What is the postal code of Leukerbad?

Leukerbad has 2 postal codes: 3953, 3954.

What is the tax rate in Leukerbad?

The municipal tax multiplier of Leukerbad is 145% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Leukerbad?

A single person without children pays about 17'129 CHF income tax in Leukerbad on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 119 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Leukerbad have?

Leukerbad has 1'401 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Leukerbad?

Leukerbad has 561 foreign residents, a share of 40.04% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VS · Bezirk Leuk

Leukerbad

3953–3954

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

678 48.4%

Men

723 51.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

174 12.4%

Swiss citizens

840 60.0%

Foreign residents

561 40.0%

Population density

21 pop./km²

0–19 · 174 · 12.4%20–64 · 831 · 59.3%65+ · 396 · 28.3%

Foreign residents 40.0%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −25 (−1.8%) · 5 births · 11 deaths · net migration −10

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 Leukerbad

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 17.3% Yes

18.4% YesNo 81.6%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 36.2% Yes

35.7% YesNo 64.3%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 57.7% Yes

62.8% YesNo 37.2%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 57.3% Yes

52.7% YesNo 47.3%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 35.1% Yes

42.4% YesNo 57.6%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 17.2% Yes

15.6% YesNo 84.4%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 45.4% Yes

47.9% YesNo 52.1%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 43.1% Yes

43.1% YesNo 56.9%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 72.8% Yes

73.0% YesNo 27.0%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 48.8% Yes

55.7% YesNo 44.3%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte59.6% · strongest party

Mitte59.6%

SVP27.7%

GRÜNE5.2%

SP4.6%

FDP2.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier145%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

145%VS range 100%145%

Tax rank 122 of 122 in canton Valais

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'129 CHF(17.1%)

Rank 119 of 122 in the canton · 1895 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 15'413 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Bister VS 13'690 CHF · most expensive Grächen 17'302 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:17'129 CHF(~17.1%)

LeukerbadCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Leukerbad	Valais	Switzerland median
40'000	5.5%	4.2–5.8%	5.4%
50'000	9.8%	7.5–10.3%	7.8%
60'000	11.6%	8.8–12%	10.5%
70'000	13.2%	10.2–13.5%	11.9%
80'000	14.6%	11.4–14.9%	13.1%
90'000	15.7%	12.4–16%	14.1%
100'000	17.1%	13.7–17.3%	15.3%
110'000	18.4%	14.8–18.5%	16.3%
120'000	19.5%	15.9–19.6%	17.2%
130'000	20.6%	17–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	21.9%	18.1–22%	19%
150'000	23%	19.1–23%	19.7%
175'000	25.7%	21.8–25.7%	21.6%
200'000	27.7%	23.9–27.7%	23.2%
225'000	28.9%	25.1–28.9%	24.6%
250'000	30%	26–30%	25.8%
275'000	30.8%	26.8–30.8%	26.8%
300'000	31.6%	27.4–31.6%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20205 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)0.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'227 mm

5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

3'679 m

Mean elevation

2'402 m

Relief

2'439 m

Mean slope

29.8°

Flat share

3.7%

South-facing

30.3%

Above 2000 m

80.4%

Relief 2'439 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

22.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

31.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'000

Per inhabitant

16'196 kWh/yr

23 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

25.31 Rp./kWh

Energy

8.88 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.97 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.3 Rp./kWh

25.31 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 26.56 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator RELL 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 300522 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Valais391 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Leukerbad →Canton Valais →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Valais. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Valais (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

1.49 %

Second homes

75.8 %

Avg. rooms

2.2

Dwellings

3'634

Built before 19468.1%

Built since 20017.0%

Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).

1.49 %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

1'007

Workplaces

168

Services share

92.2 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 20 (2.0%) · Secondary 59 (5.9%) · Tertiary 928 (92.2%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

25 %

Farmland

191 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 133 min · Car 104 min

AgglomerationPT 61 min · Car 36 min

Remoteness 19/122 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number6111

Head of governmentChristian Grichting · Christlichdemokratische Volkspartei

Websiteleukerbad.org ↗

DistrictBezirk Leuk

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Leukerbad ranks

Largest municipalities1'401 #58 VS · #1224 CH Growing municipalities-1.8% #109 VS · #1959 CH Shrinking municipalities-1.8% #14 VS · #153 CH Jobs per resident0.72 #10 VS · #217 CH Families & children12.4% #112 VS · #2060 CH Age structure28.3% #29 VS · #164 CH Women share48.4% #86 VS · #1761 CH Foreign residents40% #5 VS · #81 CH Population density21/km² #93 VS · #1966 CH Tax burden17'129 #119 VS · #1895 CH Taxes145% #122 VS Warmest municipalities5 °C #93 VS · #1992 CH Sunniest municipalities51.2% #98 VS · #203 CH Rainiest municipalities1'227 mm #12 VS · #641 CH Voter turnout49.8% #92 VS · #1801 CH Against Switzerland15.7% #66 VS · #887 CH Aligned with Switzerland84.3% #6 VS · #629 CH SVP strongholds27.7% #48 VS · #1420 CH SP strongholds4.6% #101 VS · #1952 CH Centre strongholds59.6% #19 VS · #37 CH FDP strongholds2.2% #94 VS · #2016 CH GLP strongholds0.7% #98 VS · #1971 CH Green strongholds5.2% #67 VS · #1521 CH Largest by area67.3 km² #20 VS · #115 CH Highest municipalities1'402 m #36 VS · #114 CH Second homes75.8% #9 VS · #24 CH Organic farming25% #33 VS · #481 CH Best-connected municipalities133 min #105 VS · #2001 CH Remotest municipalities133 min #19 VS · #114 CH Highest peaks3'679 m #26 VS · #34 CH Highest-lying municipalities2'402 m #19 VS · #24 CH Greatest vertical range2'439 m #50 VS · #98 CH Steepest municipalities29.8° #36 VS · #96 CH Solar potential23 GWh #51 VS · #921 CH Solar potential per capita16'196 kWh #45 VS · #350 CH Cheapest electricity25.31 Rp./kWh #59 VS · #489 CH Most expensive electricity25.31 Rp./kWh #64 VS · #1618 CH

Postal codes (2)

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Localities

swisstopo · 2

Inden3953 Leukerbad3954

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Leukerbad?: Leukerbad has 2 postal codes: 3953, 3954.
What is the tax rate in Leukerbad?: The municipal tax multiplier of Leukerbad is 145% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Leukerbad?: A single person without children pays about 17'129 CHF income tax in Leukerbad on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 119 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Leukerbad have?: Leukerbad has 1'401 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Leukerbad?: Leukerbad has 561 foreign residents, a share of 40.04% (2025).

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