What is the postal code of Oberhofen am Thunersee?

Oberhofen am Thunersee has 3 postal codes: 3652, 3653, 3654.

What is the tax rate in Oberhofen am Thunersee?

The municipal tax multiplier of Oberhofen am Thunersee is 154% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Oberhofen am Thunersee?

A single person without children pays about 16'366 CHF income tax in Oberhofen am Thunersee on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 49 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Oberhofen am Thunersee have?

Oberhofen am Thunersee has 2'553 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Oberhofen am Thunersee?

Oberhofen am Thunersee has 402 foreign residents, a share of 15.75% (2025).

Oberhofen am Thunersee (BE): Postal Codes 3652

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'312 51.4%

Men

1'241 48.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

364 14.3%

Swiss citizens

2'151 84.3%

Foreign residents

402 15.8%

Population density

942 pop./km²

0–19 · 364 · 14.3%20–64 · 1'316 · 51.5%65+ · 873 · 34.2%

Foreign residents 15.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Oberhofen am Thunersee

BFS

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

55.7% YesNo 44.3%

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

42.4% YesNo 57.6%

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

50.3% YesNo 49.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

54.4% YesNo 45.7%

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

27.2% YesNo 72.8%

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

37.3% YesNo 62.7%

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

30.5% YesNo 69.5%

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

78.1% YesNo 21.9%

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

39.5% YesNo 60.5%

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

18.0% YesNo 82.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP28.2% · strongest party

SVP28.2%

SP16.9%

GLP13.5%

FDP13.2%

GRÜNE9.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier154%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

154%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 53 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'366 CHF(16.4%)

Rank 49 of 334 in the canton · 1490 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:16'366 CHF(~16.4%)

Oberhofen am ThunerseeCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Oberhofen am Thunersee	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.6%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.4%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	12.8%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	13.8%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.6%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.4%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.4%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.2%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	18.8%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	19.6%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.3%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.1%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.6%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.2%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.2%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.1%	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 1991–20209.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'155 mm

9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'046 m

Mean elevation

735 m

Relief

488 m

Mean slope

20.5°

Flat share

3.2%

South-facing

52.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 488 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

15.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

21 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'400

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

28.69 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.85 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

13.21 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.9 Rp./kWh

28.69 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Energie Oberhofen 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

1.15 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

1'658

Built before 194630.0%

Built since 200115.3%

1.15 %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 54 min · Car 42 min

AgglomerationPT 18 min · Car 13 min

Remoteness 219/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteoberhofen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities2'553 #107 BE · #828 CH Families & children14.3% #313 BE · #2013 CH Age structure34.2% #6 BE · #38 CH Women share51.4% #56 BE · #251 CH Foreign residents15.8% #83 BE · #1218 CH Population density942/km² #24 BE · #246 CH Tax burden16'366 #53 BE · #1494 CH Taxes154% #53 BE Warmest municipalities9.2 °C #137 BE · #1222 CH Sunniest municipalities45.4% #60 BE · #608 CH Rainiest municipalities1'155 mm #163 BE · #823 CH Voter turnout62% #16 BE · #319 CH Against Switzerland8% #168 BE · #1330 CH Aligned with Switzerland92% #39 BE · #130 CH SVP strongholds28.2% #295 BE · #1383 CH SP strongholds16.9% #106 BE · #741 CH Centre strongholds8.4% #157 BE · #1386 CH FDP strongholds13.2% #18 BE · #1005 CH GLP strongholds13.5% #24 BE · #73 CH Green strongholds9.2% #87 BE · #673 CH Largest by area2.7 km² #305 BE · #1919 CH Highest municipalities585 m #181 BE · #872 CH Remotest municipalities54 min #219 BE · #1509 CH Best-connected municipalities54 min #121 BE · #587 CH Highest peaks1'046 m #127 BE · #700 CH Highest-lying municipalities735 m #142 BE · #696 CH Greatest vertical range488 m #118 BE · #703 CH Steepest municipalities20.5° #55 BE · #382 CH Solar potential16 GWh #182 BE · #1218 CH Cheapest electricity28.69 Rp./kWh #229 BE · #1211 CH Most expensive electricity28.69 Rp./kWh #106 BE · #896 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

3652

Hilterfingen

3653

Oberhofen am Thunersee

3654

Gunten

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Gunten3654 Hilterfingen3652 Oberhofen am Thunersee3653

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Oberhofen am Thunersee?: Oberhofen am Thunersee has 3 postal codes: 3652, 3653, 3654.
What is the tax rate in Oberhofen am Thunersee?: The municipal tax multiplier of Oberhofen am Thunersee is 154% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Oberhofen am Thunersee?: A single person without children pays about 16'366 CHF income tax in Oberhofen am Thunersee on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 49 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Oberhofen am Thunersee have?: Oberhofen am Thunersee has 2'553 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Oberhofen am Thunersee?: Oberhofen am Thunersee has 402 foreign residents, a share of 15.75% (2025).

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