What is the postal code of Oberdorf?

Oberdorf has 2 postal codes: 4435, 4436.

What is the tax rate in Oberdorf?

The municipal tax multiplier of Oberdorf is 65% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Oberdorf?

A single person without children pays about 16'719 CHF income tax in Oberdorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 77 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Oberdorf have?

Oberdorf has 2'579 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Oberdorf?

Oberdorf has 652 foreign residents, a share of 25.28% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BL · Bezirk Waldenburg

Oberdorf

4435–4436

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'280 49.6%

Men

1'299 50.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

553 21.4%

Swiss citizens

1'927 74.7%

Foreign residents

652 25.3%

Population density

415 pop./km²

0–19 · 553 · 21.4%20–64 · 1'441 · 55.9%65+ · 585 · 22.7%

Foreign residents 25.3%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +2 (+0.1%) · 11 births · 25 deaths · net migration +19

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 Oberdorf

BFS

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 57.3% Yes

53.2% YesNo 46.8%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 57.8% Yes

50.1% YesNo 49.9%

14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BL● Accepted · 56.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 48.3% Yes

53.9% YesNo 46.1%

14.06.2026Gesetzesinitiative Energiepolitik nur mit der BevölkerungCantonal BL● Rejected · 44.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 51.8% Yes

52.6% YesNo 47.4%

14.06.2026Verfassungsinitiative Zämme in EuropaCantonal BL● Accepted · 53.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 40.5% Yes

48.2% YesNo 51.8%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 41.2% Yes

40.4% YesNo 59.6%

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 Bezirk Waldenburg: 21.9% Yes

24.4% YesNo 75.6%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Waldenburg: 44.1% Yes

36.6% YesNo 63.4%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP34.1% · strongest party

SVP34.1%

SP21.8%

FDP13.3%

GRÜNE9.9%

Mitte8.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier65%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

65%BL range 45%72%

Tax rank 80 of 86 in canton Basel-Landschaft

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'719 CHF(16.7%)

Rank 77 of 86 in the canton · 1715 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 16'264 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Pfeffingen 14'899 CHF · most expensive Waldenburg 17'356 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:16'719 CHF(~16.7%)

OberdorfCanton range Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Oberdorf	Basel-Landschaft	Switzerland median
40'000	6.5%	5.7–6.7%	5.4%
50'000	8.8%	7.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	10.9%	9.7–11.4%	10.5%
70'000	12.7%	11.3–13.2%	11.9%
80'000	14.1%	12.6–14.7%	13.1%
90'000	15.4%	13.7–16%	14.1%
100'000	16.7%	14.9–17.4%	15.3%
110'000	17.9%	16–18.6%	16.3%
120'000	19%	17–19.7%	17.2%
130'000	20%	17.9–20.7%	18.1%
140'000	20.9%	18.7–21.7%	19%
150'000	21.8%	19.5–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	23.7%	21.3–24.5%	21.6%
200'000	25.3%	22.8–26.2%	23.2%
225'000	26.7%	24.1–27.6%	24.6%
250'000	27.9%	25.3–28.8%	25.8%
275'000	28.9%	26.3–29.9%	26.8%
300'000	29.8%	27.1–30.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'116 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

989 m

Mean elevation

620 m

Relief

509 m

Mean slope

17.4°

Flat share

5.6%

South-facing

18.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 509 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

16.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

21.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'600

Per inhabitant

6'250 kWh/yr

16 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

25.7 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.11 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.62 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.64 Rp./kWh

25.7 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 31.21 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator EBL (Genossenschaft Elektra Baselland)

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 300635 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Basel-Landschaft479 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Oberdorf →Canton Basel-Landschaft →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Basel-Landschaft. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Basel-Landschaft (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

0.97 %

Second homes

11.7 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

1'237

Built before 194623.9%

Built since 200120.0%

0.97 %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

764

Workplaces

142

Services share

68.8 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 26 (3.4%) · Secondary 212 (27.7%) · Tertiary 526 (68.8%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

33.3 %

Farmland

208 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 43 min · Car 36 min

AgglomerationPT 43 min · Car 31 min

Remoteness 53/86 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2892

Websiteoberdorf-bl.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Waldenburg

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Oberdorf ranks

Largest municipalities2'579 #26 BL · #825 CH Growing municipalities0.1% #59 BL · #1363 CH Shrinking municipalities0.1% #28 BL · #743 CH Jobs per resident0.3 #42 BL · #1287 CH Families & children21.4% #12 BL · #683 CH Age structure22.7% #55 BL · #728 CH Women share49.6% #56 BL · #1205 CH Foreign residents25.3% #21 BL · #540 CH Population density415/km² #34 BL · #591 CH Tax burden16'719 #80 BL · #1718 CH Taxes65% #80 BL Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #63 BL · #714 CH Sunniest municipalities40.9% #71 BL · #1459 CH Rainiest municipalities1'116 mm #13 BL · #1005 CH Voter turnout48.5% #74 BL · #1825 CH Against Switzerland12.1% #22 BL · #1091 CH Aligned with Switzerland87.9% #28 BL · #366 CH SVP strongholds34.1% #49 BL · #1033 CH SP strongholds21.8% #40 BL · #339 CH Centre strongholds8.9% #37 BL · #1323 CH FDP strongholds13.3% #27 BL · #1003 CH GLP strongholds5% #63 BL · #1197 CH Green strongholds9.9% #37 BL · #592 CH Largest by area6.2 km² #40 BL · #1371 CH Highest municipalities497 m #31 BL · #1226 CH Second homes11.7% #26 BL · #937 CH Organic farming33.3% #18 BL · #264 CH Best-connected municipalities43 min #35 BL · #299 CH Remotest municipalities43 min #53 BL · #1819 CH Highest peaks989 m #10 BL · #739 CH Highest-lying municipalities620 m #15 BL · #950 CH Greatest vertical range509 m #8 BL · #682 CH Steepest municipalities17.4° #8 BL · #478 CH Solar potential16 GWh #31 BL · #1186 CH Solar potential per capita6'250 kWh #63 BL · #1796 CH Cheapest electricity25.7 Rp./kWh #57 BL · #780 CH Most expensive electricity25.7 Rp./kWh #74 BL · #1372 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Liedertswil4436 Niederdorf4435 Oberdorf BL4436

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Oberdorf?: Oberdorf has 2 postal codes: 4435, 4436.
What is the tax rate in Oberdorf?: The municipal tax multiplier of Oberdorf is 65% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Oberdorf?: A single person without children pays about 16'719 CHF income tax in Oberdorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 77 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Oberdorf have?: Oberdorf has 2'579 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Oberdorf?: Oberdorf has 652 foreign residents, a share of 25.28% (2025).

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