What is the postal code of Oberbalm?

Oberbalm has 4 postal codes: 3086, 3096, 3145, 3147.

What is the tax rate in Oberbalm?

The municipal tax multiplier of Oberbalm is 175% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Oberbalm?

A single person without children pays about 17'048 CHF income tax in Oberbalm on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 167 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Oberbalm have?

Oberbalm has 856 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Oberbalm?

Oberbalm has 29 foreign residents, a share of 3.39% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland

Oberbalm

3086–3147

BE CANTON3086 3096 3145 3147

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

429 50.1%

Men

427 49.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

159 18.6%

Swiss citizens

827 96.6%

Foreign residents

29 3.4%

Population density

69 pop./km²

0–19 · 159 · 18.6%20–64 · 489 · 57.1%65+ · 208 · 24.3%

Foreign residents 3.4%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −9 (−1%) · 6 births · 10 deaths · net migration −4

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 Oberbalm

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 Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 32.7% Yes

23.6% YesNo 76.4%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 19.3% Yes

42.8% YesNo 57.2%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 47.0% Yes

28.0% YesNo 72.0%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 42.9% Yes

64.6% YesNo 35.4%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 33.6% Yes

68.3% YesNo 31.7%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 59.6% Yes

32.8% YesNo 67.2%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 61.8% Yes

39.5% YesNo 60.5%

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 Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 39.7% Yes

17.1% YesNo 82.9%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 28.0% Yes

46.3% YesNo 53.7%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 27.6% Yes

44.0% YesNo 56.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP54.5% · strongest party

SVP54.5%

SP10.7%

GRÜNE7.2%

Mitte7.2%

GLP5.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier175%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

175%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 169 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'048 CHF(17%)

Rank 167 of 334 in the canton · 1863 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:17'048 CHF(~17%)

OberbalmCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Oberbalm	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.9%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.3%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.4%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.2%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.1%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.9%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.8%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.6%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.4%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.1%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.9%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.5%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.9%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.1%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.2%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.1%	25.1–31.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'229 mm

8.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

985 m

Mean elevation

795 m

Relief

384 m

Mean slope

14.8°

Flat share

7.0%

South-facing

23.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 384 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

15.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

20.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'400

Per inhabitant

17'827 kWh/yr

15 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

25.59 Rp./kWh

Energy

7.97 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.91 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.8 Rp./kWh

25.59 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator BKW 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 1

Standard model, deductible 300682 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Oberbalm →Canton Bern →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 1 of canton Bern. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Bern (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

0.87 %

Second homes

15.2 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

462

Built before 194656.5%

Built since 20014.8%

0.87 %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

287

Workplaces

Services share

21.6 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 161 (56.1%) · Secondary 64 (22.3%) · Tertiary 62 (21.6%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

10.5 %

Farmland

978 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 40 min · Car 26 min

AgglomerationPT 40 min · Car 26 min

Remoteness 294/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number357

Websiteoberbalm.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Oberbalm ranks

Largest municipalities856 #215 BE · #1549 CH Growing municipalities-1% #272 BE · #1818 CH Shrinking municipalities-1% #62 BE · #287 CH Jobs per resident0.34 #172 BE · #1073 CH Families & children18.6% #227 BE · #1543 CH Age structure24.3% #126 BE · #476 CH Women share50.1% #172 BE · #842 CH Foreign residents3.4% #300 BE · #2066 CH Population density69/km² #246 BE · #1650 CH Tax burden17'048 #180 BE · #1876 CH Taxes175% #169 BE Warmest municipalities8.3 °C #223 BE · #1625 CH Sunniest municipalities43.7% #114 BE · #887 CH Rainiest municipalities1'229 mm #123 BE · #631 CH Voter turnout56.5% #103 BE · #1015 CH SVP strongholds54.5% #60 BE · #124 CH SP strongholds10.7% #223 BE · #1442 CH Centre strongholds7.2% #195 BE · #1544 CH FDP strongholds2.2% #301 BE · #2013 CH GLP strongholds5.4% #236 BE · #1099 CH Green strongholds7.2% #146 BE · #1043 CH Largest by area12.4 km² #130 BE · #779 CH Highest municipalities821 m #81 BE · #395 CH Second homes15.2% #105 BE · #571 CH Organic farming10.5% #174 BE · #1181 CH Best-connected municipalities40 min #39 BE · #228 CH Remotest municipalities40 min #294 BE · #1873 CH Highest peaks985 m #138 BE · #742 CH Highest-lying municipalities795 m #126 BE · #620 CH Greatest vertical range384 m #139 BE · #840 CH Steepest municipalities14.8° #94 BE · #587 CH Solar potential15 GWh #185 BE · #1229 CH Solar potential per capita17'827 kWh #54 BE · #265 CH Cheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #46 BE · #540 CH Most expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #133 BE · #1403 CH

Postal codes (4)

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Localities

swisstopo · 4

Mittelhäusern3147 Niederscherli3145 Oberbalm3096 Zimmerwald3086

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Oberbalm?: Oberbalm has 4 postal codes: 3086, 3096, 3145, 3147.
What is the tax rate in Oberbalm?: The municipal tax multiplier of Oberbalm is 175% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Oberbalm?: A single person without children pays about 17'048 CHF income tax in Oberbalm on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 167 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Oberbalm have?: Oberbalm has 856 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Oberbalm?: Oberbalm has 29 foreign residents, a share of 3.39% (2025).

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