What is the postal code of Horw?

Horw has 4 postal codes: 6005, 6047, 6048, 6052.

What is the tax rate in Horw?

The municipal tax multiplier of Horw is 140% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.

How much tax do you pay in Horw?

A single person without children pays about 11'366 CHF income tax in Horw on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 5 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Horw have?

Horw has 15'939 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Horw?

Horw has 3'002 foreign residents, a share of 18.83% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton LU

Horw

6005–6052

LU CANTON6005 6047 6048 6052

Residents

15'939

Area

20.4 km²

Population density

780 pop./km²

Elevation

441 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'270 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

140%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

8'205 51.5%

Men

7'734 48.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'957 18.6%

Swiss citizens

12'937 81.2%

Foreign residents

3'002 18.8%

Population density

780 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'957 · 18.6%20–64 · 9'554 · 59.9%65+ · 3'428 · 21.5%

Foreign residents 18.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Horw

BFS

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

55.7% YesNo 44.3%

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

41.4% YesNo 58.6%

14.06.2026Neuer Standort Kantonsgericht. Kauf Grundstück Würzenbachstrasse 8, LuzernCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.3% Yes

74.1% YesNo 25.9%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

60.1% YesNo 39.9%

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

29.2% YesNo 70.8%

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

32.4% YesNo 67.6%

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

29.8% YesNo 70.3%

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

77.2% YesNo 22.8%

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

36.7% YesNo 63.3%

08.03.2026Ausbau der Kantonsstrasse K 36 durch die Lammschlucht im Entlebuch, 2. AbschnittCantonal LU● Accepted · 82.8% Yes

83.7% YesNo 16.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte22.7% · strongest party

Mitte22.7%

SVP20.8%

FDP16.7%

SP15.2%

GRÜNE11.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier140%

Cantonal tax multiplier145%

140%LU range 90%240%

Tax rank 7 of 79 in canton Lucerne

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'366 CHF(11.4%)

Rank 5 of 79 in the canton · 170 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 13'053 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Meggen 9'679 CHF · most expensive Luthern 14'739 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:11'366 CHF(~11.4%)

HorwCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Horw	Lucerne	Switzerland median
40'000	4.9%	4.2–6.5%	5.4%
50'000	7%	5.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	8.5%	7.2–11.3%	10.5%
70'000	9.5%	8–12.4%	11.9%
80'000	10.2%	8.6–13.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.7%	9–13.9%	14.1%
100'000	11.4%	9.7–14.7%	15.3%
110'000	12%	10.3–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	12.5%	10.7–16%	17.2%
130'000	13%	11.2–16.6%	18.1%
140'000	13.5%	11.7–17.2%	19%
150'000	14%	12.1–17.7%	19.7%
175'000	15.2%	13.3–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	16.3%	14.3–20.3%	23.2%
225'000	17.4%	15.3–21.5%	24.6%
250'000	18.3%	16.2–22.6%	25.8%
275'000	19.1%	17–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	19.8%	17.6–24.2%	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 1991–20201'114 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'270 m

Mean elevation

537 m

Relief

837 m

Mean slope

7.6°

Flat share

49.2%

South-facing

7.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 837 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

53.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

74.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

11'900

54 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

25.33 Rp./kWh

Energy

12 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.73 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.23 Rp./kWh

25.33 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 25.41 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator CKW 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

0.31 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

8'023

Built before 19468.1%

Built since 200129.9%

0.31 %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 82 min · Car 54 min

AgglomerationPT 27 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 51/79 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitehorw.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities15'939 #4 LU · #90 CH Families & children18.6% #73 LU · #1549 CH Age structure21.5% #13 LU · #947 CH Women share51.5% #3 LU · #231 CH Foreign residents18.8% #29 LU · #962 CH Population density780/km² #12 LU · #313 CH Tax burden11'366 #6 LU · #171 CH Taxes140% #7 LU Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #16 LU · #697 CH Sunniest municipalities40.6% #56 LU · #1562 CH Rainiest municipalities1'114 mm #58 LU · #1023 CH Voter turnout61% #23 LU · #395 CH Against Switzerland7% #68 LU · #1367 CH Aligned with Switzerland93% #4 LU · #91 CH SVP strongholds20.8% #75 LU · #1745 CH SP strongholds15.2% #6 LU · #919 CH Centre strongholds22.7% #72 LU · #418 CH FDP strongholds16.7% #34 LU · #675 CH GLP strongholds10% #2 LU · #315 CH Green strongholds11.8% #4 LU · #364 CH Largest by area20.4 km² #25 LU · #471 CH Highest municipalities441 m #73 LU · #1610 CH Remotest municipalities82 min #51 LU · #713 CH Best-connected municipalities82 min #28 LU · #1382 CH Highest peaks1'270 m #14 LU · #569 CH Highest-lying municipalities537 m #59 LU · #1268 CH Greatest vertical range837 m #11 LU · #492 CH Steepest municipalities7.6° #41 LU · #1152 CH Solar potential54 GWh #19 LU · #289 CH Cheapest electricity25.33 Rp./kWh #8 LU · #365 CH Most expensive electricity25.33 Rp./kWh #72 LU · #1742 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Hergiswil NW6052 Horw6048 Kastanienbaum6047 Luzern6003 6004 6005 6006 6014 6015 St. Niklausen LU6005

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Horw?: Horw has 4 postal codes: 6005, 6047, 6048, 6052.
What is the tax rate in Horw?: The municipal tax multiplier of Horw is 140% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
How much tax do you pay in Horw?: A single person without children pays about 11'366 CHF income tax in Horw on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 5 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Horw have?: Horw has 15'939 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Horw?: Horw has 3'002 foreign residents, a share of 18.83% (2025).

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