What is the postal code of Hünenberg?

Hünenberg has 4 postal codes: 5642, 6331, 6332, 6333.

What is the tax rate in Hünenberg?

The municipal tax multiplier of Hünenberg is 53% (2026); canton ZG levies 78%.

How much tax do you pay in Hünenberg?

A single person without children pays about 5'349 CHF income tax in Hünenberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 4 of 11 in canton ZG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Hünenberg have?

Hünenberg has 8'985 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Hünenberg?

Hünenberg has 1'814 foreign residents, a share of 20.19% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZG

Hünenberg

5642–6333

ZG CANTON5642 6331 6332 6333

Residents

8'985

Area

18.7 km²

Population density

482 pop./km²

Elevation

444 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

53%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

4'477 49.8%

Men

4'508 50.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'884 21.0%

Swiss citizens

7'171 79.8%

Foreign residents

1'814 20.2%

Population density

482 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'884 · 21.0%20–64 · 5'313 · 59.1%65+ · 1'788 · 19.9%

Foreign residents 20.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Hünenberg

BFS

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

61.6% YesNo 38.4%

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

44.9% YesNo 55.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

43.7% YesNo 56.3%

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

20.8% YesNo 79.2%

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

35.7% YesNo 64.3%

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

31.3% YesNo 68.7%

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

74.3% YesNo 25.7%

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

38.0% YesNo 62.0%

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

11.3% YesNo 88.7%

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

14.4% YesNo 85.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP28.5% · strongest party

SVP28.5%

Mitte26.8%

GRÜNE15.8%

FDP13.6%

GLP7.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier53%

Cantonal tax multiplier78%

53%ZG range 47.53%59%

Tax rank 4 of 11 in canton Zug

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

5'349 CHF(5.3%)

Rank 4 of 11 in the canton · 4 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 5'349 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Baar 5'197 CHF · most expensive Neuheim 5'516 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:5'349 CHF(~5.3%)

HünenbergCanton range ZugSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Hünenberg	Zug	Switzerland median
40'000	1.6%	1.5–1.6%	5.4%
50'000	2.2%	2.1–2.3%	7.8%
60'000	2.9%	2.8–3%	10.5%
70'000	3.6%	3.5–3.7%	11.9%
80'000	4.2%	4.1–4.3%	13.1%
90'000	4.7%	4.5–4.8%	14.1%
100'000	5.3%	5.2–5.5%	15.3%
110'000	6%	5.8–6.2%	16.3%
120'000	6.6%	6.5–6.8%	17.2%
130'000	7.3%	7.1–7.5%	18.1%
140'000	7.9%	7.7–8.1%	19%
150'000	8.6%	8.4–8.8%	19.7%
175'000	10.3%	10–10.5%	21.6%
200'000	11.6%	11.3–11.9%	23.2%
225'000	12.6%	12.3–12.9%	24.6%
250'000	13.5%	13.2–13.8%	25.8%
275'000	14.2%	13.9–14.6%	26.8%
300'000	14.8%	14.5–15.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'109 mm

10.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

496 m

Mean elevation

416 m

Relief

110 m

Mean slope

2°

Flat share

89.2%

South-facing

0.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 110 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

62.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

81.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

13'800

62 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

22.35–25.14 Rp./kWh

23.75 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 21.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operators WWZ Energie AG · EGH Elektro-Genossenschaft Hünenberg

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

0.6 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

3'808

Built before 19466.0%

Built since 200127.6%

0.6 %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 71 min · Car 36 min

AgglomerationPT 32 min · Car 18 min

Remoteness 4/11 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitezg.ch/behoerden/gemeinden/hunenberg/de ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities8'985 #7 ZG · #219 CH Families & children21% #3 ZG · #811 CH Age structure19.9% #6 ZG · #1254 CH Women share49.8% #4 ZG · #1066 CH Foreign residents20.2% #11 ZG · #846 CH Population density482/km² #6 ZG · #523 CH Tax burden5'349 #4 ZG · #4 CH Taxes53% #4 ZG Warmest municipalities10.3 °C #1 ZG · #270 CH Sunniest municipalities41.1% #9 ZG · #1364 CH Rainiest municipalities1'109 mm #11 ZG · #1055 CH Voter turnout63.4% #2 ZG · #222 CH Against Switzerland13.1% #7 ZG · #1036 CH Aligned with Switzerland86.9% #5 ZG · #420 CH SVP strongholds28.5% #8 ZG · #1362 CH SP strongholds4.1% #5 ZG · #1968 CH Centre strongholds26.8% #5 ZG · #306 CH FDP strongholds13.6% #3 ZG · #967 CH GLP strongholds7.6% #1 ZG · #640 CH Green strongholds15.8% #5 ZG · #104 CH Largest by area18.7 km² #8 ZG · #513 CH Highest municipalities444 m #7 ZG · #1584 CH Remotest municipalities71 min #4 ZG · #994 CH Best-connected municipalities71 min #9 ZG · #1105 CH Highest peaks496 m #10 ZG · #1891 CH Highest-lying municipalities416 m #11 ZG · #1928 CH Greatest vertical range110 m #10 ZG · #1786 CH Steepest municipalities2° #11 ZG · #2002 CH Solar potential62 GWh #5 ZG · #223 CH Cheapest electricity23.75 Rp./kWh #11 ZG · #62 CH Most expensive electricity23.75 Rp./kWh #1 ZG · #2045 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Hagendorn6332 Hünenberg6331 Hünenberg See6333 Mühlau5642

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Hünenberg?: Hünenberg has 4 postal codes: 5642, 6331, 6332, 6333.
What is the tax rate in Hünenberg?: The municipal tax multiplier of Hünenberg is 53% (2026); canton ZG levies 78%.
How much tax do you pay in Hünenberg?: A single person without children pays about 5'349 CHF income tax in Hünenberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 4 of 11 in canton ZG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Hünenberg have?: Hünenberg has 8'985 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Hünenberg?: Hünenberg has 1'814 foreign residents, a share of 20.19% (2025).

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