What is the postal code of Mellingen?

The postal code of Mellingen is 5507.

What is the tax rate in Mellingen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Mellingen is 110% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Mellingen?

A single person without children pays about 13'059 CHF income tax in Mellingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 107 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Mellingen have?

Mellingen has 6'324 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Mellingen?

Mellingen has 2'196 foreign residents, a share of 34.72% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Mellingen

5507

AG CANTON5507

Residents

6'324

Area

4.9 km²

Population density

1'299 pop./km²

Elevation

350 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

110%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'152 49.8%

Men

3'172 50.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'300 20.6%

Swiss citizens

4'128 65.3%

Foreign residents

2'196 34.7%

Population density

1'299 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'300 · 20.6%20–64 · 3'912 · 61.9%65+ · 1'112 · 17.6%

Foreign residents 34.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Mellingen

BFS

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

56.6% YesNo 43.4%

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

49.1% YesNo 50.9%

14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% Yes

43.1% YesNo 56.9%

14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

54.0% YesNo 46.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

50.0% YesNo 50.0%

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

20.4% YesNo 79.6%

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

45.5% YesNo 54.5%

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

36.0% YesNo 64.0%

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

73.1% YesNo 26.9%

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

44.3% YesNo 55.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP35.5% · strongest party

SVP35.5%

Mitte14.4%

SP13.8%

FDP12.9%

GLP10.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier110%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

110%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 115 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'059 CHF(13.1%)

Rank 107 of 196 in the canton · 551 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'952 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Oberwil-Lieli 9'753 CHF · most expensive Ammerswil 13'965 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'059 CHF(~13.1%)

MellingenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Mellingen	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.2%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	7.1%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	8.7%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	10%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	11.1%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	12%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	13.1%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	14%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	14.8%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	15.5%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	16.2%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	16.9%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	18.5%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	19.9%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	21.2%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	22.3%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	23.2%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	24%	19.1–25.3%	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 1991–20201'077 mm

10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

443 m

Mean elevation

378 m

Relief

102 m

Mean slope

5.1°

Flat share

63.7%

South-facing

14.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 102 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

35.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

47.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

7'900

36 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

24.6 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.1 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.96 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.2 Rp./kWh

24.6 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 27.73 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Gemeinde Mellingen, Elektrizitätsversorgung

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

0.14 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

2'884

Built before 194615.8%

Built since 200136.0%

0.14 %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 56 min · Car 39 min

AgglomerationPT 27 min · Car 12 min

Remoteness 145/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitemellingen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities6'324 #30 AG · #322 CH Families & children20.6% #85 AG · #949 CH Age structure17.6% #149 AG · #1697 CH Women share49.8% #73 AG · #1079 CH Foreign residents34.7% #23 AG · #166 CH Population density1'299/km² #16 AG · #154 CH Tax burden13'059 #111 AG · #555 CH Taxes110% #115 AG Warmest municipalities10.1 °C #32 AG · #418 CH Sunniest municipalities40.2% #72 AG · #1757 CH Rainiest municipalities1'077 mm #111 AG · #1241 CH Voter turnout48.6% #167 AG · #1813 CH Against Switzerland10.1% #125 AG · #1195 CH Aligned with Switzerland89.9% #40 AG · #264 CH SVP strongholds35.5% #151 AG · #936 CH SP strongholds13.8% #80 AG · #1066 CH Centre strongholds14.4% #67 AG · #870 CH FDP strongholds12.9% #70 AG · #1042 CH GLP strongholds10.5% #22 AG · #262 CH Green strongholds6.1% #78 AG · #1310 CH Largest by area4.9 km² #124 AG · #1561 CH Highest municipalities350 m #175 AG · #2017 CH Remotest municipalities56 min #145 AG · #1459 CH Best-connected municipalities56 min #44 AG · #653 CH Highest peaks443 m #185 AG · #2030 CH Highest-lying municipalities378 m #180 AG · #2040 CH Greatest vertical range102 m #181 AG · #1824 CH Steepest municipalities5.1° #147 AG · #1549 CH Solar potential36 GWh #45 AG · #551 CH Cheapest electricity24.6 Rp./kWh #11 AG · #222 CH Most expensive electricity24.6 Rp./kWh #186 AG · #1885 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

5507

Mellingen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Mellingen5507

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Mellingen?: The postal code of Mellingen is 5507.
What is the tax rate in Mellingen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Mellingen is 110% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Mellingen?: A single person without children pays about 13'059 CHF income tax in Mellingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 107 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Mellingen have?: Mellingen has 6'324 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Mellingen?: Mellingen has 2'196 foreign residents, a share of 34.72% (2025).

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