What is the postal code of Guggisberg?

Guggisberg has 6 postal codes: 1738, 3150, 3156, 3157, 3158, 3159.

What is the tax rate in Guggisberg?

The municipal tax multiplier of Guggisberg is 189% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Guggisberg?

A single person without children pays about 17'503 CHF income tax in Guggisberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 275 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Guggisberg have?

Guggisberg has 1'487 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Guggisberg?

Guggisberg has 58 foreign residents, a share of 3.9% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Guggisberg

1738–3159

BE CANTON1738 3150 3156 3157+2 PLZ

Residents

1'487

Area

54.9 km²

Population density

27 pop./km²

Elevation

1'320 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'135 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

189%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

743 50.0%

Men

744 50.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

289 19.4%

Swiss citizens

1'429 96.1%

Foreign residents

58 3.9%

Population density

27 pop./km²

0–19 · 289 · 19.4%20–64 · 830 · 55.8%65+ · 368 · 24.7%

Foreign residents 3.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Guggisberg

BFS

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

58.0% YesNo 42.0%

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

69.7% YesNo 30.3%

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

26.2% YesNo 73.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

33.2% YesNo 66.8%

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

18.1% YesNo 81.9%

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

44.9% YesNo 55.1%

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

51.4% YesNo 48.6%

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

70.3% YesNo 29.7%

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

59.8% YesNo 40.2%

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

15.4% YesNo 84.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP60.1% · strongest party

SVP60.1%

EDU7.8%

Mitte7.7%

SP7.6%

GRÜNE5.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier189%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

189%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 277 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'503 CHF(17.5%)

Rank 275 of 334 in the canton · 2017 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:17'503 CHF(~17.5%)

GuggisbergCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Guggisberg	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.3%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.2%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.7%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.8%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.6%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.5%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.5%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.4%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.3%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	20.1%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.9%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.6%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.5%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.1%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.5%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.8%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.8%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.8%	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 1991–20206.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'373 mm

6.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'135 m

Mean elevation

1'161 m

Relief

1'432 m

Mean slope

18.3°

Flat share

4.2%

South-facing

23.5%

Above 2000 m

0.3%

Relief 1'432 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

32.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

44.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

7'300

33 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

27.7 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.89 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.25 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.8 Rp./kWh

27.7 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator BKW Energie AG

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

0.54 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

933

Built before 194653.9%

Built since 20014.1%

0.54 %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 68 min · Car 44 min

AgglomerationPT 60 min · Car 39 min

Remoteness 142/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteguggisberg-be.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'487 #152 BE · #1172 CH Families & children19.4% #187 BE · #1339 CH Age structure24.7% #114 BE · #430 CH Women share50% #198 BE · #921 CH Foreign residents3.9% #291 BE · #2052 CH Population density27/km² #302 BE · #1919 CH Tax burden17'503 #276 BE · #2018 CH Taxes189% #277 BE Warmest municipalities6.9 °C #311 BE · #1857 CH Sunniest municipalities44.1% #95 BE · #806 CH Rainiest municipalities1'373 mm #58 BE · #393 CH Voter turnout47.5% #279 BE · #1891 CH Against Switzerland33% #10 BE · #26 CH Aligned with Switzerland67% #192 BE · #1427 CH SVP strongholds60.1% #33 BE · #50 CH SP strongholds7.6% #268 BE · #1732 CH Centre strongholds7.7% #178 BE · #1474 CH FDP strongholds1.2% #319 BE · #2052 CH GLP strongholds2% #315 BE · #1755 CH Green strongholds5.3% #227 BE · #1485 CH Largest by area54.9 km² #22 BE · #154 CH Highest municipalities1'320 m #16 BE · #134 CH Remotest municipalities68 min #142 BE · #1078 CH Best-connected municipalities68 min #196 BE · #1014 CH Highest peaks2'135 m #42 BE · #329 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'161 m #42 BE · #317 CH Greatest vertical range1'432 m #45 BE · #357 CH Steepest municipalities18.3° #70 BE · #443 CH Solar potential33 GWh #84 BE · #611 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #165 BE · #925 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #252 BE · #1257 CH

Postal codes (6)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 6

Guggisberg3158 Milken3157 Riedstätt3159 Riffenmatt3156 Sangernboden1738 Schwarzenburg3150

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Guggisberg?: Guggisberg has 6 postal codes: 1738, 3150, 3156, 3157, 3158, 3159.
What is the tax rate in Guggisberg?: The municipal tax multiplier of Guggisberg is 189% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Guggisberg?: A single person without children pays about 17'503 CHF income tax in Guggisberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 275 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Guggisberg have?: Guggisberg has 1'487 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Guggisberg?: Guggisberg has 58 foreign residents, a share of 3.9% (2025).

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