What is the postal code of Köniz?

Köniz has 11 postal codes: 3007, 3084, 3095, 3097, 3098, 3144, 3145, 3147, 3172, 3173, 3174.

What is the tax rate in Köniz?

The municipal tax multiplier of Köniz is 158% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Köniz?

A single person without children pays about 16'496 CHF income tax in Köniz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 66 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Köniz have?

Köniz has 43'923 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Köniz?

Köniz has 9'471 foreign residents, a share of 21.56% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Köniz

3007–3174

BE CANTON3007 3084 3095 3097+7 PLZ

Residents

43'923

Area

51 km²

Population density

861 pop./km²

Elevation

651 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

937 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

158%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

22'740 51.8%

Men

21'183 48.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

8'713 19.8%

Swiss citizens

34'452 78.4%

Foreign residents

9'471 21.6%

Population density

861 pop./km²

0–19 · 8'713 · 19.8%20–64 · 26'055 · 59.3%65+ · 9'155 · 20.8%

Foreign residents 21.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Köniz

BFS

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

40.2% YesNo 59.9%

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

28.7% YesNo 71.3%

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

60.0% YesNo 40.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

65.0% YesNo 35.0%

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

42.6% YesNo 57.4%

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

25.9% YesNo 74.2%

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

25.1% YesNo 74.9%

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

77.5% YesNo 22.5%

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

32.4% YesNo 67.6%

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

32.1% YesNo 67.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP27.3% · strongest party

SP27.3%

SVP17.9%

GRÜNE15.4%

GLP14.0%

Mitte8.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier158%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

158%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 67 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'496 CHF(16.5%)

Rank 66 of 334 in the canton · 1575 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:16'496 CHF(~16.5%)

KönizCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Köniz	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	13.9%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.7%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.5%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.5%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.3%	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	22.2%	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	27.4%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.3%	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 1991–20208.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'036 mm

8.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

937 m

Mean elevation

669 m

Relief

435 m

Mean slope

9.5°

Flat share

35.2%

South-facing

16.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 435 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

212.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

289 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

47'200

212 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

28.1 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.89 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.25 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.2 Rp./kWh

28.1 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

0.28 %

Avg. rooms

3.5

Dwellings

22'761

Built before 194618.4%

Built since 200117.8%

0.28 %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 26 min · Car 18 min

AgglomerationPT 26 min · Car 18 min

Remoteness 325/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentAnnemarie Berlinger-Staub · Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz

Websitekoeniz.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities43'923 #4 BE · #14 CH Families & children19.8% #146 BE · #1212 CH Age structure20.8% #259 BE · #1070 CH Women share51.8% #34 BE · #163 CH Foreign residents21.6% #41 BE · #742 CH Population density861/km² #28 BE · #273 CH Tax burden16'496 #66 BE · #1575 CH Taxes158% #67 BE Warmest municipalities8.8 °C #181 BE · #1447 CH Sunniest municipalities43.5% #121 BE · #924 CH Rainiest municipalities1'036 mm #283 BE · #1455 CH Voter turnout57.8% #54 BE · #715 CH Against Switzerland15% #116 BE · #910 CH Aligned with Switzerland85% #81 BE · #508 CH SVP strongholds17.9% #322 BE · #1881 CH SP strongholds27.3% #6 BE · #104 CH Centre strongholds8.4% #154 BE · #1383 CH FDP strongholds8.1% #81 BE · #1578 CH GLP strongholds14% #12 BE · #52 CH Green strongholds15.4% #15 BE · #116 CH Largest by area51 km² #24 BE · #169 CH Highest municipalities651 m #144 BE · #688 CH Remotest municipalities26 min #325 BE · #2053 CH Best-connected municipalities26 min #10 BE · #51 CH Highest peaks937 m #149 BE · #780 CH Highest-lying municipalities669 m #164 BE · #832 CH Greatest vertical range435 m #127 BE · #769 CH Steepest municipalities9.5° #163 BE · #963 CH Solar potential212 GWh #4 BE · #15 CH Cheapest electricity28.1 Rp./kWh #221 BE · #1126 CH Most expensive electricity28.1 Rp./kWh #114 BE · #976 CH

Postal codes (11)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 12

Bern3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3018 3019 3020 3027 Gasel3144 Köniz3098 Liebefeld3097 Mittelhäusern3147 Niederscherli3145 Niederwangen b. Bern3172 Oberwangen b. Bern3173 Schliern b. Köniz3098 Spiegel b. Bern3095 Thörishaus3174 Wabern3084

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Köniz?: Köniz has 11 postal codes: 3007, 3084, 3095, 3097, 3098, 3144, 3145, 3147, 3172, 3173, 3174.
What is the tax rate in Köniz?: The municipal tax multiplier of Köniz is 158% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Köniz?: A single person without children pays about 16'496 CHF income tax in Köniz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 66 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Köniz have?: Köniz has 43'923 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Köniz?: Köniz has 9'471 foreign residents, a share of 21.56% (2025).

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