What is the postal code of Hendschiken?

The postal code of Hendschiken is 5604.

What is the tax rate in Hendschiken?

The municipal tax multiplier of Hendschiken is 125% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Hendschiken?

A single person without children pays about 13'859 CHF income tax in Hendschiken on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 190 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Hendschiken have?

Hendschiken has 1'399 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Hendschiken?

Hendschiken has 326 foreign residents, a share of 23.3% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Hendschiken

5604

AG CANTON5604

Residents

1'399

Area

3.5 km²

Population density

397 pop./km²

Elevation

411 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

125%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

684 48.9%

Men

715 51.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

300 21.4%

Swiss citizens

1'073 76.7%

Foreign residents

326 23.3%

Population density

397 pop./km²

0–19 · 300 · 21.4%20–64 · 916 · 65.5%65+ · 183 · 13.1%

Foreign residents 23.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Hendschiken

BFS

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

48.8% YesNo 51.2%

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

59.0% YesNo 41.0%

14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% Yes

47.2% YesNo 52.8%

14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

46.8% YesNo 53.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

45.3% YesNo 54.7%

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

26.0% YesNo 74.0%

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

48.4% YesNo 51.6%

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

42.4% YesNo 57.6%

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

71.2% YesNo 28.8%

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

49.1% YesNo 50.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP42.4% · strongest party

SVP42.4%

SP14.8%

Mitte13.0%

FDP8.4%

GLP7.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier125%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

125%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 192 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'859 CHF(13.9%)

Rank 190 of 196 in the canton · 795 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'952 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Oberwil-Lieli 9'753 CHF · most expensive Ammerswil 13'965 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'859 CHF(~13.9%)

HendschikenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Hendschiken	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.6%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	7.6%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	9.3%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	10.7%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	11.8%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	12.7%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	13.9%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	14.8%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	15.6%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	16.4%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	17.2%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	17.9%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	19.6%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	21%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	22.3%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	23.4%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	24.4%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	25.2%	19.1–25.3%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'047 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

532 m

Mean elevation

430 m

Relief

135 m

Mean slope

4.3°

Flat share

72.0%

South-facing

4.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 135 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

13.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

17.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'100

14 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

27.89 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.4 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.23 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.06 Rp./kWh

27.89 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 27.73 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator AEW 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

0.8 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

627

Built before 194623.6%

Built since 200141.0%

0.8 %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 53 min · Car 40 min

AgglomerationPT 18 min · Car 11 min

Remoteness 168/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitehendschiken.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'399 #141 AG · #1225 CH Families & children21.4% #52 AG · #691 CH Age structure13.1% #194 AG · #2076 CH Women share48.9% #134 AG · #1568 CH Foreign residents23.3% #75 AG · #634 CH Population density397/km² #104 AG · #619 CH Tax burden13'859 #190 AG · #795 CH Taxes125% #192 AG Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #102 AG · #731 CH Sunniest municipalities40.2% #96 AG · #1781 CH Rainiest municipalities1'047 mm #143 AG · #1404 CH Voter turnout50.3% #155 AG · #1678 CH Against Switzerland18% #61 AG · #707 CH Aligned with Switzerland82% #111 AG · #756 CH SVP strongholds42.4% #94 AG · #530 CH SP strongholds14.8% #65 AG · #961 CH Centre strongholds13% #85 AG · #960 CH FDP strongholds8.4% #170 AG · #1556 CH GLP strongholds7.5% #87 AG · #661 CH Green strongholds5.7% #98 AG · #1406 CH Largest by area3.5 km² #160 AG · #1800 CH Highest municipalities411 m #125 AG · #1836 CH Remotest municipalities53 min #168 AG · #1554 CH Best-connected municipalities53 min #32 AG · #571 CH Highest peaks532 m #154 AG · #1774 CH Highest-lying municipalities430 m #132 AG · #1866 CH Greatest vertical range135 m #161 AG · #1669 CH Steepest municipalities4.3° #168 AG · #1699 CH Solar potential14 GWh #133 AG · #1299 CH Cheapest electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #128 AG · #1038 CH Most expensive electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #75 AG · #1076 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

5604

Hendschiken

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Hendschiken5604

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Hendschiken?: The postal code of Hendschiken is 5604.
What is the tax rate in Hendschiken?: The municipal tax multiplier of Hendschiken is 125% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Hendschiken?: A single person without children pays about 13'859 CHF income tax in Hendschiken on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 190 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Hendschiken have?: Hendschiken has 1'399 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Hendschiken?: Hendschiken has 326 foreign residents, a share of 23.3% (2025).

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