What is the postal code of Mörschwil?

Mörschwil has 2 postal codes: 9327, 9402.

What is the tax rate in Mörschwil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Mörschwil is 67% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.

How much tax do you pay in Mörschwil?

A single person without children pays about 11'213 CHF income tax in Mörschwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 2 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Mörschwil have?

Mörschwil has 3'702 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Mörschwil?

Mörschwil has 383 foreign residents, a share of 10.35% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SG · Wahlkreis Rorschach

Mörschwil

9327–9402

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'838 49.6%

Men

1'864 50.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

755 20.4%

Swiss citizens

3'319 89.7%

Foreign residents

383 10.4%

Population density

376 pop./km²

0–19 · 755 · 20.4%20–64 · 2'055 · 55.5%65+ · 892 · 24.1%

Foreign residents 10.4%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +31 (+0.8%) · 23 births · 32 deaths · net migration +38

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Vote results for Mörschwil

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Rorschach: 23.6% Yes

20.0% YesNo 80.0%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Rorschach: 32.8% Yes

28.3% YesNo 71.7%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Rorschach: 59.9% Yes

64.3% YesNo 35.8%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Rorschach: 52.3% Yes

46.8% YesNo 53.2%

14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Rorschach: 59.2% Yes

60.8% YesNo 39.2%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Rorschach: 43.6% Yes

42.9% YesNo 57.1%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Rorschach: 20.5% Yes

17.6% YesNo 82.4%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Rorschach: 44.4% Yes

41.3% YesNo 58.7%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Rorschach: 38.5% Yes

32.9% YesNo 67.1%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Rorschach: 72.9% Yes

75.5% YesNo 24.5%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP29.9% · strongest party

SVP29.9%

Mitte22.1%

FDP20.1%

GRÜNE9.5%

SP7.9%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier67%

Cantonal tax multiplier105%

67%SG range 61%155%

Tax rank 2 of 75 in canton St. Gallen

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'213 CHF(11.2%)

Rank 2 of 75 in the canton · 142 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 13'868 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Balgach 10'881 CHF · most expensive Lütisburg 16'080 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:11'213 CHF(~11.2%)

MörschwilCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Mörschwil	St. Gallen	Switzerland median
40'000	4.9%	4.8–7.3%	5.4%
50'000	6.3%	6.1–9.3%	7.8%
60'000	7.6%	7.4–11.2%	10.5%
70'000	8.6%	8.3–12.5%	11.9%
80'000	9.5%	9.2–13.8%	13.1%
90'000	10.3%	10–14.9%	14.1%
100'000	11.2%	10.9–16.1%	15.3%
110'000	12%	11.7–17.1%	16.3%
120'000	12.7%	12.3–18%	17.2%
130'000	13.3%	12.9–18.7%	18.1%
140'000	13.9%	13.6–19.5%	19%
150'000	14.5%	14.1–20.2%	19.7%
175'000	15.8%	15.4–21.8%	21.6%
200'000	16.9%	16.5–23.1%	23.2%
225'000	17.9%	17.5–24.2%	24.6%
250'000	18.8%	18.4–25.2%	25.8%
275'000	19.5%	19.1–26.1%	26.8%
300'000	20.1%	19.7–26.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'051 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

678 m

Mean elevation

548 m

Relief

249 m

Mean slope

7.4°

Flat share

47.9%

South-facing

4.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 249 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

30.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

41.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'900

Per inhabitant

8'350 kWh/yr

31 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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

25.65 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.21 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.37 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.6 Rp./kWh

25.65 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 30.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator Politische Gemeinde Mörschwil, 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300538 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton St. Gallen377 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Mörschwil →Canton St. Gallen →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton St. Gallen. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton St. Gallen (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

0.37 %

Second homes

6.8 %

Avg. rooms

4.5

Dwellings

1'621

Built before 194619.9%

Built since 200128.3%

0.37 %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 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024

Jobs

1'298

Workplaces

302

Services share

67.3 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 95 (7.3%) · Secondary 329 (25.3%) · Tertiary 874 (67.3%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

3.4 %

Farmland

641 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 110 min · Car 70 min

AgglomerationPT 25 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 25/75 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number3214

Websitemoerschwil.ch ↗

DistrictWahlkreis Rorschach

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Mörschwil ranks

Largest municipalities3'702 #51 SG · #610 CH Growing municipalities0.8% #28 SG · #876 CH Shrinking municipalities0.8% #48 SG · #1231 CH Jobs per resident0.35 #55 SG · #1046 CH Families & children20.4% #47 SG · #1009 CH Age structure24.1% #7 SG · #507 CH Women share49.6% #29 SG · #1209 CH Foreign residents10.4% #68 SG · #1671 CH Population density376/km² #31 SG · #649 CH Tax burden11'213 #2 SG · #142 CH Taxes67% #2 SG Warmest municipalities10 °C #21 SG · #512 CH Sunniest municipalities39.8% #67 SG · #1972 CH Rainiest municipalities1'051 mm #69 SG · #1378 CH Voter turnout65.5% #2 SG · #184 CH Against Switzerland13.7% #57 SG · #1010 CH Aligned with Switzerland86.3% #16 SG · #466 CH SVP strongholds29.9% #69 SG · #1275 CH SP strongholds7.9% #51 SG · #1703 CH Centre strongholds22.1% #28 SG · #443 CH FDP strongholds20.1% #3 SG · #444 CH GLP strongholds6.7% #8 SG · #817 CH Green strongholds9.5% #12 SG · #639 CH Largest by area9.8 km² #48 SG · #976 CH Highest municipalities551 m #40 SG · #994 CH Second homes6.8% #74 SG · #1857 CH Organic farming3.4% #62 SG · #1567 CH Best-connected municipalities110 min #49 SG · #1844 CH Remotest municipalities110 min #25 SG · #266 CH Highest peaks678 m #55 SG · #1275 CH Highest-lying municipalities548 m #51 SG · #1224 CH Greatest vertical range249 m #53 SG · #1148 CH Steepest municipalities7.4° #44 SG · #1181 CH Solar potential31 GWh #55 SG · #648 CH Solar potential per capita8'350 kWh #41 SG · #1390 CH Cheapest electricity25.65 Rp./kWh #3 SG · #728 CH Most expensive electricity25.65 Rp./kWh #72 SG · #1379 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Mörschwil9402 Tübach9327

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Mörschwil?: Mörschwil has 2 postal codes: 9327, 9402.
What is the tax rate in Mörschwil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Mörschwil is 67% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
How much tax do you pay in Mörschwil?: A single person without children pays about 11'213 CHF income tax in Mörschwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 2 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Mörschwil have?: Mörschwil has 3'702 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Mörschwil?: Mörschwil has 383 foreign residents, a share of 10.35% (2025).

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