What is the postal code of Grindelwald?

Grindelwald has 3 postal codes: 3816, 3818, 3823.

What is the tax rate in Grindelwald?

The municipal tax multiplier of Grindelwald is 169% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Grindelwald?

A single person without children pays about 16'853 CHF income tax in Grindelwald on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 126 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Grindelwald have?

Grindelwald has 3'942 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Grindelwald?

Grindelwald has 1'233 foreign residents, a share of 31.28% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Grindelwald

3816–3823

BE CANTON3816 3818 3823

Residents

3'942

Area

171.4 km²

Population density

23 pop./km²

Elevation

1'142 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

4'072 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

169%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'896 48.1%

Men

2'046 51.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

515 13.1%

Swiss citizens

2'709 68.7%

Foreign residents

1'233 31.3%

Population density

23 pop./km²

0–19 · 515 · 13.1%20–64 · 2'510 · 63.7%65+ · 917 · 23.3%

Foreign residents 31.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Grindelwald

BFS

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

69.7% YesNo 30.3%

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

70.7% YesNo 29.3%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% Yes

28.2% YesNo 71.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

41.9% YesNo 58.1%

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

10.7% YesNo 89.3%

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

41.4% YesNo 58.6%

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

45.6% YesNo 54.4%

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

72.7% YesNo 27.3%

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

53.5% YesNo 46.5%

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

6.1% YesNo 93.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP62.9% · strongest party

SVP62.9%

FDP8.9%

SP6.0%

GLP5.9%

Mitte4.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier169%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

169%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 131 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'853 CHF(16.9%)

Rank 126 of 334 in the canton · 1777 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 17'048 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee 14'255 CHF · most expensive Schelten 18'510 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:16'853 CHF(~16.9%)

GrindelwaldCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Grindelwald	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.9%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.7%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.2%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.3%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.9%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.9%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.7%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.6%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.4%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.2%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.9%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.7%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.2%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.6%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.9%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.9%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.8%	25.1–31.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20204.8 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)1.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'414 mm

4.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

4'072 m

Mean elevation

2'146 m

Relief

3'344 m

Mean slope

28.7°

Flat share

2.5%

South-facing

26.5%

Above 2000 m

54.9%

Relief 3'344 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

83.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

115.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

18'600

84 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 range H4

26.22–26.7 Rp./kWh

26.46 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operators Jungfraubahn AG · BKW Energie AG

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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

Dwellings

5'374

Built before 194627.5%

Built since 200113.1%

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 111 min · Car 69 min

AgglomerationPT 50 min · Car 27 min

Remoteness 17/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitegrindelwald.com ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'942 #61 BE · #565 CH Families & children13.1% #323 BE · #2047 CH Age structure23.3% #167 BE · #610 CH Women share48.1% #308 BE · #1834 CH Foreign residents31.3% #8 BE · #259 CH Population density23/km² #308 BE · #1946 CH Tax burden16'853 #127 BE · #1778 CH Taxes169% #131 BE Warmest municipalities4.8 °C #333 BE · #1998 CH Sunniest municipalities48.6% #10 BE · #285 CH Rainiest municipalities1'414 mm #39 BE · #336 CH Voter turnout49.7% #238 BE · #1724 CH Against Switzerland29% #22 BE · #90 CH Aligned with Switzerland71% #176 BE · #1352 CH SVP strongholds62.9% #22 BE · #32 CH SP strongholds6% #298 BE · #1870 CH Centre strongholds4.9% #266 BE · #1794 CH FDP strongholds8.9% #65 BE · #1503 CH GLP strongholds5.9% #221 BE · #987 CH Green strongholds3.5% #288 BE · #1801 CH Largest by area171.4 km² #3 BE · #23 CH Highest municipalities1'142 m #26 BE · #185 CH Remotest municipalities111 min #17 BE · #249 CH Best-connected municipalities111 min #318 BE · #1851 CH Highest peaks4'072 m #3 BE · #17 CH Highest-lying municipalities2'146 m #4 BE · #65 CH Greatest vertical range3'344 m #3 BE · #8 CH Steepest municipalities28.7° #19 BE · #138 CH Solar potential84 GWh #14 BE · #129 CH Cheapest electricity26.46 Rp./kWh #23 BE · #528 CH Most expensive electricity26.46 Rp./kWh #312 BE · #1579 CH

Postal codes (3)

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Localities

swisstopo · 4

Burglauenen3816 Grindelwald3818 Kleine Scheidegg3823 Lütschental3816

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Grindelwald?: Grindelwald has 3 postal codes: 3816, 3818, 3823.
What is the tax rate in Grindelwald?: The municipal tax multiplier of Grindelwald is 169% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Grindelwald?: A single person without children pays about 16'853 CHF income tax in Grindelwald on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 126 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Grindelwald have?: Grindelwald has 3'942 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Grindelwald?: Grindelwald has 1'233 foreign residents, a share of 31.28% (2025).

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