What is the postal code of Kreuzlingen?

Kreuzlingen has 2 postal codes: 8280, 8598.

What is the tax rate in Kreuzlingen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Kreuzlingen is 136% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.

How much tax do you pay in Kreuzlingen?

A single person without children pays about 12'758 CHF income tax in Kreuzlingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 17 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Kreuzlingen have?

Kreuzlingen has 23'550 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Kreuzlingen?

Kreuzlingen has 13'471 foreign residents, a share of 57.2% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TG

Kreuzlingen

8280–8598

TG CANTON8280 8598

Residents

23'550

Area

11.6 km²

Population density

2'035 pop./km²

Elevation

397 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

136%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

11'582 49.2%

Men

11'968 50.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

4'200 17.8%

Swiss citizens

10'079 42.8%

Foreign residents

13'471 57.2%

Population density

2'035 pop./km²

0–19 · 4'200 · 17.8%20–64 · 14'699 · 62.4%65+ · 4'651 · 19.7%

Foreign residents 57.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Kreuzlingen

BFS

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

52.7% YesNo 47.3%

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

40.3% YesNo 59.7%

14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% Yes

63.2% YesNo 36.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

49.1% YesNo 50.9%

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

29.1% YesNo 70.9%

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

40.2% YesNo 59.8%

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

36.5% YesNo 63.5%

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

73.2% YesNo 26.8%

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

42.8% YesNo 57.2%

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

21.8% YesNo 78.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP26.6% · strongest party

SVP26.6%

SP20.8%

Mitte15.8%

FDP12.7%

GRÜNE10.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier136%

Cantonal tax multiplier109%

136%TG range 94%175%

Tax rank 17 of 80 in canton Thurgau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'758 CHF(12.8%)

Rank 17 of 80 in the canton · 461 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 13'209 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Warth-Weiningen 10'862 CHF · most expensive Arbon 14'518 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:12'758 CHF(~12.8%)

KreuzlingenCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Kreuzlingen	Thurgau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.9%	5–6.8%	5.4%
50'000	7.6%	6.4–8.8%	7.8%
60'000	9.2%	7.7–10.6%	10.5%
70'000	10.4%	8.8–11.9%	11.9%
80'000	11.3%	9.5–12.9%	13.1%
90'000	11.9%	10.1–13.6%	14.1%
100'000	12.8%	10.9–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	13.6%	11.6–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	14.2%	12.2–16.1%	17.2%
130'000	14.9%	12.8–16.8%	18.1%
140'000	15.5%	13.4–17.5%	19%
150'000	16%	13.9–18.1%	19.7%
175'000	17.4%	15.1–19.5%	21.6%
200'000	18.7%	16.3–20.9%	23.2%
225'000	19.8%	17.4–22.1%	24.6%
250'000	20.8%	18.3–23.2%	25.8%
275'000	21.7%	19.1–24%	26.8%
300'000	22.3%	19.7–24.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020865 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

547 m

Mean elevation

457 m

Relief

152 m

Mean slope

3.2°

Flat share

81.7%

South-facing

0.2%

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

120.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

160.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

26'800

120 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

28.88 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.69 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

13.16 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

28.88 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.43 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Energie Kreuzlingen, Stadt Kreuzlingen

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

1.29 %

Avg. rooms

3.5

Dwellings

12'409

Built before 194615.6%

Built since 200130.7%

1.29 %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 99 min · Car 58 min

AgglomerationPT 15 min · Car 9 min

Remoteness 27/80 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitekreuzlingen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities23'550 #2 TG · #42 CH Families & children17.8% #74 TG · #1701 CH Age structure19.7% #36 TG · #1311 CH Women share49.2% #44 TG · #1442 CH Foreign residents57.2% #1 TG · #3 CH Population density2'035/km² #2 TG · #74 CH Tax burden12'758 #17 TG · #461 CH Taxes136% #17 TG Warmest municipalities10 °C #16 TG · #546 CH Sunniest municipalities39.5% #45 TG · #2047 CH Rainiest municipalities865 mm #77 TG · #1999 CH Voter turnout53% #59 TG · #1355 CH Against Switzerland6% #70 TG · #1423 CH Aligned with Switzerland94% #2 TG · #73 CH SVP strongholds26.6% #80 TG · #1485 CH SP strongholds20.8% #1 TG · #404 CH Centre strongholds15.8% #27 TG · #776 CH FDP strongholds12.7% #15 TG · #1067 CH GLP strongholds7.1% #22 TG · #734 CH Green strongholds10.4% #9 TG · #509 CH Largest by area11.6 km² #36 TG · #848 CH Highest municipalities397 m #78 TG · #1909 CH Remotest municipalities99 min #27 TG · #423 CH Best-connected municipalities99 min #56 TG · #1698 CH Highest peaks547 m #59 TG · #1723 CH Highest-lying municipalities457 m #56 TG · #1679 CH Greatest vertical range152 m #50 TG · #1585 CH Steepest municipalities3.2° #62 TG · #1883 CH Solar potential120 GWh #2 TG · #53 CH Cheapest electricity28.88 Rp./kWh #22 TG · #1260 CH Most expensive electricity28.88 Rp./kWh #59 TG · #847 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Bottighofen8598 Kreuzlingen8280

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Kreuzlingen?: Kreuzlingen has 2 postal codes: 8280, 8598.
What is the tax rate in Kreuzlingen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Kreuzlingen is 136% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
How much tax do you pay in Kreuzlingen?: A single person without children pays about 12'758 CHF income tax in Kreuzlingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 17 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Kreuzlingen have?: Kreuzlingen has 23'550 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Kreuzlingen?: Kreuzlingen has 13'471 foreign residents, a share of 57.2% (2025).

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