What is the postal code of Oberdiessbach?

Oberdiessbach has 2 postal codes: 3672, 3674.

What is the tax rate in Oberdiessbach?

The municipal tax multiplier of Oberdiessbach is 164% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Oberdiessbach?

A single person without children pays about 16'691 CHF income tax in Oberdiessbach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 99 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Oberdiessbach have?

Oberdiessbach has 3'776 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Oberdiessbach?

Oberdiessbach has 352 foreign residents, a share of 9.32% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Oberdiessbach

3672–3674

BE CANTON3672 3674

Residents

3'776

Area

16.5 km²

Population density

229 pop./km²

Elevation

613 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'193 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

164%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'914 50.7%

Men

1'862 49.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

732 19.4%

Swiss citizens

3'424 90.7%

Foreign residents

352 9.3%

Population density

229 pop./km²

0–19 · 732 · 19.4%20–64 · 2'171 · 57.5%65+ · 873 · 23.1%

Foreign residents 9.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Oberdiessbach

BFS

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

57.0% YesNo 43.0%

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

59.6% YesNo 40.4%

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

45.7% YesNo 54.3%

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

21.2% YesNo 78.9%

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

44.7% YesNo 55.3%

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

42.5% YesNo 57.6%

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

70.2% YesNo 29.8%

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

48.4% YesNo 51.6%

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

SVP42.9% · strongest party

SVP42.9%

SP12.1%

GLP8.8%

GRÜNE7.3%

EDU6.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier164%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

164%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 108 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'691 CHF(16.7%)

Rank 99 of 334 in the canton · 1689 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:16'691 CHF(~16.7%)

OberdiessbachCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Oberdiessbach	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.8%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.6%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.1%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.9%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.7%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.7%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.5%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.4%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.2%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.7%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.5%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.4%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.7%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.7%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.6%	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 1991–20208.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'172 mm

8.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'193 m

Mean elevation

812 m

Relief

610 m

Mean slope

15.5°

Flat share

10.6%

South-facing

24.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 610 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

37.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

48.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'400

38 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 range H4

28.49–36.26 Rp./kWh

32.38 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operators Einwohnergemeinde Oberdiessbach, Elektrizitätsversorgung · ELEKTRA ENERGIE Genossenschaft

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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

0.33 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

1'818

Built before 194632.8%

Built since 200118.3%

0.33 %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 50 min · Car 32 min

AgglomerationPT 27 min · Car 22 min

Remoteness 244/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteoberdiessbach.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'776 #68 BE · #593 CH Families & children19.4% #186 BE · #1338 CH Age structure23.1% #179 BE · #645 CH Women share50.7% #120 BE · #531 CH Foreign residents9.3% #173 BE · #1764 CH Population density229/km² #109 BE · #946 CH Tax burden16'691 #106 BE · #1696 CH Taxes164% #108 BE Warmest municipalities8.3 °C #227 BE · #1629 CH Sunniest municipalities44% #101 BE · #831 CH Rainiest municipalities1'172 mm #153 BE · #757 CH Voter turnout55% #107 BE · #1064 CH Against Switzerland19% #89 BE · #599 CH Aligned with Switzerland81% #114 BE · #812 CH SVP strongholds42.9% #166 BE · #500 CH SP strongholds12.1% #192 BE · #1278 CH Centre strongholds5.6% #245 BE · #1719 CH FDP strongholds6.6% #142 BE · #1734 CH GLP strongholds8.8% #127 BE · #460 CH Green strongholds7.3% #144 BE · #1015 CH Largest by area16.5 km² #93 BE · #583 CH Highest municipalities613 m #160 BE · #779 CH Remotest municipalities50 min #244 BE · #1630 CH Best-connected municipalities50 min #89 BE · #462 CH Highest peaks1'193 m #106 BE · #613 CH Highest-lying municipalities812 m #124 BE · #604 CH Greatest vertical range610 m #94 BE · #604 CH Steepest municipalities15.5° #87 BE · #559 CH Solar potential38 GWh #70 BE · #509 CH Cheapest electricity32.38 Rp./kWh #292 BE · #1964 CH Most expensive electricity32.38 Rp./kWh #43 BE · #143 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

3672

Oberdiessbach

3674

Bleiken b. Oberdiessbach

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Aeschlen b. Oberdiessbach3672 Bleiken b. Oberdiessbach3674 Oberdiessbach3672

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Oberdiessbach?: Oberdiessbach has 2 postal codes: 3672, 3674.
What is the tax rate in Oberdiessbach?: The municipal tax multiplier of Oberdiessbach is 164% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Oberdiessbach?: A single person without children pays about 16'691 CHF income tax in Oberdiessbach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 99 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Oberdiessbach have?: Oberdiessbach has 3'776 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Oberdiessbach?: Oberdiessbach has 352 foreign residents, a share of 9.32% (2025).

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