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 · Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau

Oberbipp

4538

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

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%

Population change 2025: +24 (+1.2%) · 20 births · 10 deaths · net migration +14

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 Oberbipp

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 Oberaargau: 22.2% Yes

24.8% YesNo 75.3%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 32.3% Yes

32.0% YesNo 68.0%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 32.1% Yes

29.0% YesNo 71.0%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 58.5% Yes

60.2% YesNo 39.8%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 57.9% Yes

60.2% YesNo 39.8%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 34.8% Yes

29.2% YesNo 70.8%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 46.2% Yes

45.9% YesNo 54.1%

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 Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 20.9% Yes

17.8% YesNo 82.2%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 42.2% Yes

42.9% YesNo 57.1%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 39.8% Yes

39.0% YesNo 61.0%

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

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 25.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

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

Per inhabitant

12'895 kWh/yr

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 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 3

Standard model, deductible 300571 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

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

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 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

3.05 %

Second homes

9.2 %

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 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

977

Workplaces

124

Services share

69.5 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 42 (4.3%) · Secondary 256 (26.2%) · Tertiary 679 (69.5%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

21.4 %

Farmland

290 ha

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

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 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number983

Websiteoberbipp.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Oberaargau

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Oberbipp ranks

Largest municipalities1'979 #127 BE · #972 CH Growing municipalities1.2% #91 BE · #668 CH Shrinking municipalities1.2% #245 BE · #1438 CH Jobs per resident0.49 #90 BE · #555 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 turnout53% #197 BE · #1472 CH Against Switzerland22.5% #61 BE · #341 CH Aligned with Switzerland77.5% #145 BE · #1077 CH SVP strongholds45.2% #135 BE · #387 CH SP strongholds11.9% #194 BE · #1299 CH Centre strongholds4.8% #270 BE · #1807 CH FDP strongholds10.7% #35 BE · #1297 CH GLP strongholds9.5% #113 BE · #375 CH Green strongholds6.7% #168 BE · #1163 CH Largest by area8.5 km² #167 BE · #1093 CH Highest municipalities500 m #254 BE · #1204 CH Second homes9.2% #246 BE · #1360 CH Organic farming21.4% #60 BE · #574 CH Best-connected municipalities73 min #223 BE · #1178 CH Remotest municipalities73 min #116 BE · #923 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 Solar potential per capita12'895 kWh #152 BE · #644 CH Cheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #212 BE · #706 CH Most expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #299 BE · #1569 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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