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

Oberburg

3414–3421

BE CANTON3414 3421

Residents

2'972

Area

14.1 km²

Population density

210 pop./km²

Elevation

635 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

894 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

188%

Postal codes

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

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%

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

Vote results for Oberburg

BFS

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

61.5% YesNo 38.5%

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

60.3% YesNo 39.7%

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

34.0% YesNo 66.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

44.0% YesNo 56.1%

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

20.3% YesNo 79.7%

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

45.3% YesNo 54.7%

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

42.1% YesNo 57.9%

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

72.3% YesNo 27.7%

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

49.3% YesNo 50.7%

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

15.9% YesNo 84.1%

All federal votes →

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

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 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

35.14 Rp./kWh

Energy

15.15 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.76 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.5 Rp./kWh

35.14 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1.4 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteoberburg.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'972 #90 BE · #734 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 turnout48.5% #261 BE · #1819 CH Against Switzerland16% #108 BE · #831 CH Aligned with Switzerland84% #94 BE · #573 CH SVP strongholds44.8% #146 BE · #415 CH SP strongholds15.6% #131 BE · #878 CH Centre strongholds10.7% #76 BE · #1130 CH FDP strongholds4.7% #214 BE · #1871 CH GLP strongholds6.3% #208 BE · #896 CH Green strongholds4.9% #241 BE · #1551 CH Largest by area14.1 km² #116 BE · #691 CH Highest municipalities635 m #154 BE · #732 CH Remotest municipalities49 min #253 BE · #1663 CH Best-connected municipalities49 min #80 BE · #425 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 Cheapest electricity35.14 Rp./kWh #318 BE · #2059 CH Most expensive electricity35.14 Rp./kWh #17 BE · #48 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Lyssach3421 Oberburg3414

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

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).

Map

OpenStreetMap

Compare

Oberburg compared with