What is the postal code of Huttwil?

Huttwil has 4 postal codes: 4938, 4950, 4952, 4953.

What is the tax rate in Huttwil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Huttwil is 169% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Huttwil?

A single person without children pays about 16'853 CHF income tax in Huttwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 126 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Huttwil have?

Huttwil has 5'206 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Huttwil?

Huttwil has 809 foreign residents, a share of 15.54% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau

Huttwil

4938–4953

BE CANTON4938 4950 4952 4953

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'581 49.6%

Men

2'625 50.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

999 19.2%

Swiss citizens

4'397 84.5%

Foreign residents

809 15.5%

Population density

302 pop./km²

0–19 · 999 · 19.2%20–64 · 2'931 · 56.3%65+ · 1'276 · 24.5%

Foreign residents 15.5%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +71 (+1.4%) · 43 births · 64 deaths · net migration +98

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Vote results for Huttwil

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 22.2% Yes

20.1% YesNo 79.9%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 32.3% Yes

35.1% YesNo 64.9%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 32.1% Yes

31.7% YesNo 68.3%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 58.5% Yes

55.3% YesNo 44.7%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 57.9% Yes

57.3% YesNo 42.8%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 34.8% Yes

28.5% YesNo 71.5%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 46.2% Yes

43.1% YesNo 56.9%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 20.9% Yes

22.9% YesNo 77.1%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 42.2% Yes

45.4% YesNo 54.6%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 39.8% Yes

42.9% YesNo 57.1%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP38.5% · strongest party

SVP38.5%

SP15.3%

EDU11.4%

FDP7.8%

Mitte7.5%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier169%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

169%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 137 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'853 CHF(16.9%)

Rank 126 of 334 in the canton · 1777 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:16'853 CHF(~16.9%)

HuttwilCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Huttwil	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.9%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.7%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.2%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.3%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.9%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.9%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.7%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.6%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.4%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.2%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.9%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.7%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.2%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.6%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.9%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.9%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.8%	25.1–31.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'258 mm

8.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

830 m

Mean elevation

693 m

Relief

233 m

Mean slope

8.3°

Flat share

35.9%

South-facing

12.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 233 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

66.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

83 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

14'700

Per inhabitant

12'714 kWh/yr

66 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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

31.1 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.8 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.9 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.8 Rp./kWh

31.1 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator Industrielle Betriebe Huttwil 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 3

Standard model, deductible 300571 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Huttwil →Canton Bern →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 of canton Bern. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Bern (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

4.69 %

Second homes

9.6 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

2'750

Built before 194640.2%

Built since 200115.9%

4.69 %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 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024

Jobs

2'869

Workplaces

388

Services share

60 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 182 (6.3%) · Secondary 967 (33.7%) · Tertiary 1'720 (60.0%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

6.5 %

Farmland

1'155 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 84 min · Car 60 min

AgglomerationPT 38 min · Car 28 min

Remoteness 71/334 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number954

Websitehuttwil.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Oberaargau

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Huttwil ranks

Largest municipalities5'206 #41 BE · #413 CH Growing municipalities1.4% #79 BE · #594 CH Shrinking municipalities1.4% #258 BE · #1511 CH Jobs per resident0.55 #62 BE · #421 CH Families & children19.2% #205 BE · #1384 CH Age structure24.5% #121 BE · #456 CH Women share49.6% #238 BE · #1187 CH Foreign residents15.5% #85 BE · #1234 CH Population density302/km² #83 BE · #779 CH Tax burden16'853 #129 BE · #1780 CH Taxes169% #137 BE Warmest municipalities8.5 °C #211 BE · #1564 CH Sunniest municipalities41.3% #209 BE · #1274 CH Rainiest municipalities1'258 mm #101 BE · #566 CH Voter turnout48.9% #279 BE · #1864 CH Against Switzerland21.8% #65 BE · #391 CH Aligned with Switzerland78.2% #138 BE · #1068 CH SVP strongholds38.5% #216 BE · #739 CH SP strongholds15.3% #140 BE · #915 CH Centre strongholds7.5% #186 BE · #1501 CH FDP strongholds7.8% #94 BE · #1613 CH GLP strongholds6.1% #217 BE · #947 CH Green strongholds6.7% #167 BE · #1162 CH Largest by area17.2 km² #87 BE · #557 CH Highest municipalities710 m #120 BE · #581 CH Second homes9.6% #238 BE · #1291 CH Organic farming6.5% #229 BE · #1450 CH Best-connected municipalities84 min #266 BE · #1427 CH Remotest municipalities84 min #71 BE · #669 CH Highest peaks830 m #176 BE · #939 CH Highest-lying municipalities693 m #156 BE · #777 CH Greatest vertical range233 m #188 BE · #1211 CH Steepest municipalities8.3° #179 BE · #1081 CH Solar potential66 GWh #23 BE · #194 CH Solar potential per capita12'714 kWh #156 BE · #663 CH Cheapest electricity31.1 Rp./kWh #298 BE · #1900 CH Most expensive electricity31.1 Rp./kWh #36 BE · #207 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Schwarzenbach (Huttwil)

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Eriswil4952 Huttwil4950 Rohrbachgraben4938 Schwarzenbach (Huttwil)4953

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Huttwil?: Huttwil has 4 postal codes: 4938, 4950, 4952, 4953.
What is the tax rate in Huttwil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Huttwil is 169% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Huttwil?: A single person without children pays about 16'853 CHF income tax in Huttwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 126 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Huttwil have?: Huttwil has 5'206 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Huttwil?: Huttwil has 809 foreign residents, a share of 15.54% (2025).

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