What is the postal code of Kerns?

Kerns has 4 postal codes: 6064, 6066, 6067, 6068.

What is the tax rate in Kerns?

The municipal tax multiplier of Kerns is 470% (2026); canton OW levies 325%.

How much tax do you pay in Kerns?

A single person without children pays about 12'462 CHF income tax in Kerns on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 3 of 7 in canton OW. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Kerns have?

Kerns has 6'557 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Kerns?

Kerns has 819 foreign residents, a share of 12.49% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton OW

Kerns

6064–6068

OW CANTON6064 6066 6067 6068

Residents

6'557

Area

92.6 km²

Population density

71 pop./km²

Elevation

1'017 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'693 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

470%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'235 49.3%

Men

3'322 50.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'416 21.6%

Swiss citizens

5'738 87.5%

Foreign residents

819 12.5%

Population density

71 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'416 · 21.6%20–64 · 3'850 · 58.7%65+ · 1'291 · 19.7%

Foreign residents 12.5%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Kerns

BFS

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

66.2% YesNo 33.8%

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

65.8% YesNo 34.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

36.0% YesNo 64.0%

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

13.6% YesNo 86.4%

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

45.3% YesNo 54.7%

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

41.5% YesNo 58.6%

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

72.6% YesNo 27.4%

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

48.0% YesNo 52.0%

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

8.6% YesNo 91.4%

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

11.3% YesNo 88.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP57.6% · strongest party

SVP57.6%

FDP42.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier470%

Cantonal tax multiplier325%

470%OW range 386%525%

Tax rank 3 of 7 in canton Obwalden

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'462 CHF(12.5%)

Rank 3 of 7 in the canton · 391 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'462 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Sarnen 11'325 CHF · most expensive Lungern 13'206 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:12'462 CHF(~12.5%)

KernsCanton range ObwaldenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Kerns	Obwalden	Switzerland median
40'000	7.9%	7.1–8.4%	5.4%
50'000	9.2%	8.3–9.9%	7.8%
60'000	10.3%	9.3–11%	10.5%
70'000	11%	9.9–11.7%	11.9%
80'000	11.5%	10.4–12.2%	13.1%
90'000	11.9%	10.7–12.6%	14.1%
100'000	12.5%	11.3–13.2%	15.3%
110'000	13%	11.8–13.7%	16.3%
120'000	13.4%	12.3–14.2%	17.2%
130'000	13.8%	12.6–14.6%	18.1%
140'000	14.3%	13.1–15.1%	19%
150'000	14.7%	13.5–15.5%	19.7%
175'000	15.7%	14.5–16.5%	21.6%
200'000	16.6%	15.4–17.5%	23.2%
225'000	17.5%	16.2–18.3%	24.6%
250'000	18.2%	17–19.1%	25.8%
275'000	18.9%	17.6–19.7%	26.8%
300'000	19.4%	18.1–20.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20206.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'496 mm

6.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'693 m

Mean elevation

1'466 m

Relief

2'219 m

Mean slope

23.5°

Flat share

9.4%

South-facing

16.6%

Above 2000 m

21.6%

Relief 2'219 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

55.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

77.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

12'300

55 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

26.53 Rp./kWh

Energy

9.72 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.53 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.7 Rp./kWh

26.53 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 26.53 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Elektrizitätswerk Obwalden

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

0.63 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

3'484

Built before 194619.7%

Built since 200132.3%

0.63 %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 132 min · Car 69 min

AgglomerationPT 21 min · Car 13 min

Remoteness 1/7 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitekerns.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities6'557 #3 OW · #313 CH Families & children21.6% #1 OW · #629 CH Age structure19.7% #6 OW · #1304 CH Women share49.3% #3 OW · #1369 CH Foreign residents12.5% #6 OW · #1499 CH Population density71/km² #4 OW · #1640 CH Tax burden12'462 #3 OW · #391 CH Taxes470% #3 OW Warmest municipalities6.7 °C #5 OW · #1880 CH Sunniest municipalities44.9% #3 OW · #677 CH Rainiest municipalities1'496 mm #5 OW · #247 CH Voter turnout60.9% #5 OW · #404 CH Against Switzerland27% #1 OW · #157 CH Aligned with Switzerland73% #7 OW · #1285 CH SVP strongholds57.6% #1 OW · #78 CH FDP strongholds42.4% #7 OW · #15 CH Largest by area92.6 km² #1 OW · #78 CH Highest municipalities1'017 m #5 OW · #251 CH Remotest municipalities132 min #1 OW · #115 CH Best-connected municipalities132 min #7 OW · #1989 CH Highest peaks2'693 m #2 OW · #210 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'466 m #2 OW · #210 CH Greatest vertical range2'219 m #2 OW · #144 CH Steepest municipalities23.5° #4 OW · #309 CH Solar potential55 GWh #2 OW · #273 CH Cheapest electricity26.53 Rp./kWh #4 OW · #534 CH Most expensive electricity26.53 Rp./kWh #4 OW · #1573 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Kerns6064 Melchsee-Frutt6068 Melchtal6067 St. Niklausen OW6066

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Kerns?: Kerns has 4 postal codes: 6064, 6066, 6067, 6068.
What is the tax rate in Kerns?: The municipal tax multiplier of Kerns is 470% (2026); canton OW levies 325%.
How much tax do you pay in Kerns?: A single person without children pays about 12'462 CHF income tax in Kerns on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 3 of 7 in canton OW. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Kerns have?: Kerns has 6'557 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Kerns?: Kerns has 819 foreign residents, a share of 12.49% (2025).

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