What is the postal code of Menziken?

Menziken has 2 postal codes: 5736, 5737.

What is the tax rate in Menziken?

The municipal tax multiplier of Menziken is 118% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Menziken?

A single person without children pays about 13'485 CHF income tax in Menziken on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 158 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Menziken have?

Menziken has 8'909 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Menziken?

Menziken has 3'731 foreign residents, a share of 41.88% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Menziken

5736–5737

AG CANTON5736 5737

Residents

8'909

Area

7.3 km²

Population density

1'217 pop./km²

Elevation

566 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

871 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

118%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

4'361 49.0%

Men

4'548 51.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'928 21.6%

Swiss citizens

5'178 58.1%

Foreign residents

3'731 41.9%

Population density

1'217 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'928 · 21.6%20–64 · 5'378 · 60.4%65+ · 1'603 · 18.0%

Foreign residents 41.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Menziken

BFS

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

61.4% YesNo 38.6%

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

66.4% YesNo 33.6%

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

40.7% YesNo 59.3%

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

63.1% YesNo 36.9%

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

18.5% YesNo 81.5%

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

51.6% YesNo 48.4%

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

50.3% YesNo 49.7%

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

66.6% YesNo 33.5%

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

55.1% YesNo 44.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP44.9% · strongest party

SVP44.9%

FDP15.4%

SP14.2%

Mitte7.5%

GRÜNE5.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier118%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

118%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 159 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'485 CHF(13.5%)

Rank 158 of 196 in the canton · 688 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:13'485 CHF(~13.5%)

MenzikenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Menziken	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.4%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	7.4%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	9%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	10.4%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	11.5%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	12.4%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	13.5%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	14.4%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	15.2%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	16%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	16.7%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	17.4%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	19.1%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	20.5%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	21.8%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	22.9%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	23.8%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	24.6%	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 1991–20209.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'127 mm

9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

871 m

Mean elevation

625 m

Relief

335 m

Mean slope

6.7°

Flat share

44.7%

South-facing

5.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 335 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

52.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

68.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

11'700

53 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

27.73 Rp./kWh

Energy

13 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.33 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.8 Rp./kWh

27.73 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator EWS Energie 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

5.04 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

4'150

Built before 194620.3%

Built since 200130.7%

5.04 %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 95 min · Car 68 min

AgglomerationPT 16 min · Car 8 min

Remoteness 2/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitemenziken.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities8'909 #19 AG · #222 CH Families & children21.6% #45 AG · #639 CH Age structure18% #144 AG · #1649 CH Women share49% #127 AG · #1525 CH Foreign residents41.9% #12 AG · #59 CH Population density1'217/km² #21 AG · #167 CH Tax burden13'485 #162 AG · #692 CH Taxes118% #159 AG Warmest municipalities9.5 °C #156 AG · #990 CH Sunniest municipalities40.7% #30 AG · #1536 CH Rainiest municipalities1'127 mm #35 AG · #943 CH Voter turnout46.9% #178 AG · #1940 CH Against Switzerland25% #20 AG · #261 CH Aligned with Switzerland75% #144 AG · #1208 CH SVP strongholds44.9% #72 AG · #411 CH SP strongholds14.2% #74 AG · #1027 CH Centre strongholds7.5% #169 AG · #1504 CH FDP strongholds15.4% #28 AG · #787 CH GLP strongholds4.7% #171 AG · #1268 CH Green strongholds5.2% #117 AG · #1515 CH Largest by area7.3 km² #74 AG · #1216 CH Highest municipalities566 m #14 AG · #942 CH Remotest municipalities95 min #2 AG · #468 CH Best-connected municipalities95 min #195 AG · #1644 CH Highest peaks871 m #2 AG · #867 CH Highest-lying municipalities625 m #10 AG · #941 CH Greatest vertical range335 m #27 AG · #933 CH Steepest municipalities6.7° #111 AG · #1288 CH Solar potential53 GWh #25 AG · #298 CH Cheapest electricity27.73 Rp./kWh #87 AG · #991 CH Most expensive electricity27.73 Rp./kWh #109 AG · #1115 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Burg AG5736 Menziken5737

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Menziken?: Menziken has 2 postal codes: 5736, 5737.
What is the tax rate in Menziken?: The municipal tax multiplier of Menziken is 118% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Menziken?: A single person without children pays about 13'485 CHF income tax in Menziken on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 158 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Menziken have?: Menziken has 8'909 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Menziken?: Menziken has 3'731 foreign residents, a share of 41.88% (2025).

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