.5–20.7%	24.6%
250'000	21.6%	21.6–21.8%	25.8%
275'000	22.5%	22.5–22.7%	26.8%
300'000	23.2%	23.2–23.5%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20206.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'752 mm

6.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'904 m

Mean elevation

1'409 m

Relief

2'459 m

Mean slope

30.6°

Flat share

9.7%

South-facing

24.8%

Above 2000 m

17.8%

Relief 2'459 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

75.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

99.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

16'700

75 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

29.66 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.4 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.36 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.3 Rp./kWh

29.66 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.66 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Technische Betriebe Glarus

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

1.4 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

6'797

Built before 194643.8%

Built since 200111.6%

1.4 %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 95 min · Car 62 min

AgglomerationPT 11 min · Car 9 min

Remoteness 2/3 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteglarus.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities12'968 #2 GL · #119 CH Families & children19.1% #2 GL · #1417 CH Age structure21.7% #2 GL · #908 CH Women share50.2% #1 GL · #794 CH Foreign residents29.7% #1 GL · #321 CH Population density125/km² #2 GL · #1341 CH Tax burden13'141 #1 GL · #569 CH Taxes61% #1 GL Warmest municipalities6.9 °C #3 GL · #1859 CH Sunniest municipalities47.6% #2 GL · #356 CH Rainiest municipalities1'752 mm #3 GL · #99 CH Voter turnout47.8% #3 GL · #1870 CH Against Switzerland10% #3 GL · #1221 CH Aligned with Switzerland90% #1 GL · #232 CH SVP strongholds37.5% #3 GL · #802 CH SP strongholds22% #2 GL · #320 CH Centre strongholds38% #1 GL · #147 CH Largest by area103.7 km² #3 GL · #65 CH Highest municipalities474 m #2 GL · #1358 CH Remotest municipalities95 min #2 GL · #464 CH Best-connected municipalities95 min #2 GL · #1640 CH Highest peaks2'904 m #2 GL · #165 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'409 m #2 GL · #230 CH Greatest vertical range2'459 m #2 GL · #91 CH Steepest municipalities30.6° #1 GL · #78 CH Solar potential75 GWh #3 GL · #164 CH Cheapest electricity29.66 Rp./kWh #2 GL · #1430 CH Most expensive electricity29.66 Rp./kWh #2 GL · #677 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Ennenda8755 Glarus8750 Klöntal8750 Netstal8754 Riedern8750

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Glarus?: Glarus has 3 postal codes: 8750, 8754, 8755.
What is the tax rate in Glarus?: The municipal tax multiplier of Glarus is 61% (2026); canton GL levies 59.7%.
How much tax do you pay in Glarus?: A single person without children pays about 13'141 CHF income tax in Glarus on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 3 in canton GL. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Glarus have?: Glarus has 12'968 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Glarus?: Glarus has 3'851 foreign residents, a share of 29.7% (2025).

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