What is the postal code of Löhningen?

Löhningen has 2 postal codes: 8223, 8224.

What is the tax rate in Löhningen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Löhningen is 93% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.

How much tax do you pay in Löhningen?

A single person without children pays about 12'150 CHF income tax in Löhningen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 10 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Löhningen have?

Löhningen has 1'658 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Löhningen?

Löhningen has 261 foreign residents, a share of 15.74% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SH

Löhningen

8223–8224

SH CANTON8223 8224

Residents

1'658

Area

6.8 km²

Population density

243 pop./km²

Elevation

484 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

782 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

93%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

822 49.6%

Men

836 50.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

392 23.6%

Swiss citizens

1'397 84.3%

Foreign residents

261 15.7%

Population density

243 pop./km²

0–19 · 392 · 23.6%20–64 · 925 · 55.8%65+ · 341 · 20.6%

Foreign residents 15.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Löhningen

BFS

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

63.9% YesNo 36.1%

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

60.3% YesNo 39.7%

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

75.0% YesNo 25.0%

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

69.4% YesNo 30.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

33.5% YesNo 66.5%

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

19.9% YesNo 80.1%

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

47.1% YesNo 52.9%

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

38.5% YesNo 61.5%

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

72.5% YesNo 27.5%

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

48.2% YesNo 51.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP46.7% · strongest party

SVP46.7%

SP17.1%

FDP13.8%

EVP5.9%

GLP5.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier93%

Cantonal tax multiplier76%

93%SH range 59%117%

Tax rank 10 of 26 in canton Schaffhausen

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'150 CHF(12.2%)

Rank 10 of 26 in the canton · 333 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:12'150 CHF(~12.2%)

LöhningenCanton range SchaffhausenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Löhningen	Schaffhausen	Switzerland median
40'000	5.4%	4.4–6.1%	5.4%
50'000	6.9%	5.6–7.8%	7.8%
60'000	8.2%	6.7–9.2%	10.5%
70'000	9.3%	7.6–10.4%	11.9%
80'000	10.2%	8.4–11.5%	13.1%
90'000	11.1%	9.1–12.5%	14.1%
100'000	12.2%	10.1–13.6%	15.3%
110'000	13%	10.8–14.6%	16.3%
120'000	13.8%	11.5–15.4%	17.2%
130'000	14.4%	12.1–16.1%	18.1%
140'000	15.1%	12.7–16.8%	19%
150'000	15.7%	13.2–17.4%	19.7%
175'000	17.2%	14.6–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	18.6%	15.9–20.6%	23.2%
225'000	19.9%	17–21.9%	24.6%
250'000	20.8%	17.9–22.9%	25.8%
275'000	21.4%	18.5–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	21.9%	18.9–24%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020912 mm

9.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

782 m

Mean elevation

542 m

Relief

353 m

Mean slope

8.1°

Flat share

50.3%

South-facing

33.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 353 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

15.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

19.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'400

15 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

1.72 %

Avg. rooms

4.4

Dwellings

758

Built before 194626.0%

Built since 200133.2%

1.72 %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 62 min

AgglomerationPT 25 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 16/26 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteloehningen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'658 #11 SH · #1089 CH Families & children23.6% #2 SH · #214 CH Age structure20.6% #22 SH · #1122 CH Women share49.6% #13 SH · #1206 CH Foreign residents15.7% #17 SH · #1219 CH Population density243/km² #7 SH · #910 CH Tax burden12'150 #10 SH · #333 CH Taxes93% #10 SH Warmest municipalities9.1 °C #14 SH · #1312 CH Sunniest municipalities40.1% #4 SH · #1814 CH Rainiest municipalities912 mm #7 SH · #1916 CH Voter turnout72.6% #14 SH · #27 CH Against Switzerland18% #10 SH · #696 CH Aligned with Switzerland82% #5 SH · #745 CH SVP strongholds46.7% #18 SH · #332 CH SP strongholds17.1% #17 SH · #723 CH Centre strongholds1.5% #17 SH · #2069 CH FDP strongholds13.8% #5 SH · #946 CH GLP strongholds5.8% #11 SH · #1011 CH Green strongholds3.6% #12 SH · #1791 CH Largest by area6.8 km² #16 SH · #1296 CH Highest municipalities484 m #15 SH · #1290 CH Remotest municipalities83 min #16 SH · #699 CH Best-connected municipalities83 min #10 SH · #1414 CH Highest peaks782 m #9 SH · #1014 CH Highest-lying municipalities542 m #11 SH · #1250 CH Greatest vertical range353 m #8 SH · #893 CH Steepest municipalities8.1° #12 SH · #1103 CH Solar potential15 GWh #11 SH · #1227 CH Cheapest electricity32.2 Rp./kWh #3 SH · #1926 CH Most expensive electricity32.2 Rp./kWh #2 SH · #159 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Guntmadingen8223 Löhningen8224

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Neuhausen am Rheinfall

SH · 5 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Löhningen?: Löhningen has 2 postal codes: 8223, 8224.
What is the tax rate in Löhningen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Löhningen is 93% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.
How much tax do you pay in Löhningen?: A single person without children pays about 12'150 CHF income tax in Löhningen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 10 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Löhningen have?: Löhningen has 1'658 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Löhningen?: Löhningen has 261 foreign residents, a share of 15.74% (2025).

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