What is the postal code of Kriens?

Kriens has 5 postal codes: 6005, 6010, 6012, 6013, 6048.

What is the tax rate in Kriens?

The municipal tax multiplier of Kriens is 185% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.

How much tax do you pay in Kriens?

A single person without children pays about 12'884 CHF income tax in Kriens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 26 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Kriens have?

Kriens has 30'685 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Kriens?

Kriens has 7'783 foreign residents, a share of 25.36% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton LU

Kriens

6005–6048

LU CANTON6005 6010 6012 6013+1 PLZ

Residents

30'685

Area

27.3 km²

Population density

1'124 pop./km²

Elevation

843 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'459 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

185%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

15'575 50.8%

Men

15'110 49.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

5'772 18.8%

Swiss citizens

22'902 74.6%

Foreign residents

7'783 25.4%

Population density

1'124 pop./km²

0–19 · 5'772 · 18.8%20–64 · 18'460 · 60.2%65+ · 6'453 · 21.0%

Foreign residents 25.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Kriens

BFS

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

53.4% YesNo 46.7%

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

42.3% YesNo 57.7%

14.06.2026Neuer Standort Kantonsgericht. Kauf Grundstück Würzenbachstrasse 8, LuzernCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.3% Yes

72.2% YesNo 27.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

59.2% YesNo 40.9%

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

30.8% YesNo 69.2%

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

34.3% YesNo 65.7%

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

25.6% YesNo 74.4%

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

73.3% YesNo 26.7%

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

39.6% YesNo 60.4%

08.03.2026Ausbau der Kantonsstrasse K 36 durch die Lammschlucht im Entlebuch, 2. AbschnittCantonal LU● Accepted · 82.8% Yes

83.5% YesNo 16.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP23.0% · strongest party

SVP23.0%

Mitte20.4%

SP18.2%

FDP14.5%

GRÜNE12.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier185%

Cantonal tax multiplier145%

185%LU range 90%240%

Tax rank 30 of 79 in canton Lucerne

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'884 CHF(12.9%)

Rank 26 of 79 in the canton · 488 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 13'053 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Meggen 9'679 CHF · most expensive Luthern 14'739 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:12'884 CHF(~12.9%)

KriensCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Kriens	Lucerne	Switzerland median
40'000	5.7%	4.2–6.5%	5.4%
50'000	8%	5.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	9.8%	7.2–11.3%	10.5%
70'000	10.8%	8–12.4%	11.9%
80'000	11.6%	8.6–13.3%	13.1%
90'000	12.1%	9–13.9%	14.1%
100'000	12.9%	9.7–14.7%	15.3%
110'000	13.5%	10.3–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	14.1%	10.7–16%	17.2%
130'000	14.6%	11.2–16.6%	18.1%
140'000	15.2%	11.7–17.2%	19%
150'000	15.7%	12.1–17.7%	19.7%
175'000	17%	13.3–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	18.1%	14.3–20.3%	23.2%
225'000	19.2%	15.3–21.5%	24.6%
250'000	20.2%	16.2–22.6%	25.8%
275'000	21.1%	17–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	21.8%	17.6–24.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'214 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'459 m

Mean elevation

783 m

Relief

1'016 m

Mean slope

14.7°

Flat share

18.2%

South-facing

11.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 1'016 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

107.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

151.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

23'900

108 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 range H4

25.41–26.28 Rp./kWh

25.85 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 25.41 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operators CKW AG · ewl Kabelnetz AG

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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

0.51 %

Avg. rooms

3.5

Dwellings

15'131

Built before 194611.0%

Built since 200124.3%

0.51 %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 83 min · Car 54 min

AgglomerationPT 22 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 50/79 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitekriens.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities30'685 #3 LU · #26 CH Families & children18.8% #72 LU · #1496 CH Age structure21% #16 LU · #1038 CH Women share50.8% #8 LU · #500 CH Foreign residents25.4% #12 LU · #535 CH Population density1'124/km² #7 LU · #185 CH Tax burden12'884 #33 LU · #495 CH Taxes185% #30 LU Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #17 LU · #698 CH Sunniest municipalities41.2% #24 LU · #1316 CH Rainiest municipalities1'214 mm #28 LU · #667 CH Voter turnout55.2% #57 LU · #1041 CH Against Switzerland4% #71 LU · #1450 CH Aligned with Switzerland96% #2 LU · #16 CH SVP strongholds23% #70 LU · #1658 CH SP strongholds18.2% #3 LU · #602 CH Centre strongholds20.4% #75 LU · #508 CH FDP strongholds14.5% #46 LU · #869 CH GLP strongholds8.8% #11 LU · #463 CH Green strongholds12.6% #3 LU · #281 CH Largest by area27.3 km² #17 LU · #336 CH Highest municipalities843 m #8 LU · #371 CH Remotest municipalities83 min #50 LU · #690 CH Best-connected municipalities83 min #30 LU · #1405 CH Highest peaks1'459 m #9 LU · #477 CH Highest-lying municipalities783 m #11 LU · #635 CH Greatest vertical range1'016 m #9 LU · #443 CH Steepest municipalities14.7° #14 LU · #594 CH Solar potential108 GWh #3 LU · #68 CH Cheapest electricity25.85 Rp./kWh #68 LU · #472 CH Most expensive electricity25.85 Rp./kWh #12 LU · #1635 CH

Postal codes (5)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Eigenthal6013 Horw6048 Kriens6010 Luzern6003 6004 6005 6006 6014 6015 Obernau6012

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Kriens?: Kriens has 5 postal codes: 6005, 6010, 6012, 6013, 6048.
What is the tax rate in Kriens?: The municipal tax multiplier of Kriens is 185% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
How much tax do you pay in Kriens?: A single person without children pays about 12'884 CHF income tax in Kriens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 26 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Kriens have?: Kriens has 30'685 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Kriens?: Kriens has 7'783 foreign residents, a share of 25.36% (2025).

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