What is the postal code of Meiringen?

Meiringen has 3 postal codes: 3856, 3857, 3860.

What is the tax rate in Meiringen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Meiringen is 180% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Meiringen?

A single person without children pays about 17'210 CHF income tax in Meiringen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Meiringen have?

Meiringen has 4'791 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Meiringen?

Meiringen has 1'017 foreign residents, a share of 21.23% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Meiringen

3856–3860

BE CANTON3856 3857 3860

Residents

4'791

Area

40.6 km²

Population density

118 pop./km²

Elevation

600 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

3'151 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

180%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'448 51.1%

Men

2'343 48.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

875 18.3%

Swiss citizens

3'774 78.8%

Foreign residents

1'017 21.2%

Population density

118 pop./km²

0–19 · 875 · 18.3%20–64 · 2'744 · 57.3%65+ · 1'172 · 24.5%

Foreign residents 21.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Meiringen

BFS

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

59.4% YesNo 40.6%

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

52.2% YesNo 47.8%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% Yes

34.2% YesNo 65.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

45.4% YesNo 54.6%

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

21.3% YesNo 78.7%

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

41.6% YesNo 58.4%

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

40.9% YesNo 59.1%

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

69.6% YesNo 30.5%

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

47.5% YesNo 52.5%

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

16.4% YesNo 83.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP39.2% · strongest party

SVP39.2%

SP18.6%

GRÜNE9.3%

GLP8.1%

FDP7.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier180%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

180%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 212 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'210 CHF(17.2%)

Rank 211 of 334 in the canton · 1922 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 17'048 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee 14'255 CHF · most expensive Schelten 18'510 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:17'210 CHF(~17.2%)

MeiringenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Meiringen	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.1%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.4%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.6%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.4%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.2%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.2%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.1%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.9%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.8%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.6%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.3%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.1%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.7%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.1%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.4%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.4%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.3%	25.1–31.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.1 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)5.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'438 mm

8.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

3'151 m

Mean elevation

1'271 m

Relief

2'582 m

Mean slope

21.8°

Flat share

26.3%

South-facing

21.6%

Above 2000 m

20.0%

Relief 2'582 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

44.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

60.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

10'000

45 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 range H4

27.7–30.57 Rp./kWh

29.14 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operators BKW Energie AG · Alpen Energie Dorfgemeinde Meiringen

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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

0.26 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

3'044

Built before 194625.4%

Built since 200115.9%

0.26 %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 110 min · Car 69 min

AgglomerationPT 50 min · Car 26 min

Remoteness 19/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitemeiringen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities4'791 #45 BE · #460 CH Families & children18.3% #244 BE · #1611 CH Age structure24.5% #120 BE · #455 CH Women share51.1% #80 BE · #344 CH Foreign residents21.2% #43 BE · #761 CH Population density118/km² #189 BE · #1376 CH Tax burden17'210 #223 BE · #1934 CH Taxes180% #212 BE Warmest municipalities8.1 °C #246 BE · #1680 CH Sunniest municipalities48.7% #8 BE · #283 CH Rainiest municipalities1'438 mm #30 BE · #306 CH Voter turnout53% #162 BE · #1350 CH Against Switzerland10% #145 BE · #1212 CH Aligned with Switzerland90% #58 BE · #223 CH SVP strongholds39.2% #208 BE · #703 CH SP strongholds18.6% #74 BE · #569 CH Centre strongholds7.1% #198 BE · #1551 CH FDP strongholds7.6% #108 BE · #1637 CH GLP strongholds8.1% #150 BE · #562 CH Green strongholds9.3% #82 BE · #661 CH Largest by area40.6 km² #31 BE · #222 CH Highest municipalities600 m #170 BE · #820 CH Remotest municipalities110 min #19 BE · #262 CH Best-connected municipalities110 min #317 BE · #1840 CH Highest peaks3'151 m #11 BE · #109 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'271 m #34 BE · #274 CH Greatest vertical range2'582 m #6 BE · #67 CH Steepest municipalities21.8° #50 BE · #348 CH Solar potential45 GWh #50 BE · #394 CH Cheapest electricity29.14 Rp./kWh #236 BE · #1284 CH Most expensive electricity29.14 Rp./kWh #99 BE · #823 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Brienzwiler3856 Brünig3860 Meiringen3860 Unterbach BE3857

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Brienzwiler

BE · 0.5 km

Hofstetten bei Brienz

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Meiringen?: Meiringen has 3 postal codes: 3856, 3857, 3860.
What is the tax rate in Meiringen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Meiringen is 180% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Meiringen?: A single person without children pays about 17'210 CHF income tax in Meiringen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Meiringen have?: Meiringen has 4'791 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Meiringen?: Meiringen has 1'017 foreign residents, a share of 21.23% (2025).

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