What is the postal code of Oberbipp?

The postal code of Oberbipp is 4538.

What is the tax rate in Oberbipp?

The municipal tax multiplier of Oberbipp is 159% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Oberbipp?

A single person without children pays about 16'528 CHF income tax in Oberbipp on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 68 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Oberbipp have?

Oberbipp has 1'979 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Oberbipp?

Oberbipp has 379 foreign residents, a share of 19.15% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Oberbipp

4538

BE CANTON4538

Residents

1'979

Area

8.5 km²

Population density

234 pop./km²

Elevation

500 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

159%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

996 50.3%

Men

983 49.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

415 21.0%

Swiss citizens

1'600 80.9%

Foreign residents

379 19.2%

Population density

234 pop./km²

0–19 · 415 · 21.0%20–64 · 1'208 · 61.0%65+ · 356 · 18.0%

Foreign residents 19.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Oberbipp

BFS

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

60.2% YesNo 39.8%

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

60.2% YesNo 39.8%

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

29.2% YesNo 70.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

45.9% YesNo 54.1%

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

17.8% YesNo 82.2%

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

42.9% YesNo 57.1%

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

39.0% YesNo 61.0%

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

69.1% YesNo 30.9%

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

44.3% YesNo 55.7%

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

13.9% YesNo 86.1%

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%

SP11.9%

FDP10.7%

GLP9.5%

GRÜNE6.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier159%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

159%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 72 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'528 CHF(16.5%)

Rank 68 of 334 in the canton · 1587 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:16'528 CHF(~16.5%)

OberbippCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Oberbipp	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.7%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.5%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	12.9%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.7%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.6%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.5%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.4%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.2%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	19.8%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.5%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.3%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.8%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.2%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.4%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.5%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.4%	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 1991–20201'257 mm

9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

666 m

Mean elevation

494 m

Relief

232 m

Mean slope

5.7°

Flat share

64.6%

South-facing

19.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 232 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

25.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

30.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'700

26 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

27.7 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.89 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.25 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.8 Rp./kWh

27.7 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

3.05 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

952

Built before 194618.8%

Built since 200132.4%

3.05 %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 73 min · Car 42 min

AgglomerationPT 20 min · Car 12 min

Remoteness 116/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteoberbipp.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'979 #127 BE · #972 CH Families & children21% #86 BE · #807 CH Age structure18% #323 BE · #1640 CH Women share50.3% #160 BE · #722 CH Foreign residents19.2% #61 BE · #934 CH Population density234/km² #108 BE · #930 CH Tax burden16'528 #71 BE · #1590 CH Taxes159% #72 BE Warmest municipalities9.2 °C #140 BE · #1225 CH Sunniest municipalities40.4% #293 BE · #1639 CH Rainiest municipalities1'257 mm #103 BE · #572 CH Voter turnout52.1% #187 BE · #1453 CH Against Switzerland23% #61 BE · #336 CH Aligned with Switzerland77% #145 BE · #1078 CH SVP strongholds45.2% #135 BE · #388 CH SP strongholds11.9% #194 BE · #1294 CH Centre strongholds4.8% #270 BE · #1803 CH FDP strongholds10.7% #35 BE · #1294 CH GLP strongholds9.5% #113 BE · #375 CH Green strongholds6.7% #168 BE · #1160 CH Largest by area8.5 km² #167 BE · #1093 CH Highest municipalities500 m #254 BE · #1204 CH Remotest municipalities73 min #116 BE · #924 CH Best-connected municipalities73 min #223 BE · #1177 CH Highest peaks666 m #220 BE · #1304 CH Highest-lying municipalities494 m #261 BE · #1453 CH Greatest vertical range232 m #191 BE · #1216 CH Steepest municipalities5.7° #226 BE · #1444 CH Solar potential26 GWh #104 BE · #822 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #213 BE · #973 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #300 BE · #1305 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

4538

Oberbipp

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Oberbipp4538

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Walliswil bei Niederbipp

BE · 3.5 km

Walliswil bei Wangen

BE · 3.7 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Oberbipp?: The postal code of Oberbipp is 4538.
What is the tax rate in Oberbipp?: The municipal tax multiplier of Oberbipp is 159% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Oberbipp?: A single person without children pays about 16'528 CHF income tax in Oberbipp on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 68 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Oberbipp have?: Oberbipp has 1'979 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Oberbipp?: Oberbipp has 379 foreign residents, a share of 19.15% (2025).

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