What is the postal code of Inwil?

Inwil has 2 postal codes: 6034, 6038.

What is the tax rate in Inwil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Inwil is 160% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.

How much tax do you pay in Inwil?

A single person without children pays about 12'041 CHF income tax in Inwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 13 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Inwil have?

Inwil has 2'919 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Inwil?

Inwil has 402 foreign residents, a share of 13.77% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton LU

Inwil

6034–6038

LU CANTON6034 6038

Residents

2'919

Area

10.3 km²

Population density

283 pop./km²

Elevation

515 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

160%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'455 49.8%

Men

1'464 50.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

683 23.4%

Swiss citizens

2'517 86.2%

Foreign residents

402 13.8%

Population density

283 pop./km²

0–19 · 683 · 23.4%20–64 · 1'764 · 60.4%65+ · 472 · 16.2%

Foreign residents 13.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Inwil

BFS

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

64.7% YesNo 35.3%

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

57.8% YesNo 42.2%

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

64.7% YesNo 35.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

47.3% YesNo 52.7%

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

16.1% YesNo 83.9%

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

41.2% YesNo 58.8%

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

34.6% YesNo 65.4%

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

72.5% YesNo 27.5%

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

40.5% YesNo 59.6%

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

Mitte34.0% · strongest party

Mitte34.0%

SVP24.4%

FDP21.6%

SP7.5%

GLP5.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier160%

Cantonal tax multiplier145%

160%LU range 90%240%

Tax rank 14 of 79 in canton Lucerne

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'041 CHF(12%)

Rank 13 of 79 in the canton · 312 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:12'041 CHF(~12%)

InwilCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Inwil	Lucerne	Switzerland median
40'000	5.3%	4.2–6.5%	5.4%
50'000	7.4%	5.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	9.1%	7.2–11.3%	10.5%
70'000	10.1%	8–12.4%	11.9%
80'000	10.8%	8.6–13.3%	13.1%
90'000	11.3%	9–13.9%	14.1%
100'000	12%	9.7–14.7%	15.3%
110'000	12.7%	10.3–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	13.2%	10.7–16%	17.2%
130'000	13.7%	11.2–16.6%	18.1%
140'000	14.3%	11.7–17.2%	19%
150'000	14.8%	12.1–17.7%	19.7%
175'000	16%	13.3–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	17.1%	14.3–20.3%	23.2%
225'000	18.2%	15.3–21.5%	24.6%
250'000	19.2%	16.2–22.6%	25.8%
275'000	20%	17–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	20.7%	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 1991–20201'200 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

550 m

Mean elevation

454 m

Relief

152 m

Mean slope

4.3°

Flat share

66.7%

South-facing

11.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 152 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

35.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

46.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'000

36 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

25.41 Rp./kWh

Energy

12 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.73 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.31 Rp./kWh

25.41 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

0.85 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

1'292

Built before 194611.6%

Built since 200142.3%

0.85 %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 69 min · Car 38 min

AgglomerationPT 33 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 74/79 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteinwil.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'919 #40 LU · #746 CH Families & children23.4% #10 LU · #240 CH Age structure16.2% #68 LU · #1878 CH Women share49.8% #30 LU · #1063 CH Foreign residents13.8% #46 LU · #1382 CH Population density283/km² #32 LU · #812 CH Tax burden12'041 #14 LU · #313 CH Taxes160% #14 LU Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #15 LU · #696 CH Sunniest municipalities40.5% #59 LU · #1600 CH Rainiest municipalities1'200 mm #34 LU · #691 CH Voter turnout56.9% #44 LU · #810 CH Against Switzerland14% #39 LU · #984 CH Aligned with Switzerland86% #26 LU · #440 CH SVP strongholds24.4% #66 LU · #1581 CH SP strongholds7.5% #37 LU · #1741 CH Centre strongholds34% #32 LU · #188 CH FDP strongholds21.6% #8 LU · #359 CH GLP strongholds5.5% #32 LU · #1077 CH Green strongholds3.6% #56 LU · #1788 CH Largest by area10.3 km² #47 LU · #935 CH Highest municipalities515 m #54 LU · #1144 CH Remotest municipalities69 min #74 LU · #1051 CH Best-connected municipalities69 min #5 LU · #1049 CH Highest peaks550 m #74 LU · #1714 CH Highest-lying municipalities454 m #78 LU · #1693 CH Greatest vertical range152 m #69 LU · #1582 CH Steepest municipalities4.3° #68 LU · #1690 CH Solar potential36 GWh #34 LU · #547 CH Cheapest electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #22 LU · #379 CH Most expensive electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #26 LU · #1696 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Gisikon6038 Inwil6034

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Inwil?: Inwil has 2 postal codes: 6034, 6038.
What is the tax rate in Inwil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Inwil is 160% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
How much tax do you pay in Inwil?: A single person without children pays about 12'041 CHF income tax in Inwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 13 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Inwil have?: Inwil has 2'919 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Inwil?: Inwil has 402 foreign residents, a share of 13.77% (2025).

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