What is the postal code of Glarus Nord?

Glarus Nord has 11 postal codes: 8752, 8753, 8754, 8757, 8758, 8865, 8866, 8867, 8868, 8872, 8874.

What is the tax rate in Glarus Nord?

The municipal tax multiplier of Glarus Nord is 63% (2026); canton GL levies 59.7%.

How much tax do you pay in Glarus Nord?

A single person without children pays about 13'330 CHF income tax in Glarus Nord on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 2 of 3 in canton GL. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Glarus Nord have?

Glarus Nord has 19'849 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Glarus Nord?

Glarus Nord has 5'630 foreign residents, a share of 28.36% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GL

Glarus Nord

8752–8874

GL CANTON8752 8753 8754 8757+7 PLZ

Residents

19'849

Area

151.6 km²

Population density

131 pop./km²

Elevation

437 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'431 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

63%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

9'806 49.4%

Men

10'043 50.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

4'109 20.7%

Swiss citizens

14'219 71.6%

Foreign residents

5'630 28.4%

Population density

131 pop./km²

0–19 · 4'109 · 20.7%20–64 · 11'894 · 59.9%65+ · 3'846 · 19.4%

Foreign residents 28.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Glarus Nord

BFS

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

62.7% YesNo 37.3%

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

61.1% YesNo 38.9%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

45.8% YesNo 54.2%

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

19.6% YesNo 80.4%

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

44.5% YesNo 55.5%

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

43.4% YesNo 56.6%

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

72.0% YesNo 28.0%

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

50.5% YesNo 49.5%

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

13.0% YesNo 87.0%

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

13.1% YesNo 86.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP42.9% · strongest party

SVP42.9%

Mitte28.5%

SP25.7%

Übrige2.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier63%

Cantonal tax multiplier59.7%

63%GL range 61%63%

Tax rank 2 of 3 in canton Glarus

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'330 CHF(13.3%)

Rank 2 of 3 in the canton · 641 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:13'330 CHF(~13.3%)

Glarus NordCanton range GlarusSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Glarus Nord	Glarus	Switzerland median
40'000	6.6%	6.5–6.6%	5.4%
50'000	8.2%	8.1–8.2%	7.8%
60'000	9.5%	9.4–9.5%	10.5%
70'000	10.7%	10.6–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	11.7%	11.5–11.7%	13.1%
90'000	12.4%	12.3–12.4%	14.1%
100'000	13.3%	13.1–13.3%	15.3%
110'000	14.1%	13.9–14.1%	16.3%
120'000	14.7%	14.5–14.7%	17.2%
130'000	15.4%	15.2–15.4%	18.1%
140'000	16%	15.8–16%	19%
150'000	16.6%	16.4–16.6%	19.7%
175'000	18.1%	17.9–18.1%	21.6%
200'000	19.5%	19.3–19.5%	23.2%
225'000	20.7%	20.5–20.7%	24.6%
250'000	21.8%	21.6–21.8%	25.8%
275'000	22.7%	22.5–22.7%	26.8%
300'000	23.5%	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 1991–20207.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'896 mm

7.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'431 m

Mean elevation

1'149 m

Relief

2'020 m

Mean slope

23.6°

Flat share

18.0%

South-facing

14.2%

Above 2000 m

3.5%

Relief 2'020 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

147.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

192.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

32'700

147 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

32.85 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.2 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

15.4 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.6 Rp./kWh

32.85 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Technische Betriebe Glarus Nord (TBGN)

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

0.09 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

10'032

Built before 194627.3%

Built since 200123.0%

0.09 %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 79 min · Car 48 min

AgglomerationPT 21 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 3/3 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentMartin Laupper

Websiteglarus-nord.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities19'849 #1 GL · #58 CH Families & children20.7% #1 GL · #910 CH Age structure19.4% #3 GL · #1352 CH Women share49.4% #2 GL · #1314 CH Foreign residents28.4% #2 GL · #383 CH Population density131/km² #1 GL · #1307 CH Tax burden13'330 #2 GL · #641 CH Taxes63% #2 GL Warmest municipalities7.5 °C #2 GL · #1785 CH Sunniest municipalities46.4% #3 GL · #521 CH Rainiest municipalities1'896 mm #1 GL · #42 CH Voter turnout51.1% #2 GL · #1581 CH Against Switzerland17% #2 GL · #765 CH Aligned with Switzerland83% #2 GL · #656 CH SVP strongholds42.9% #2 GL · #501 CH SP strongholds25.7% #1 GL · #144 CH Centre strongholds28.5% #2 GL · #260 CH Largest by area151.6 km² #2 GL · #32 CH Highest municipalities437 m #3 GL · #1641 CH Remotest municipalities79 min #3 GL · #783 CH Best-connected municipalities79 min #1 GL · #1330 CH Highest peaks2'431 m #3 GL · #257 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'149 m #3 GL · #321 CH Greatest vertical range2'020 m #3 GL · #193 CH Steepest municipalities23.6° #3 GL · #305 CH Solar potential147 GWh #1 GL · #33 CH Cheapest electricity32.85 Rp./kWh #3 GL · #1989 CH Most expensive electricity32.85 Rp./kWh #1 GL · #118 CH

Postal codes (11)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 11

Bilten8865 Filzbach8757 Mollis8753 Mühlehorn8874 Näfels8752 Netstal8754 Niederurnen8867 Oberurnen8868 Obstalden8758 Weesen8872 Ziegelbrücke8866

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Glarus Nord?: Glarus Nord has 11 postal codes: 8752, 8753, 8754, 8757, 8758, 8865, 8866, 8867, 8868, 8872, 8874.
What is the tax rate in Glarus Nord?: The municipal tax multiplier of Glarus Nord is 63% (2026); canton GL levies 59.7%.
How much tax do you pay in Glarus Nord?: A single person without children pays about 13'330 CHF income tax in Glarus Nord on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 2 of 3 in canton GL. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Glarus Nord have?: Glarus Nord has 19'849 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Glarus Nord?: Glarus Nord has 5'630 foreign residents, a share of 28.36% (2025).

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