What is the postal code of Niederbipp?

The postal code of Niederbipp is 4704.

What is the tax rate in Niederbipp?

The municipal tax multiplier of Niederbipp is 165% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Niederbipp?

A single person without children pays about 16'723 CHF income tax in Niederbipp on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 110 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Niederbipp have?

Niederbipp has 5'689 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Niederbipp?

Niederbipp has 1'687 foreign residents, a share of 29.65% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Niederbipp

4704

BE CANTON4704

Residents

5'689

Area

19.8 km²

Population density

288 pop./km²

Elevation

468 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'230 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

165%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'819 49.6%

Men

2'870 50.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'159 20.4%

Swiss citizens

4'002 70.4%

Foreign residents

1'687 29.7%

Population density

288 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'159 · 20.4%20–64 · 3'455 · 60.7%65+ · 1'075 · 18.9%

Foreign residents 29.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Niederbipp

BFS

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

60.9% YesNo 39.1%

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

64.6% YesNo 35.4%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% Yes

29.6% YesNo 70.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

51.0% YesNo 49.1%

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

15.1% YesNo 84.9%

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

48.8% YesNo 51.2%

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

45.1% YesNo 54.9%

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

71.4% YesNo 28.7%

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

51.8% YesNo 48.2%

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

13.1% YesNo 86.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP48.4% · strongest party

SVP48.4%

SP14.6%

FDP12.2%

Mitte6.9%

GLP6.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier165%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

165%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 112 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'723 CHF(16.7%)

Rank 110 of 334 in the canton · 1721 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 17'048 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee 14'255 CHF · most expensive Schelten 18'510 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:16'723 CHF(~16.7%)

NiederbippCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Niederbipp	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.8%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.6%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.1%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.9%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.8%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.7%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.6%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.4%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.2%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.7%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.5%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.1%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.5%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.7%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.7%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.6%	25.1–31.2%	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 1991–20201'154 mm

9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'230 m

Mean elevation

573 m

Relief

799 m

Mean slope

8.5°

Flat share

54.7%

South-facing

25.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 799 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

90.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

106.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

20'200

91 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

25.73–26.2 Rp./kWh

25.96 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operators Einwohnergemeinde Niederbipp, Elektrizitätsversorgung · BKW Energie AG

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

1.83 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

2'788

Built before 194625.8%

Built since 200130.8%

1.83 %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 71 min · Car 46 min

AgglomerationPT 18 min · Car 7 min

Remoteness 130/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentSibylle Schönmann

Websiteniederbipp.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities5'689 #36 BE · #367 CH Families & children20.4% #113 BE · #998 CH Age structure18.9% #312 BE · #1456 CH Women share49.6% #239 BE · #1188 CH Foreign residents29.7% #12 BE · #325 CH Population density288/km² #88 BE · #800 CH Tax burden16'723 #114 BE · #1725 CH Taxes165% #112 BE Warmest municipalities9.2 °C #139 BE · #1224 CH Sunniest municipalities40.2% #316 BE · #1722 CH Rainiest municipalities1'154 mm #164 BE · #826 CH Voter turnout44.5% #310 BE · #2020 CH Against Switzerland20.2% #76 BE · #515 CH Aligned with Switzerland79.8% #125 BE · #935 CH SVP strongholds48.4% #109 BE · #281 CH SP strongholds14.6% #151 BE · #982 CH Centre strongholds6.9% #207 BE · #1577 CH FDP strongholds12.2% #24 BE · #1123 CH GLP strongholds6% #219 BE · #965 CH Green strongholds4.7% #256 BE · #1591 CH Largest by area19.8 km² #78 BE · #486 CH Highest municipalities468 m #281 BE · #1400 CH Remotest municipalities71 min #130 BE · #992 CH Best-connected municipalities71 min #211 BE · #1103 CH Highest peaks1'230 m #98 BE · #592 CH Highest-lying municipalities573 m #211 BE · #1117 CH Greatest vertical range799 m #65 BE · #509 CH Steepest municipalities8.5° #174 BE · #1063 CH Solar potential91 GWh #11 BE · #109 CH Cheapest electricity25.96 Rp./kWh #4 BE · #475 CH Most expensive electricity25.96 Rp./kWh #331 BE · #1632 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

4704

Niederbipp

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Niederbipp4704 Wolfisberg4704

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Walliswil bei Niederbipp

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Niederbipp?: The postal code of Niederbipp is 4704.
What is the tax rate in Niederbipp?: The municipal tax multiplier of Niederbipp is 165% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Niederbipp?: A single person without children pays about 16'723 CHF income tax in Niederbipp on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 110 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Niederbipp have?: Niederbipp has 5'689 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Niederbipp?: Niederbipp has 1'687 foreign residents, a share of 29.65% (2025).

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