What is the postal code of Oberhallau?

The postal code of Oberhallau is 8216.

What is the tax rate in Oberhallau?

The municipal tax multiplier of Oberhallau is 117% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.

How much tax do you pay in Oberhallau?

A single person without children pays about 13'625 CHF income tax in Oberhallau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 26 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Oberhallau have?

Oberhallau has 455 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Oberhallau?

Oberhallau has 55 foreign residents, a share of 12.09% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SH

Oberhallau

8216

SH CANTON8216

Residents

455

Area

6.1 km²

Population density

75 pop./km²

Elevation

484 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

117%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

220 48.4%

Men

235 51.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

84 18.5%

Swiss citizens

400 87.9%

Foreign residents

55 12.1%

Population density

75 pop./km²

0–19 · 84 · 18.5%20–64 · 273 · 60.0%65+ · 98 · 21.5%

Foreign residents 12.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Oberhallau

BFS

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

64.4% YesNo 35.6%

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

66.8% YesNo 33.2%

14.06.2026Verpflichtungskredit für das Sportinfrastrukturprojekt «Erweiterung Hallensportzentrum Schweizersbild»Cantonal SH● Accepted · 73.9% Yes

71.4% YesNo 28.6%

14.06.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Schaffhausen (Finanzrechtliche Befugnisse)Cantonal SH● Accepted · 66.8% Yes

55.4% YesNo 44.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

30.3% YesNo 69.7%

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

12.3% YesNo 87.7%

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

56.9% YesNo 43.1%

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

56.8% YesNo 43.2%

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

62.5% YesNo 37.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP63.0% · strongest party

SVP63.0%

SP13.2%

FDP7.7%

GLP5.1%

EVP4.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier117%

Cantonal tax multiplier76%

117%SH range 59%117%

Tax rank 26 of 26 in canton Schaffhausen

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'625 CHF(13.6%)

Rank 26 of 26 in the canton · 734 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'457 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Buchberg 10'060 CHF · most expensive Oberhallau 13'625 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'625 CHF(~13.6%)

OberhallauCanton range SchaffhausenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Oberhallau	Schaffhausen	Switzerland median
40'000	6.1%	4.4–6.1%	5.4%
50'000	7.8%	5.6–7.8%	7.8%
60'000	9.2%	6.7–9.2%	10.5%
70'000	10.4%	7.6–10.4%	11.9%
80'000	11.5%	8.4–11.5%	13.1%
90'000	12.5%	9.1–12.5%	14.1%
100'000	13.6%	10.1–13.6%	15.3%
110'000	14.6%	10.8–14.6%	16.3%
120'000	15.4%	11.5–15.4%	17.2%
130'000	16.1%	12.1–16.1%	18.1%
140'000	16.8%	12.7–16.8%	19%
150'000	17.4%	13.2–17.4%	19.7%
175'000	19.1%	14.6–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	20.6%	15.9–20.6%	23.2%
225'000	21.9%	17–21.9%	24.6%
250'000	22.9%	17.9–22.9%	25.8%
275'000	23.5%	18.5–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	24%	18.9–24%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020899 mm

9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

621 m

Mean elevation

503 m

Relief

204 m

Mean slope

6.6°

Flat share

39.6%

South-facing

22.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 204 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

8.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

11 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'000

9 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

32.2 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.63 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

15.48 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

32.2 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 32.2 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Elektrizitätswerk des Kantons Schaffhausen 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.88 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

228

Built before 194654.8%

Built since 200120.2%

0.88 %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 89 min · Car 64 min

AgglomerationPT 37 min · Car 22 min

Remoteness 8/26 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteoberhallau.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities455 #24 SH · #1848 CH Families & children18.5% #18 SH · #1577 CH Age structure21.5% #19 SH · #952 CH Women share48.4% #22 SH · #1743 CH Foreign residents12.1% #23 SH · #1537 CH Population density75/km² #22 SH · #1616 CH Tax burden13'625 #26 SH · #734 CH Taxes117% #26 SH Warmest municipalities9 °C #18 SH · #1377 CH Sunniest municipalities40% #9 SH · #1884 CH Rainiest municipalities899 mm #10 SH · #1950 CH Voter turnout69.9% #24 SH · #52 CH SVP strongholds63% #2 SH · #31 CH SP strongholds13.2% #25 SH · #1141 CH Centre strongholds1.3% #20 SH · #2075 CH FDP strongholds7.7% #21 SH · #1624 CH GLP strongholds5.1% #19 SH · #1164 CH Green strongholds1.8% #26 SH · #1973 CH Largest by area6.1 km² #18 SH · #1383 CH Highest municipalities484 m #16 SH · #1291 CH Remotest municipalities89 min #8 SH · #560 CH Best-connected municipalities89 min #19 SH · #1541 CH Highest peaks621 m #17 SH · #1456 CH Highest-lying municipalities503 m #14 SH · #1412 CH Greatest vertical range204 m #18 SH · #1347 CH Steepest municipalities6.6° #22 SH · #1307 CH Solar potential9 GWh #20 SH · #1629 CH Cheapest electricity32.2 Rp./kWh #24 SH · #1947 CH Most expensive electricity32.2 Rp./kWh #23 SH · #180 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8216

Oberhallau

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Oberhallau8216

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Oberhallau?: The postal code of Oberhallau is 8216.
What is the tax rate in Oberhallau?: The municipal tax multiplier of Oberhallau is 117% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.
How much tax do you pay in Oberhallau?: A single person without children pays about 13'625 CHF income tax in Oberhallau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 26 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Oberhallau have?: Oberhallau has 455 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Oberhallau?: Oberhallau has 55 foreign residents, a share of 12.09% (2025).

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