What is the postal code of Oberburg?

Oberburg has 2 postal codes: 3414, 3421.

What is the tax rate in Oberburg?

The municipal tax multiplier of Oberburg is 188% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Oberburg?

A single person without children pays about 17'470 CHF income tax in Oberburg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 270 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Oberburg have?

Oberburg has 2'972 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Oberburg?

Oberburg has 597 foreign residents, a share of 20.09% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Emmental

Oberburg

3414–3421

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'458 49.1%

Men

1'514 50.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

605 20.4%

Swiss citizens

2'375 79.9%

Foreign residents

597 20.1%

Population density

210 pop./km²

0–19 · 605 · 20.4%20–64 · 1'701 · 57.2%65+ · 666 · 22.4%

Foreign residents 20.1%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −18 (−0.6%) · 30 births · 24 deaths · net migration −32

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 Oberburg

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 Emmental: 21.9% Yes

20.2% YesNo 79.8%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 31.8% Yes

33.2% YesNo 66.8%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 35.2% Yes

34.2% YesNo 65.8%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 56.4% Yes

61.5% YesNo 38.5%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 55.4% Yes

60.3% YesNo 39.7%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 37.8% Yes

34.0% YesNo 66.0%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 44.7% Yes

44.0% YesNo 56.1%

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 Emmental: 23.2% Yes

20.3% YesNo 79.7%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 40.4% Yes

45.3% YesNo 54.7%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 39.1% Yes

42.1% YesNo 57.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP44.8% · strongest party

SVP44.8%

SP15.6%

Mitte10.7%

GLP6.3%

EDU5.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier188%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

188%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 272 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'470 CHF(17.5%)

Rank 270 of 334 in the canton · 2011 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:17'470 CHF(~17.5%)

OberburgCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Oberburg	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.3%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.2%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.7%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.8%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.6%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.5%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.5%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.3%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.2%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	20%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.9%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.6%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.4%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.4%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.7%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.8%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.7%	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 1991–20208.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'083 mm

8.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

894 m

Mean elevation

669 m

Relief

349 m

Mean slope

13.5°

Flat share

17.6%

South-facing

14.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 349 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

28.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

36.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'400

Per inhabitant

9'677 kWh/yr

29 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

34.96 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.15 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

15.58 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.5 Rp./kWh

34.96 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

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

Network operator Energie- und Wasserversorgung Oberburg

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 2

Standard model, deductible 300612 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

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

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 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

1.4 %

Second homes

11.6 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

1'500

Built before 194639.9%

Built since 200115.3%

1.4 %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

1'246

Workplaces

174

Services share

61.9 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 126 (10.1%) · Secondary 349 (28.0%) · Tertiary 771 (61.9%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

13.6 %

Farmland

848 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 49 min · Car 36 min

AgglomerationPT 20 min · Car 9 min

Remoteness 253/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number418

Websiteoberburg.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Emmental

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Oberburg ranks

Largest municipalities2'972 #90 BE · #734 CH Growing municipalities-0.6% #247 BE · #1681 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.6% #88 BE · #424 CH Jobs per resident0.42 #123 BE · #754 CH Families & children20.4% #108 BE · #993 CH Age structure22.4% #209 BE · #776 CH Women share49.1% #261 BE · #1457 CH Foreign residents20.1% #50 BE · #856 CH Population density210/km² #116 BE · #996 CH Tax burden17'470 #272 BE · #2013 CH Taxes188% #272 BE Warmest municipalities8.8 °C #182 BE · #1448 CH Sunniest municipalities41.9% #173 BE · #1139 CH Rainiest municipalities1'083 mm #229 BE · #1198 CH Voter turnout49.7% #265 BE · #1804 CH Against Switzerland15.7% #108 BE · #831 CH Aligned with Switzerland84.3% #94 BE · #573 CH SVP strongholds44.8% #146 BE · #414 CH SP strongholds15.6% #131 BE · #882 CH Centre strongholds10.7% #76 BE · #1134 CH FDP strongholds4.7% #214 BE · #1876 CH GLP strongholds6.3% #208 BE · #897 CH Green strongholds4.9% #240 BE · #1554 CH Largest by area14.1 km² #116 BE · #691 CH Highest municipalities635 m #154 BE · #732 CH Second homes11.6% #177 BE · #959 CH Organic farming13.6% #130 BE · #975 CH Best-connected municipalities49 min #80 BE · #425 CH Remotest municipalities49 min #253 BE · #1663 CH Highest peaks894 m #162 BE · #842 CH Highest-lying municipalities669 m #165 BE · #833 CH Greatest vertical range349 m #151 BE · #898 CH Steepest municipalities13.5° #107 BE · #653 CH Solar potential29 GWh #97 BE · #710 CH Solar potential per capita9'677 kWh #241 BE · #1126 CH Cheapest electricity34.96 Rp./kWh #331 BE · #2080 CH Most expensive electricity34.96 Rp./kWh #3 BE · #27 CH

Postal codes (2)

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Localities

swisstopo · 2

Lyssach3421 Oberburg3414

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Oberburg?: Oberburg has 2 postal codes: 3414, 3421.
What is the tax rate in Oberburg?: The municipal tax multiplier of Oberburg is 188% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Oberburg?: A single person without children pays about 17'470 CHF income tax in Oberburg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 270 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Oberburg have?: Oberburg has 2'972 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Oberburg?: Oberburg has 597 foreign residents, a share of 20.09% (2025).

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