What is the postal code of Küssnacht?

Küssnacht has 3 postal codes: 6402, 6403, 6405.

What is the tax rate in Küssnacht?

The municipal tax multiplier of Küssnacht is 145% (2026); canton SZ levies 110%.

How much tax do you pay in Küssnacht?

A single person without children pays about 7'440 CHF income tax in Küssnacht on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 9 of 30 in canton SZ. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Küssnacht have?

Küssnacht has 14'185 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Küssnacht?

Küssnacht has 3'775 foreign residents, a share of 26.61% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SZ

Küssnacht

6402–6405

SZ CANTON6402 6403 6405

Residents

14'185

Area

36.2 km²

Population density

392 pop./km²

Elevation

445 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'759 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

145%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

6'895 48.6%

Men

7'290 51.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'651 18.7%

Swiss citizens

10'410 73.4%

Foreign residents

3'775 26.6%

Population density

392 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'651 · 18.7%20–64 · 8'489 · 59.8%65+ · 3'045 · 21.5%

Foreign residents 26.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Küssnacht

BFS

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

62.3% YesNo 37.7%

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

52.6% YesNo 47.4%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Kaufkraft stärken – Prämienverbilligung auch für den Mittelstand»Cantonal SZ● Rejected · 40.8% Yes

41.8% YesNo 58.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

42.2% YesNo 57.8%

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

17.8% YesNo 82.2%

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

43.9% YesNo 56.1%

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

38.0% YesNo 62.0%

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

45.3% YesNo 54.8%

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

9.8% YesNo 90.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP28.9% · strongest party

FDP28.9%

SVP28.7%

Mitte18.2%

SP12.3%

GLP4.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier145%

Cantonal tax multiplier110%

145%SZ range 64%195%

Tax rank 11 of 30 in canton Schwyz

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

7'440 CHF(7.4%)

Rank 9 of 30 in the canton · 20 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 7'665 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Freienbach 5'617 CHF · most expensive Illgau 8'565 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:7'440 CHF(~7.4%)

KüssnachtCanton range SchwyzSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Küssnacht	Schwyz	Switzerland median
40'000	2.4%	1.7–2.8%	5.4%
50'000	3.8%	2.7–4.4%	7.8%
60'000	4.7%	3.4–5.5%	10.5%
70'000	5.5%	4–6.4%	11.9%
80'000	6.1%	4.5–7.1%	13.1%
90'000	6.7%	5–7.7%	14.1%
100'000	7.4%	5.6–8.6%	15.3%
110'000	8.1%	6.2–9.3%	16.3%
120'000	8.6%	6.7–9.9%	17.2%
130'000	9.1%	7.1–10.4%	18.1%
140'000	9.7%	7.6–11%	19%
150'000	10.1%	8–11.5%	19.7%
175'000	11.3%	9–12.7%	21.6%
200'000	12.2%	9.9–13.7%	23.2%
225'000	13.1%	10.7–14.6%	24.6%
250'000	13.9%	11.5–15.4%	25.8%
275'000	14.6%	12.1–16.1%	26.8%
300'000	15.1%	12.6–16.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'309 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'759 m

Mean elevation

598 m

Relief

1'346 m

Mean slope

11.4°

Flat share

33.6%

South-facing

9.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 1'346 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

91.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

122.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

20'300

91 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

28.16 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.84 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.16 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.55 Rp./kWh

28.16 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 28.16 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator EWS 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

0.32 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

6'876

Built before 194612.7%

Built since 200130.9%

0.32 %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 79 min · Car 43 min

AgglomerationPT 13 min · Car 5 min

Remoteness 18/30 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitekuessnacht.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities14'185 #4 SZ · #103 CH Families & children18.7% #18 SZ · #1520 CH Age structure21.5% #9 SZ · #950 CH Women share48.6% #12 SZ · #1673 CH Foreign residents26.6% #6 SZ · #467 CH Population density392/km² #7 SZ · #625 CH Tax burden7'440 #11 SZ · #22 CH Taxes145% #11 SZ Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #11 SZ · #599 CH Sunniest municipalities41.2% #30 SZ · #1322 CH Rainiest municipalities1'309 mm #26 SZ · #478 CH Voter turnout63.1% #5 SZ · #236 CH Against Switzerland15% #23 SZ · #919 CH Aligned with Switzerland85% #2 SZ · #517 CH SVP strongholds28.7% #27 SZ · #1353 CH SP strongholds12.3% #6 SZ · #1247 CH Centre strongholds18.2% #10 SZ · #627 CH FDP strongholds28.9% #4 SZ · #110 CH GLP strongholds4.5% #3 SZ · #1299 CH Green strongholds2.9% #9 SZ · #1876 CH Largest by area36.2 km² #7 SZ · #255 CH Highest municipalities445 m #22 SZ · #1572 CH Remotest municipalities79 min #18 SZ · #781 CH Best-connected municipalities79 min #12 SZ · #1328 CH Highest peaks1'759 m #11 SZ · #399 CH Highest-lying municipalities598 m #26 SZ · #1017 CH Greatest vertical range1'346 m #8 SZ · #372 CH Steepest municipalities11.4° #25 SZ · #820 CH Solar potential91 GWh #3 SZ · #104 CH Cheapest electricity28.16 Rp./kWh #18 SZ · #1141 CH Most expensive electricity28.16 Rp./kWh #12 SZ · #964 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Immensee6405 Küssnacht am Rigi6403 Merlischachen6402

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Küssnacht?: Küssnacht has 3 postal codes: 6402, 6403, 6405.
What is the tax rate in Küssnacht?: The municipal tax multiplier of Küssnacht is 145% (2026); canton SZ levies 110%.
How much tax do you pay in Küssnacht?: A single person without children pays about 7'440 CHF income tax in Küssnacht on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 9 of 30 in canton SZ. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Küssnacht have?: Küssnacht has 14'185 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Küssnacht?: Küssnacht has 3'775 foreign residents, a share of 26.61% (2025).

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