What is the postal code of Neunkirch?

Neunkirch has 4 postal codes: 8213, 8217, 8223, 8224.

What is the tax rate in Neunkirch?

The municipal tax multiplier of Neunkirch is 99% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.

How much tax do you pay in Neunkirch?

A single person without children pays about 12'519 CHF income tax in Neunkirch on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 15 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Neunkirch have?

Neunkirch has 2'704 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Neunkirch?

Neunkirch has 552 foreign residents, a share of 20.41% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SH

Neunkirch

8213–8224

SH CANTON8213 8217 8223 8224

Residents

2'704

Area

17.9 km²

Population density

151 pop./km²

Elevation

441 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

662 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

99%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'336 49.4%

Men

1'368 50.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

577 21.3%

Swiss citizens

2'152 79.6%

Foreign residents

552 20.4%

Population density

151 pop./km²

0–19 · 577 · 21.3%20–64 · 1'512 · 55.9%65+ · 615 · 22.7%

Foreign residents 20.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Neunkirch

BFS

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

57.0% YesNo 43.0%

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

54.2% YesNo 45.8%

14.06.2026Verpflichtungskredit für das Sportinfrastrukturprojekt «Erweiterung Hallensportzentrum Schweizersbild»Cantonal SH● Accepted · 73.9% Yes

75.7% YesNo 24.3%

14.06.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Schaffhausen (Finanzrechtliche Befugnisse)Cantonal SH● Accepted · 66.8% Yes

71.3% YesNo 28.7%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

40.2% YesNo 59.8%

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

25.0% YesNo 75.0%

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

50.4% YesNo 49.6%

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

42.9% YesNo 57.1%

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

67.8% YesNo 32.2%

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

52.1% YesNo 48.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP45.2% · strongest party

SVP45.2%

SP25.5%

FDP9.5%

GLP5.4%

Übrige4.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier99%

Cantonal tax multiplier76%

99%SH range 59%117%

Tax rank 15 of 26 in canton Schaffhausen

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'519 CHF(12.5%)

Rank 15 of 26 in the canton · 403 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'457 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Buchberg 10'060 CHF · most expensive Oberhallau 13'625 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:12'519 CHF(~12.5%)

NeunkirchCanton range SchaffhausenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Neunkirch	Schaffhausen	Switzerland median
40'000	5.6%	4.4–6.1%	5.4%
50'000	7.1%	5.6–7.8%	7.8%
60'000	8.4%	6.7–9.2%	10.5%
70'000	9.6%	7.6–10.4%	11.9%
80'000	10.6%	8.4–11.5%	13.1%
90'000	11.5%	9.1–12.5%	14.1%
100'000	12.5%	10.1–13.6%	15.3%
110'000	13.4%	10.8–14.6%	16.3%
120'000	14.2%	11.5–15.4%	17.2%
130'000	14.9%	12.1–16.1%	18.1%
140'000	15.5%	12.7–16.8%	19%
150'000	16.1%	13.2–17.4%	19.7%
175'000	17.7%	14.6–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	19.1%	15.9–20.6%	23.2%
225'000	20.4%	17–21.9%	24.6%
250'000	21.3%	17.9–22.9%	25.8%
275'000	21.9%	18.5–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	22.4%	18.9–24%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020915 mm

9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

662 m

Mean elevation

497 m

Relief

263 m

Mean slope

7°

Flat share

59.7%

South-facing

9.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 263 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

26.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

33.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'900

27 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

32.2 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.63 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

15.48 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

32.2 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 32.2 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Elektrizitätswerk des Kantons Schaffhausen 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

0.98 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

1'333

Built before 194629.5%

Built since 200136.4%

0.98 %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 79 min · Car 61 min

AgglomerationPT 26 min · Car 18 min

Remoteness 19/26 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentRuedi Vögele

Websiteneunkirch.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'704 #6 SH · #790 CH Families & children21.3% #6 SH · #719 CH Age structure22.7% #15 SH · #729 CH Women share49.4% #16 SH · #1323 CH Foreign residents20.4% #13 SH · #823 CH Population density151/km² #11 SH · #1219 CH Tax burden12'519 #15 SH · #403 CH Taxes99% #15 SH Warmest municipalities9.2 °C #11 SH · #1239 CH Sunniest municipalities39.8% #12 SH · #1967 CH Rainiest municipalities915 mm #5 SH · #1904 CH Voter turnout74% #11 SH · #17 CH Against Switzerland17% #11 SH · #776 CH Aligned with Switzerland83% #3 SH · #667 CH SVP strongholds45.2% #21 SH · #390 CH SP strongholds25.5% #3 SH · #157 CH Centre strongholds2.5% #7 SH · #2019 CH FDP strongholds9.5% #19 SH · #1449 CH GLP strongholds5.4% #16 SH · #1106 CH Green strongholds3.2% #16 SH · #1850 CH Largest by area17.9 km² #6 SH · #535 CH Highest municipalities441 m #19 SH · #1611 CH Remotest municipalities79 min #19 SH · #788 CH Best-connected municipalities79 min #8 SH · #1335 CH Highest peaks662 m #14 SH · #1322 CH Highest-lying municipalities497 m #16 SH · #1435 CH Greatest vertical range263 m #13 SH · #1107 CH Steepest municipalities7° #17 SH · #1240 CH Solar potential27 GWh #9 SH · #780 CH Cheapest electricity32.2 Rp./kWh #4 SH · #1927 CH Most expensive electricity32.2 Rp./kWh #3 SH · #160 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Guntmadingen8223 Löhningen8224 Neunkirch8213 Wilchingen8217

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Neunkirch?: Neunkirch has 4 postal codes: 8213, 8217, 8223, 8224.
What is the tax rate in Neunkirch?: The municipal tax multiplier of Neunkirch is 99% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.
How much tax do you pay in Neunkirch?: A single person without children pays about 12'519 CHF income tax in Neunkirch on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 15 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Neunkirch have?: Neunkirch has 2'704 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Neunkirch?: Neunkirch has 552 foreign residents, a share of 20.41% (2025).

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