What is the postal code of Meltingen?

Meltingen has 2 postal codes: 4229, 4233.

What is the tax rate in Meltingen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Meltingen is 123% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.

How much tax do you pay in Meltingen?

A single person without children pays about 16'897 CHF income tax in Meltingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 60 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Meltingen have?

Meltingen has 623 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Meltingen?

Meltingen has 59 foreign residents, a share of 9.47% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SO

Meltingen

4229–4233

SO CANTON4229 4233

Residents

623

Area

5.8 km²

Population density

108 pop./km²

Elevation

586 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'021 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

123%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

307 49.3%

Men

316 50.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

111 17.8%

Swiss citizens

564 90.5%

Foreign residents

59 9.5%

Population density

108 pop./km²

0–19 · 111 · 17.8%20–64 · 371 · 59.6%65+ · 141 · 22.6%

Foreign residents 9.5%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Meltingen

BFS

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

55.2% YesNo 44.8%

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

62.9% YesNo 37.1%

14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung des KantonsratsgesetzesCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.6% Yes

52.8% YesNo 47.2%

14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung der KantonsverfassungCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.7% Yes

53.2% YesNo 46.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

46.4% YesNo 53.6%

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

16.6% YesNo 83.5%

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

41.8% YesNo 58.2%

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

47.1% YesNo 52.9%

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

70.2% YesNo 29.8%

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

56.9% YesNo 43.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte31.9% · strongest party

Mitte31.9%

SVP30.7%

FDP17.3%

GRÜNE6.1%

SP4.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier123%

Cantonal tax multiplier104%

123%SO range 65%145%

Tax rank 59 of 104 in canton Solothurn

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'897 CHF(16.9%)

Rank 60 of 104 in the canton · 1810 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 16'810 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Kammersrohr 13'027 CHF · most expensive Bolken 18'375 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:16'897 CHF(~16.9%)

MeltingenCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Meltingen	Solothurn	Switzerland median
40'000	8%	6.1–8.8%	5.4%
50'000	10.4%	7.9–11.4%	7.8%
60'000	12.3%	9.4–13.5%	10.5%
70'000	13.8%	10.5–15.1%	11.9%
80'000	15%	11.5–16.3%	13.1%
90'000	15.9%	12.2–17.3%	14.1%
100'000	16.9%	13–18.4%	15.3%
110'000	17.8%	13.8–19.3%	16.3%
120'000	18.5%	14.4–20.1%	17.2%
130'000	19.3%	15.1–20.9%	18.1%
140'000	20.1%	15.7–21.8%	19%
150'000	20.8%	16.4–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	22.5%	17.8–24.3%	21.6%
200'000	23.9%	19.1–25.8%	23.2%
225'000	25.1%	20.1–27%	24.6%
250'000	26.2%	21.1–28.2%	25.8%
275'000	27.1%	21.9–29.1%	26.8%
300'000	27.8%	22.5–29.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'221 mm

8.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'021 m

Mean elevation

754 m

Relief

456 m

Mean slope

18.9°

Flat share

2.6%

South-facing

28.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 456 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

5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

6.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'100

5 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

31.98 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.73 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.26 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.92 Rp./kWh

31.98 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 30.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Primeo Netz 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

0.95 %

Avg. rooms

4.4

Dwellings

315

Built before 194621.9%

Built since 200116.2%

0.95 %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 61 min · Car 35 min

AgglomerationPT 52 min · Car 35 min

Remoteness 65/104 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitemeltingen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities623 #89 SO · #1704 CH Families & children17.8% #86 SO · #1697 CH Age structure22.6% #49 SO · #749 CH Women share49.3% #68 SO · #1377 CH Foreign residents9.5% #83 SO · #1747 CH Population density108/km² #89 SO · #1426 CH Tax burden16'897 #60 SO · #1810 CH Taxes123% #59 SO Warmest municipalities8.6 °C #94 SO · #1542 CH Sunniest municipalities40.7% #39 SO · #1531 CH Rainiest municipalities1'221 mm #17 SO · #652 CH Voter turnout55.8% #29 SO · #963 CH SVP strongholds30.7% #62 SO · #1227 CH SP strongholds4.8% #101 SO · #1942 CH Centre strongholds31.9% #9 SO · #207 CH FDP strongholds17.3% #44 SO · #629 CH GLP strongholds4.2% #79 SO · #1361 CH Green strongholds6.1% #62 SO · #1305 CH Largest by area5.8 km² #56 SO · #1422 CH Highest municipalities586 m #19 SO · #865 CH Remotest municipalities61 min #65 SO · #1297 CH Best-connected municipalities61 min #44 SO · #815 CH Highest peaks1'021 m #19 SO · #715 CH Highest-lying municipalities754 m #12 SO · #670 CH Greatest vertical range456 m #34 SO · #738 CH Steepest municipalities18.9° #10 SO · #424 CH Solar potential5 GWh #96 SO · #1910 CH Cheapest electricity31.98 Rp./kWh #82 SO · #1888 CH Most expensive electricity31.98 Rp./kWh #41 SO · #214 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Beinwil SO4229 Meltingen4233

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Meltingen?: Meltingen has 2 postal codes: 4229, 4233.
What is the tax rate in Meltingen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Meltingen is 123% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
How much tax do you pay in Meltingen?: A single person without children pays about 16'897 CHF income tax in Meltingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 60 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Meltingen have?: Meltingen has 623 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Meltingen?: Meltingen has 59 foreign residents, a share of 9.47% (2025).

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