What is the postal code of Menzingen?

Menzingen has 3 postal codes: 6313, 6314, 6315.

What is the tax rate in Menzingen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Menzingen is 55% (2026); canton ZG levies 78%.

How much tax do you pay in Menzingen?

A single person without children pays about 5'405 CHF income tax in Menzingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 10 of 11 in canton ZG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Menzingen have?

Menzingen has 4'824 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Menzingen?

Menzingen has 1'183 foreign residents, a share of 24.52% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZG

Menzingen

6313–6315

ZG CANTON6313 6314 6315

Residents

4'824

Area

27.5 km²

Population density

175 pop./km²

Elevation

805 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'198 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

55%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'412 50.0%

Men

2'412 50.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

900 18.7%

Swiss citizens

3'641 75.5%

Foreign residents

1'183 24.5%

Population density

175 pop./km²

0–19 · 900 · 18.7%20–64 · 2'910 · 60.3%65+ · 1'014 · 21.0%

Foreign residents 24.5%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Menzingen

BFS

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

62.1% YesNo 37.9%

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

58.8% YesNo 41.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

37.3% YesNo 62.7%

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

44.0% YesNo 56.0%

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

44.7% YesNo 55.3%

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

72.7% YesNo 27.3%

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

50.9% YesNo 49.1%

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

12.8% YesNo 87.2%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

15.7% YesNo 84.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP38.0% · strongest party

SVP38.0%

Mitte28.4%

GRÜNE13.3%

FDP8.3%

Übrige4.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier55%

Cantonal tax multiplier78%

55%ZG range 47.53%59%

Tax rank 10 of 11 in canton Zug

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

5'405 CHF(5.4%)

Rank 10 of 11 in the canton · 10 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 5'349 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Baar 5'197 CHF · most expensive Neuheim 5'516 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:5'405 CHF(~5.4%)

MenzingenCanton range ZugSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Menzingen	Zug	Switzerland median
40'000	1.6%	1.5–1.6%	5.4%
50'000	2.2%	2.1–2.3%	7.8%
60'000	2.9%	2.8–3%	10.5%
70'000	3.6%	3.5–3.7%	11.9%
80'000	4.2%	4.1–4.3%	13.1%
90'000	4.7%	4.5–4.8%	14.1%
100'000	5.4%	5.2–5.5%	15.3%
110'000	6.1%	5.8–6.2%	16.3%
120'000	6.7%	6.5–6.8%	17.2%
130'000	7.3%	7.1–7.5%	18.1%
140'000	8%	7.7–8.1%	19%
150'000	8.7%	8.4–8.8%	19.7%
175'000	10.3%	10–10.5%	21.6%
200'000	11.7%	11.3–11.9%	23.2%
225'000	12.7%	12.3–12.9%	24.6%
250'000	13.6%	13.2–13.8%	25.8%
275'000	14.3%	13.9–14.6%	26.8%
300'000	15%	14.5–15.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'483 mm

8.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'198 m

Mean elevation

818 m

Relief

684 m

Mean slope

13.5°

Flat share

21.1%

South-facing

9.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 684 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

41.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

56.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

9'300

42 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

22.61–24.63 Rp./kWh

23.62 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 21.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operators WWZ Energie AG · Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ)

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

0.94 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

2'122

Built before 194619.3%

Built since 200127.4%

0.94 %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 66 min · Car 43 min

AgglomerationPT 21 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 5/11 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitezg.ch/behoerden/gemeinden/menzingen/de ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities4'824 #9 ZG · #455 CH Families & children18.7% #10 ZG · #1521 CH Age structure21% #4 ZG · #1041 CH Women share50% #2 ZG · #930 CH Foreign residents24.5% #10 ZG · #576 CH Population density175/km² #11 ZG · #1105 CH Tax burden5'405 #10 ZG · #10 CH Taxes55% #10 ZG Warmest municipalities8.2 °C #9 ZG · #1663 CH Sunniest municipalities42.5% #3 ZG · #1054 CH Rainiest municipalities1'483 mm #3 ZG · #261 CH Voter turnout60.3% #6 ZG · #454 CH Against Switzerland22% #2 ZG · #402 CH Aligned with Switzerland78% #10 ZG · #1024 CH SVP strongholds38% #1 ZG · #767 CH SP strongholds2.6% #10 ZG · #2008 CH Centre strongholds28.4% #3 ZG · #262 CH FDP strongholds8.3% #11 ZG · #1559 CH GLP strongholds4.3% #9 ZG · #1343 CH Green strongholds13.3% #7 ZG · #227 CH Largest by area27.5 km² #3 ZG · #332 CH Highest municipalities805 m #2 ZG · #417 CH Remotest municipalities66 min #5 ZG · #1140 CH Best-connected municipalities66 min #7 ZG · #963 CH Highest peaks1'198 m #5 ZG · #609 CH Highest-lying municipalities818 m #3 ZG · #599 CH Greatest vertical range684 m #5 ZG · #565 CH Steepest municipalities13.5° #2 ZG · #656 CH Solar potential42 GWh #9 ZG · #435 CH Cheapest electricity23.62 Rp./kWh #10 ZG · #59 CH Most expensive electricity23.62 Rp./kWh #2 ZG · #2048 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Alosen6315 Edlibach6313 Finstersee6313 Menzingen6313 Neuägeri6314

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Menzingen?: Menzingen has 3 postal codes: 6313, 6314, 6315.
What is the tax rate in Menzingen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Menzingen is 55% (2026); canton ZG levies 78%.
How much tax do you pay in Menzingen?: A single person without children pays about 5'405 CHF income tax in Menzingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 10 of 11 in canton ZG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Menzingen have?: Menzingen has 4'824 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Menzingen?: Menzingen has 1'183 foreign residents, a share of 24.52% (2025).

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