What is the postal code of Locarno?

Locarno has 10 postal codes: 6516, 6572, 6594, 6595, 6596, 6600, 6605, 6612, 6644, 6652.

What is the tax rate in Locarno?

The municipal tax multiplier of Locarno is 90% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Locarno?

A single person without children pays about 14'339 CHF income tax in Locarno on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 62 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Locarno have?

Locarno has 16'463 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Locarno?

Locarno has 5'943 foreign residents, a share of 36.1% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TI

Locarno

6516–6652

TI CANTON6516 6572 6594 6595+6 PLZ

Residents

16'463

Area

24.6 km²

Population density

669 pop./km²

Elevation

210 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'479 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

90%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

8'665 52.6%

Men

7'798 47.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'608 15.8%

Swiss citizens

10'520 63.9%

Foreign residents

5'943 36.1%

Population density

669 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'608 · 15.8%20–64 · 9'605 · 58.3%65+ · 4'250 · 25.8%

Foreign residents 36.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Locarno

BFS

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

48.5% YesNo 51.5%

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

46.1% YesNo 54.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

51.2% YesNo 48.9%

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

32.1% YesNo 67.9%

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

49.4% YesNo 50.6%

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

54.0% YesNo 46.0%

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

67.0% YesNo 33.0%

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

59.7% YesNo 40.4%

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

26.7% YesNo 73.3%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

16.1% YesNo 83.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP19.1% · strongest party

FDP19.1%

Mitte18.8%

SP16.5%

SVP12.4%

GRÜNE11.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier90%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

90%TI range 56%100%

Tax rank 67 of 100 in canton Ticino

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

14'339 CHF(14.3%)

Rank 62 of 100 in the canton · 886 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 14'007 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Porza 12'081 CHF · most expensive Bosco/Gurin 15'003 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:14'339 CHF(~14.3%)

LocarnoCanton range TicinoSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Locarno	Ticino	Switzerland median
40'000	4.7%	3.9–4.9%	5.4%
50'000	7%	5.8–7.3%	7.8%
60'000	9%	7.5–9.4%	10.5%
70'000	10.6%	8.8–11.1%	11.9%
80'000	12%	10–12.6%	13.1%
90'000	13.1%	11–13.8%	14.1%
100'000	14.3%	12.1–15%	15.3%
110'000	15.3%	13–16%	16.3%
120'000	16.3%	13.8–17%	17.2%
130'000	17.2%	14.6–17.9%	18.1%
140'000	18%	15.4–18.8%	19%
150'000	18.8%	16.1–19.7%	19.7%
175'000	20.7%	17.7–21.5%	21.6%
200'000	22.2%	19.1–23.1%	23.2%
225'000	23.5%	20.3–24.4%	24.6%
250'000	24.6%	21.3–25.5%	25.8%
275'000	25.6%	22.2–26.6%	26.8%
300'000	26.5%	23–27.5%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'771 mm

10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'479 m

Mean elevation

324 m

Relief

1'286 m

Mean slope

8°

Flat share

73.3%

South-facing

15.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 1'286 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

117.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

164 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

26'000

117 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

29.95 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.31 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.49 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.52 Rp./kWh

29.95 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 25.13 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Società Elettrica Sopracenerina SA (Ticino)

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

1.75 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

12'298

Built before 194617.6%

Built since 200125.4%

1.75 %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 48 min · Car 45 min

AgglomerationPT 13 min · Car 8 min

Remoteness 48/100 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitelocarno.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities16'463 #3 TI · #84 CH Families & children15.8% #65 TI · #1931 CH Age structure25.8% #46 TI · #326 CH Women share52.6% #11 TI · #63 CH Foreign residents36.1% #14 TI · #139 CH Population density669/km² #31 TI · #380 CH Tax burden14'339 #65 TI · #890 CH Taxes90% #67 TI Warmest municipalities10.1 °C #51 TI · #440 CH Sunniest municipalities56.8% #3 TI · #12 CH Rainiest municipalities1'771 mm #46 TI · #88 CH Voter turnout47.2% #95 TI · #1916 CH Against Switzerland21% #56 TI · #487 CH Aligned with Switzerland79% #16 TI · #978 CH SVP strongholds12.4% #81 TI · #2059 CH SP strongholds16.5% #7 TI · #783 CH Centre strongholds18.8% #42 TI · #601 CH FDP strongholds19.1% #58 TI · #520 CH GLP strongholds1.1% #64 TI · #1915 CH Green strongholds11.2% #15 TI · #427 CH Largest by area24.6 km² #27 TI · #378 CH Highest municipalities210 m #93 TI · #2086 CH Remotest municipalities48 min #48 TI · #1700 CH Best-connected municipalities48 min #52 TI · #407 CH Highest peaks1'479 m #45 TI · #466 CH Highest-lying municipalities324 m #89 TI · #2087 CH Greatest vertical range1'286 m #44 TI · #393 CH Steepest municipalities8° #90 TI · #1118 CH Solar potential117 GWh #4 TI · #56 CH Cheapest electricity29.95 Rp./kWh #75 TI · #1479 CH Most expensive electricity29.95 Rp./kWh #15 TI · #618 CH

Postal codes (10)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 10

Ascona6612 Contone6594 Cugnasco6516 Gordola6596 Locarno6600 6605 Orselina6644 Quartino6572 Riazzino6595 Solduno6600 Tegna6652

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Locarno?: Locarno has 10 postal codes: 6516, 6572, 6594, 6595, 6596, 6600, 6605, 6612, 6644, 6652.
What is the tax rate in Locarno?: The municipal tax multiplier of Locarno is 90% (2026); canton TI levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Locarno?: A single person without children pays about 14'339 CHF income tax in Locarno on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 62 of 100 in canton TI. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Locarno have?: Locarno has 16'463 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Locarno?: Locarno has 5'943 foreign residents, a share of 36.1% (2025).

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