What is the postal code of Göschenen?

The postal code of Göschenen is 6487.

What is the tax rate in Göschenen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Göschenen is 108% (2026); canton UR levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Göschenen?

A single person without children pays about 12'090 CHF income tax in Göschenen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 14 of 19 in canton UR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Göschenen have?

Göschenen has 482 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Göschenen?

Göschenen has 150 foreign residents, a share of 31.12% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton UR

Göschenen

6487

UR CANTON6487

Residents

482

Area

104.2 km²

Population density

5 pop./km²

Elevation

2'430 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

3'621 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

108%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

212 44.0%

Men

270 56.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

57 11.8%

Swiss citizens

332 68.9%

Foreign residents

150 31.1%

Population density

5 pop./km²

0–19 · 57 · 11.8%20–64 · 287 · 59.5%65+ · 138 · 28.6%

Foreign residents 31.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Göschenen

BFS

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

54.7% YesNo 45.3%

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

62.7% YesNo 37.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

36.5% YesNo 63.5%

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

17.4% YesNo 82.6%

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

42.5% YesNo 57.6%

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

56.9% YesNo 43.1%

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

65.6% YesNo 34.4%

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

66.7% YesNo 33.3%

08.03.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Streichung der Abgangsentschädigung für den Urner Regierungsrat (Abschaffung goldener Fallschirm)»Cantonal UR● Accepted · 66.6% Yes

62.4% YesNo 37.6%

08.03.2026Teilrevision des Energiegesetzes des Kantons Uri (EnG)Cantonal UR● Accepted · 75.1% Yes

68.4% YesNo 31.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte53.9% · strongest party

Mitte53.9%

SVP40.6%

Übrige5.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier108%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

108%UR range 91%117%

Tax rank 14 of 19 in canton Uri

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'090 CHF(12.1%)

Rank 14 of 19 in the canton · 320 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 11'842 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Schattdorf 11'246 CHF · most expensive Isenthal 12'536 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:12'090 CHF(~12.1%)

GöschenenCanton range UriSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Göschenen	Uri	Switzerland median
40'000	7%	6.5–7.3%	5.4%
50'000	8.3%	7.7–8.7%	7.8%
60'000	9.5%	8.7–9.8%	10.5%
70'000	10.3%	9.5–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	10.9%	10.1–11.4%	13.1%
90'000	11.4%	10.6–11.8%	14.1%
100'000	12.1%	11.2–12.5%	15.3%
110'000	12.7%	11.8–13.1%	16.3%
120'000	13.2%	12.3–13.6%	17.2%
130'000	13.6%	12.7–14.1%	18.1%
140'000	14.1%	13.2–14.6%	19%
150'000	14.6%	13.6–15%	19.7%
175'000	15.7%	14.7–16.2%	21.6%
200'000	16.7%	15.7–17.2%	23.2%
225'000	17.5%	16.6–18%	24.6%
250'000	18.3%	17.3–18.9%	25.8%
275'000	19%	18–19.5%	26.8%
300'000	19.5%	18.5–20.1%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20203.4 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)0.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'322 mm

3.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

3'621 m

Mean elevation

2'308 m

Relief

2'629 m

Mean slope

32.8°

Flat share

1.9%

South-facing

28.6%

Above 2000 m

71.7%

Relief 2'629 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

5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

6.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'100

5 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

16.38 Rp./kWh

Energy

0.65 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.93 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.2 Rp./kWh

16.38 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 25.07 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Elektrizitätswerk Göschenen

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

1.78 %

Avg. rooms

3.4

Dwellings

394

Built before 194637.8%

Built since 200121.3%

1.78 %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 117 min · Car 71 min

AgglomerationPT 45 min · Car 28 min

Remoteness 9/19 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitegoeschenen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities482 #14 UR · #1825 CH Families & children11.8% #18 UR · #2073 CH Age structure28.6% #3 UR · #146 CH Women share44% #18 UR · #2092 CH Foreign residents31.1% #3 UR · #266 CH Population density5/km² #16 UR · #2075 CH Tax burden12'090 #14 UR · #320 CH Taxes108% #14 UR Warmest municipalities3.4 °C #12 UR · #2046 CH Sunniest municipalities47.3% #5 UR · #398 CH Rainiest municipalities1'322 mm #17 UR · #461 CH Voter turnout49.4% #15 UR · #1750 CH SVP strongholds40.6% #10 UR · #634 CH Centre strongholds53.9% #13 UR · #56 CH Largest by area104.2 km² #2 UR · #64 CH Highest municipalities2'430 m #1 UR · #9 CH Remotest municipalities117 min #9 UR · #196 CH Best-connected municipalities117 min #11 UR · #1911 CH Highest peaks3'621 m #1 UR · #36 CH Highest-lying municipalities2'308 m #2 UR · #38 CH Greatest vertical range2'629 m #4 UR · #57 CH Steepest municipalities32.8° #4 UR · #39 CH Solar potential5 GWh #17 UR · #1909 CH Cheapest electricity16.38 Rp./kWh #1 UR · #13 CH Most expensive electricity16.38 Rp./kWh #19 UR · #2094 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

6487

Göschenen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Göschenen6487

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Göschenen?: The postal code of Göschenen is 6487.
What is the tax rate in Göschenen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Göschenen is 108% (2026); canton UR levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Göschenen?: A single person without children pays about 12'090 CHF income tax in Göschenen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 14 of 19 in canton UR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Göschenen have?: Göschenen has 482 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Göschenen?: Göschenen has 150 foreign residents, a share of 31.12% (2025).

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