What is the postal code of Heiden?

Heiden has 5 postal codes: 9036, 9038, 9410, 9413, 9427.

What is the tax rate in Heiden?

The municipal tax multiplier of Heiden is 390% (2026); canton AR levies 330%.

How much tax do you pay in Heiden?

A single person without children pays about 14'030 CHF income tax in Heiden on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 11 of 20 in canton AR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Heiden have?

Heiden has 4'413 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Heiden?

Heiden has 1'016 foreign residents, a share of 23.02% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AR

Heiden

9036–9427

AR CANTON9036 9038 9410 9413+1 PLZ

Residents

4'413

Area

7.5 km²

Population density

590 pop./km²

Elevation

802 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'032 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

390%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'233 50.6%

Men

2'180 49.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

922 20.9%

Swiss citizens

3'397 77.0%

Foreign residents

1'016 23.0%

Population density

590 pop./km²

0–19 · 922 · 20.9%20–64 · 2'411 · 54.6%65+ · 1'080 · 24.5%

Foreign residents 23.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Heiden

BFS

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

55.9% YesNo 44.1%

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

49.4% YesNo 50.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

47.0% YesNo 53.0%

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

27.0% YesNo 73.0%

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

39.4% YesNo 60.6%

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

36.2% YesNo 63.9%

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

72.1% YesNo 27.9%

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

42.6% YesNo 57.4%

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

19.3% YesNo 80.7%

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

15.3% YesNo 84.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP42.1% · strongest party

FDP42.1%

SVP37.2%

Mitte19.3%

Übrige1.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier390%

Cantonal tax multiplier330%

390%AR range 260%450%

Tax rank 11 of 20 in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

14'030 CHF(14%)

Rank 11 of 20 in the canton · 843 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 14'030 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Teufen 11'804 CHF · most expensive Trogen 15'058 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:14'030 CHF(~14%)

HeidenCanton range Appenzell AusserrhodenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Heiden	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	Switzerland median
40'000	7.4%	6.1–8%	5.4%
50'000	8.8%	7.3–9.5%	7.8%
60'000	10.2%	8.5–11%	10.5%
70'000	11.3%	9.4–12.2%	11.9%
80'000	12.3%	10.3–13.2%	13.1%
90'000	13.1%	10.9–14.1%	14.1%
100'000	14%	11.8–15.1%	15.3%
110'000	14.9%	12.6–16%	16.3%
120'000	15.6%	13.3–16.8%	17.2%
130'000	16.3%	13.8–17.4%	18.1%
140'000	17%	14.5–18.1%	19%
150'000	17.6%	15–18.8%	19.7%
175'000	19.1%	16.4–20.3%	21.6%
200'000	20.3%	17.5–21.6%	23.2%
225'000	21.4%	18.6–22.7%	24.6%
250'000	22.4%	19.5–23.7%	25.8%
275'000	23.2%	20.2–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	23.8%	20.8–25.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'161 mm

10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'032 m

Mean elevation

814 m

Relief

565 m

Mean slope

12.1°

Flat share

12.1%

South-facing

9.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 565 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

30.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

43.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'900

31 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

32.78 Rp./kWh

Energy

15.01 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.26 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

32.78 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 28.74 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Elektrizitätswerk Heiden 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

1.12 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

2'317

Built before 194640.8%

Built since 200119.0%

1.12 %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 133 min · Car 85 min

AgglomerationPT 49 min · Car 26 min

Remoteness 4/20 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteheiden.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities4'413 #4 AR · #509 CH Families & children20.9% #12 AR · #849 CH Age structure24.5% #4 AR · #461 CH Women share50.6% #5 AR · #582 CH Foreign residents23% #4 AR · #653 CH Population density590/km² #3 AR · #438 CH Tax burden14'030 #11 AR · #843 CH Taxes390% #11 AR Warmest municipalities10.2 °C #2 AR · #336 CH Sunniest municipalities40.3% #15 AR · #1688 CH Rainiest municipalities1'161 mm #17 AR · #790 CH Voter turnout57.5% #12 AR · #755 CH Against Switzerland11% #14 AR · #1177 CH Aligned with Switzerland89% #2 AR · #297 CH SVP strongholds37.2% #16 AR · #827 CH Centre strongholds19.3% #4 AR · #565 CH FDP strongholds42.1% #6 AR · #16 CH Largest by area7.5 km² #10 AR · #1200 CH Highest municipalities802 m #16 AR · #423 CH Remotest municipalities133 min #4 AR · #111 CH Best-connected municipalities133 min #17 AR · #1998 CH Highest peaks1'032 m #13 AR · #711 CH Highest-lying municipalities814 m #14 AR · #603 CH Greatest vertical range565 m #3 AR · #641 CH Steepest municipalities12.1° #20 AR · #763 CH Solar potential31 GWh #3 AR · #650 CH Cheapest electricity32.78 Rp./kWh #20 AR · #1986 CH Most expensive electricity32.78 Rp./kWh #1 AR · #121 CH

Postal codes (5)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Grub SG9036 Heiden9410 Oberegg9413 Rehetobel9038 Wolfhalden9427

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Heiden?: Heiden has 5 postal codes: 9036, 9038, 9410, 9413, 9427.
What is the tax rate in Heiden?: The municipal tax multiplier of Heiden is 390% (2026); canton AR levies 330%.
How much tax do you pay in Heiden?: A single person without children pays about 14'030 CHF income tax in Heiden on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 11 of 20 in canton AR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Heiden have?: Heiden has 4'413 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Heiden?: Heiden has 1'016 foreign residents, a share of 23.02% (2025).

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