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

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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%

Population change 2025: +24 (+5.2%) · 4 births · 4 deaths · net migration +23

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Vote results for Göschenen

BFS

17.9% YesNo 82.1%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes

46.6% YesNo 53.4%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

54.7% YesNo 45.3%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

62.7% YesNo 37.3%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

36.5% YesNo 63.5%

17.4% YesNo 82.6%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

42.5% YesNo 57.6%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

56.9% YesNo 43.1%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

65.6% YesNo 34.4%

66.7% YesNo 33.3%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

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 25.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

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

Per inhabitant

10'373 kWh/yr

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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

16.2 Rp./kWh

Energy

0.65 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.75 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.2 Rp./kWh

16.2 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 24.09 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Standard model, deductible 300495 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Uri324 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Göschenen →Canton Uri →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Uri (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

1.78 %

Second homes

17.6 %

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 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024

Jobs

224

Workplaces

Services share

56.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 24 (10.7%) · Secondary 73 (32.6%) · Tertiary 127 (56.7%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

11.1 %

Farmland

100 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number1208

Websitegoeschenen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Göschenen ranks

Largest municipalities482 #14 UR · #1825 CH Growing municipalities5.2% #2 UR · #41 CH Shrinking municipalities5.2% #18 UR · #2067 CH Jobs per resident0.46 #5 UR · #630 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 turnout51.7% #11 UR · #1618 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 Second homes17.6% #12 UR · #421 CH Organic farming11.1% #11 UR · #1135 CH Best-connected municipalities117 min #11 UR · #1911 CH Remotest municipalities117 min #9 UR · #196 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 Solar potential per capita10'373 kWh #9 UR · #1005 CH Cheapest electricity16.2 Rp./kWh #1 UR · #13 CH Most expensive electricity16.2 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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