What is the postal code of Lohn?

The postal code of Lohn is 8235.

What is the tax rate in Lohn?

The municipal tax multiplier of Lohn is 98% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.

How much tax do you pay in Lohn?

A single person without children pays about 12'457 CHF income tax in Lohn on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 13 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many foreign residents live in Lohn?

Lohn has 87 foreign residents, a share of 11.4% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SH

Lohn

8235

SH CANTON8235

Residents

763

Area

4.9 km²

Population density

157 pop./km²

Elevation

632 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

98%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

396 51.9%

Men

367 48.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

180 23.6%

Swiss citizens

676 88.6%

Foreign residents

87 11.4%

Population density

157 pop./km²

0–19 · 180 · 23.6%20–64 · 420 · 55.0%65+ · 163 · 21.4%

Foreign residents 11.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Lohn

BFS

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

63.4% YesNo 36.6%

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

58.4% YesNo 41.6%

14.06.2026Verpflichtungskredit für das Sportinfrastrukturprojekt «Erweiterung Hallensportzentrum Schweizersbild»Cantonal SH● Accepted · 73.9% Yes

80.1% YesNo 19.9%

14.06.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Schaffhausen (Finanzrechtliche Befugnisse)Cantonal SH● Accepted · 66.8% Yes

66.5% YesNo 33.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

43.0% YesNo 57.0%

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

20.2% YesNo 79.8%

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

43.8% YesNo 56.2%

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

41.9% YesNo 58.2%

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

69.4% YesNo 30.7%

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

51.3% YesNo 48.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP48.4% · strongest party

SVP48.4%

SP17.4%

FDP14.1%

GRÜNE4.6%

GLP4.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier98%

Cantonal tax multiplier76%

98%SH range 59%117%

Tax rank 14 of 26 in canton Schaffhausen

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'457 CHF(12.5%)

Rank 13 of 26 in the canton · 389 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'457 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Buchberg 10'060 CHF · most expensive Oberhallau 13'625 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:12'457 CHF(~12.5%)

LohnCanton range SchaffhausenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Lohn	Schaffhausen	Switzerland median
40'000	5.6%	4.4–6.1%	5.4%
50'000	7.1%	5.6–7.8%	7.8%
60'000	8.4%	6.7–9.2%	10.5%
70'000	9.5%	7.6–10.4%	11.9%
80'000	10.5%	8.4–11.5%	13.1%
90'000	11.4%	9.1–12.5%	14.1%
100'000	12.5%	10.1–13.6%	15.3%
110'000	13.4%	10.8–14.6%	16.3%
120'000	14.1%	11.5–15.4%	17.2%
130'000	14.8%	12.1–16.1%	18.1%
140'000	15.5%	12.7–16.8%	19%
150'000	16.1%	13.2–17.4%	19.7%
175'000	17.6%	14.6–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	19.1%	15.9–20.6%	23.2%
225'000	20.3%	17–21.9%	24.6%
250'000	21.2%	17.9–22.9%	25.8%
275'000	21.8%	18.5–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	22.3%	18.9–24%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020823 mm

9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

675 m

Mean elevation

609 m

Relief

199 m

Mean slope

6.9°

Flat share

46.4%

South-facing

17.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 199 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

8.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

10.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'800

8 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

32.2 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.63 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

15.48 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

32.2 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 32.2 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Elektrizitätswerk des Kantons Schaffhausen 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

1.14 %

Avg. rooms

4.5

Dwellings

352

Built before 194633.8%

Built since 200121.3%

1.14 %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 81 min · Car 60 min

AgglomerationPT 24 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 18/26 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitelohn.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities763 #19 SH · #1601 CH Families & children23.6% #3 SH · #215 CH Age structure21.4% #20 SH · #971 CH Women share51.9% #1 SH · #157 CH Foreign residents11.4% #25 SH · #1597 CH Population density157/km² #10 SH · #1185 CH Tax burden12'457 #14 SH · #390 CH Taxes98% #14 SH Warmest municipalities9 °C #16 SH · #1375 CH Sunniest municipalities39.6% #18 SH · #2016 CH Rainiest municipalities823 mm #22 SH · #2038 CH Voter turnout80.9% #2 SH · #2 CH SVP strongholds48.4% #16 SH · #283 CH SP strongholds17.4% #16 SH · #691 CH Centre strongholds2.1% #11 SH · #2039 CH FDP strongholds14.1% #4 SH · #915 CH GLP strongholds4% #22 SH · #1408 CH Green strongholds4.6% #7 SH · #1610 CH Largest by area4.9 km² #22 SH · #1558 CH Highest municipalities632 m #2 SH · #736 CH Remotest municipalities81 min #18 SH · #743 CH Best-connected municipalities81 min #9 SH · #1366 CH Highest peaks675 m #13 SH · #1282 CH Highest-lying municipalities609 m #6 SH · #980 CH Greatest vertical range199 m #20 SH · #1374 CH Steepest municipalities6.9° #18 SH · #1256 CH Solar potential8 GWh #22 SH · #1677 CH Cheapest electricity32.2 Rp./kWh #7 SH · #1930 CH Most expensive electricity32.2 Rp./kWh #6 SH · #163 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8235

Lohn SH

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Lohn SH8235

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Lohn?: The postal code of Lohn is 8235.
What is the tax rate in Lohn?: The municipal tax multiplier of Lohn is 98% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.
How much tax do you pay in Lohn?: A single person without children pays about 12'457 CHF income tax in Lohn on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 13 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Lohn have?: Lohn has 763 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Lohn?: Lohn has 87 foreign residents, a share of 11.4% (2025).

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