What is the postal code of Kirchberg?

Kirchberg has 2 postal codes: 3400, 3422.

What is the tax rate in Kirchberg?

The municipal tax multiplier of Kirchberg is 159% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Kirchberg?

A single person without children pays about 16'528 CHF income tax in Kirchberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 68 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Kirchberg have?

Kirchberg has 5'918 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Kirchberg?

Kirchberg has 945 foreign residents, a share of 15.97% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Emmental

Kirchberg

3400–3422

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'975 50.3%

Men

2'943 49.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'127 19.0%

Swiss citizens

4'973 84.0%

Foreign residents

945 16.0%

Population density

654 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'127 · 19.0%20–64 · 3'273 · 55.3%65+ · 1'518 · 25.7%

Foreign residents 16.0%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −4 (−0.1%) · 44 births · 42 deaths · net migration −8

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 Kirchberg

BFS

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine sichere Ernährung – durch Stärkung einer nachhaltigen inländischen Produktion, mehr pflanzliche Lebensmittel und sauberes Trinkwasser (Ernährungsinitiative)»Federal

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Wahrung der schweizerischen Neutralität (Neutralitätsinitiative)»Federal

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 56.4% Yes

58.7% YesNo 41.4%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 55.4% Yes

47.7% YesNo 52.3%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 37.8% Yes

44.7% YesNo 55.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 44.7% Yes

48.8% YesNo 51.2%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 23.2% Yes

21.6% YesNo 78.5%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 40.4% Yes

39.7% YesNo 60.3%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 39.1% Yes

34.9% YesNo 65.1%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 72.6% Yes

73.7% YesNo 26.3%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 21.09.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP31.1% · strongest party

SVP31.1%

SP18.8%

FDP12.9%

Mitte12.5%

GLP10.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier159%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

159%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 71 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'528 CHF(16.5%)

Rank 68 of 334 in the canton · 1587 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:16'528 CHF(~16.5%)

KirchbergCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Kirchberg	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.7%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.5%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	12.9%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.7%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.6%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.5%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.4%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.2%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	19.8%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.5%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.3%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.8%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.2%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.4%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.5%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.4%	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 1991–20209 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'036 mm

9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

634 m

Mean elevation

535 m

Relief

141 m

Mean slope

5.8°

Flat share

57.6%

South-facing

9.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 141 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

52.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

65.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

11'700

Per inhabitant

8'907 kWh/yr

53 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

29 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.73 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.83 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.7 Rp./kWh

29 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

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

Network operator EnerCom Kirchberg 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 2

Standard model, deductible 300612 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

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

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 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

1.2 %

Second homes

7.4 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

2'914

Built before 194618.7%

Built since 200120.3%

1.2 %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

3'254

Workplaces

405

Services share

66.8 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 66 (2.0%) · Secondary 1'015 (31.2%) · Tertiary 2'173 (66.8%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

16.7 %

Farmland

470 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 50 min · Car 28 min

AgglomerationPT 10 min · Car 5 min

Remoteness 241/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number412

Websitekirchberg-be.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Emmental

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Kirchberg ranks

Largest municipalities5'918 #31 BE · #348 CH Growing municipalities-0.1% #202 BE · #1463 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.1% #131 BE · #644 CH Jobs per resident0.55 #61 BE · #420 CH Families & children19% #209 BE · #1434 CH Age structure25.7% #83 BE · #329 CH Women share50.3% #155 BE · #717 CH Foreign residents16% #80 BE · #1198 CH Population density654/km² #39 BE · #391 CH Tax burden16'528 #70 BE · #1589 CH Taxes159% #71 BE Warmest municipalities9 °C #157 BE · #1344 CH Sunniest municipalities41.3% #204 BE · #1269 CH Rainiest municipalities1'036 mm #285 BE · #1457 CH Voter turnout53.8% #136 BE · #1238 CH Against Switzerland7% #171 BE · #1360 CH Aligned with Switzerland93% #25 BE · #84 CH SVP strongholds31.1% #278 BE · #1200 CH SP strongholds18.8% #70 BE · #551 CH Centre strongholds12.5% #30 BE · #1001 CH FDP strongholds12.9% #19 BE · #1036 CH GLP strongholds10.5% #78 BE · #258 CH Green strongholds5.5% #212 BE · #1436 CH Largest by area9.1 km² #161 BE · #1034 CH Highest municipalities566 m #200 BE · #940 CH Second homes7.4% #300 BE · #1739 CH Organic farming16.7% #97 BE · #767 CH Best-connected municipalities50 min #86 BE · #459 CH Remotest municipalities50 min #241 BE · #1627 CH Highest peaks634 m #227 BE · #1407 CH Highest-lying municipalities535 m #240 BE · #1284 CH Greatest vertical range141 m #245 BE · #1635 CH Steepest municipalities5.8° #224 BE · #1421 CH Solar potential53 GWh #37 BE · #299 CH Solar potential per capita8'907 kWh #264 BE · #1283 CH Cheapest electricity29 Rp./kWh #275 BE · #1637 CH Most expensive electricity29 Rp./kWh #59 BE · #470 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Burgdorf3400 Kirchberg BE3422

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Kirchberg?: Kirchberg has 2 postal codes: 3400, 3422.
What is the tax rate in Kirchberg?: The municipal tax multiplier of Kirchberg is 159% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Kirchberg?: A single person without children pays about 16'528 CHF income tax in Kirchberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 68 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Kirchberg have?: Kirchberg has 5'918 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Kirchberg?: Kirchberg has 945 foreign residents, a share of 15.97% (2025).

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