What is the postal code of Iseltwald?

The postal code of Iseltwald is 3807.

What is the tax rate in Iseltwald?

The municipal tax multiplier of Iseltwald is 175% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Iseltwald?

A single person without children pays about 17'048 CHF income tax in Iseltwald on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 167 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Iseltwald have?

Iseltwald has 399 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Iseltwald?

Iseltwald has 44 foreign residents, a share of 11.03% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Iseltwald

3807

BE CANTON3807

Residents

399

Area

21.9 km²

Population density

18 pop./km²

Elevation

1'986 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'658 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

175%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

206 51.6%

Men

193 48.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

64 16.0%

Swiss citizens

355 89.0%

Foreign residents

44 11.0%

Population density

18 pop./km²

0–19 · 64 · 16.0%20–64 · 209 · 52.4%65+ · 126 · 31.6%

Foreign residents 11.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Iseltwald

BFS

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

63.2% YesNo 36.8%

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

63.0% YesNo 37.0%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% Yes

37.4% YesNo 62.7%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

36.7% YesNo 63.3%

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

12.9% YesNo 87.1%

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

44.5% YesNo 55.5%

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

50.6% YesNo 49.4%

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

67.7% YesNo 32.3%

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

56.2% YesNo 43.8%

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

12.4% YesNo 87.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP55.2% · strongest party

SVP55.2%

SP10.9%

FDP7.9%

Mitte7.4%

GLP7.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier175%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

175%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 185 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'048 CHF(17%)

Rank 167 of 334 in the canton · 1863 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:17'048 CHF(~17%)

IseltwaldCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Iseltwald	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.9%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.3%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.4%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.2%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.1%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.9%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.8%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.6%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.4%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.1%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.9%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.5%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.9%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.1%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.2%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.1%	25.1–31.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.9 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)4.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'296 mm

8.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'658 m

Mean elevation

1'513 m

Relief

2'095 m

Mean slope

28.4°

Flat share

2.6%

South-facing

5.0%

Above 2000 m

17.6%

Relief 2'095 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

5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

6.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'100

5 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

27.7 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.89 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.25 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.8 Rp./kWh

27.7 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator BKW 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

0.21 %

Avg. rooms

3.3

Dwellings

471

Built before 194648.8%

Built since 200119.7%

0.21 %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 94 min · Car 57 min

AgglomerationPT 20 min · Car 13 min

Remoteness 44/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteiseltwald.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities399 #287 BE · #1889 CH Families & children16% #300 BE · #1910 CH Age structure31.6% #10 BE · #64 CH Women share51.6% #49 BE · #206 CH Foreign residents11% #139 BE · #1625 CH Population density18/km² #318 BE · #1987 CH Tax burden17'048 #178 BE · #1874 CH Taxes175% #185 BE Warmest municipalities8.9 °C #169 BE · #1401 CH Sunniest municipalities45.7% #54 BE · #584 CH Rainiest municipalities1'296 mm #82 BE · #497 CH Voter turnout51.9% #192 BE · #1478 CH SVP strongholds55.2% #54 BE · #112 CH SP strongholds10.9% #216 BE · #1415 CH Centre strongholds7.4% #188 BE · #1513 CH FDP strongholds7.9% #88 BE · #1596 CH GLP strongholds7% #180 BE · #744 CH Green strongholds2.3% #314 BE · #1930 CH Largest by area21.9 km² #64 BE · #440 CH Highest municipalities1'986 m #2 BE · #25 CH Remotest municipalities94 min #44 BE · #477 CH Best-connected municipalities94 min #290 BE · #1621 CH Highest peaks2'658 m #19 BE · #218 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'513 m #20 BE · #193 CH Greatest vertical range2'095 m #14 BE · #171 CH Steepest municipalities28.4° #21 BE · #144 CH Solar potential5 GWh #286 BE · #1905 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #92 BE · #852 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #179 BE · #1184 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3807

Iseltwald

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Iseltwald3807

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Niederried bei Interlaken

BE · 3 km

Oberried am Brienzersee

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Iseltwald?: The postal code of Iseltwald is 3807.
What is the tax rate in Iseltwald?: The municipal tax multiplier of Iseltwald is 175% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Iseltwald?: A single person without children pays about 17'048 CHF income tax in Iseltwald on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 167 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Iseltwald have?: Iseltwald has 399 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Iseltwald?: Iseltwald has 44 foreign residents, a share of 11.03% (2025).

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