What is the postal code of Oberhünigen?

Oberhünigen has 4 postal codes: 3504, 3532, 3533, 3673.

What is the tax rate in Oberhünigen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Oberhünigen is 180% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Oberhünigen?

A single person without children pays about 17'210 CHF income tax in Oberhünigen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Oberhünigen have?

Oberhünigen has 319 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Oberhünigen?

Oberhünigen has 6 foreign residents, a share of 1.88% (2025).

Oberhünigen (BE): Postal Codes 3504–3673, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

160 50.2%

Men

159 49.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

61 19.1%

Swiss citizens

313 98.1%

Foreign residents

6 1.9%

Population density

53 pop./km²

0–19 · 61 · 19.1%20–64 · 187 · 58.6%65+ · 71 · 22.3%

Foreign residents 1.9%0%64.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier180%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

180%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 229 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'210 CHF(17.2%)

Rank 211 of 334 in the canton · 1922 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:17'210 CHF(~17.2%)

OberhünigenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Oberhünigen	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.1%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.4%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.6%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.4%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.2%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.2%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.1%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.9%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.8%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.6%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.3%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.1%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.7%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.1%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.4%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.4%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.3%	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 1991–20207.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'293 mm

7.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'178 m

Mean elevation

946 m

Relief

436 m

Mean slope

13.4°

Flat share

7.7%

South-facing

7.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 436 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

3.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

5.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

900

4 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

27.7 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.89 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.25 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.8 Rp./kWh

27.7 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator BKW Energie 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

0.68 %

Avg. rooms

4

Dwellings

146

Built before 194650.0%

Built since 200115.1%

0.68 %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 53 min · Car 38 min

AgglomerationPT 53 min · Car 34 min

Remoteness 224/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteoberhuenigen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

22

Largest municipalities319 #299 BE · #1952 CH Families & children19.1% #208 BE · #1415 CH Age structure22.3% #215 BE · #800 CH Women share50.2% #168 BE · #788 CH Foreign residents1.9% #327 BE · #2099 CH Population density53/km² #272 BE · #1760 CH Tax burden17'210 #224 BE · #1935 CH Taxes180% #229 BE Warmest municipalities7.5 °C #281 BE · #1774 CH Sunniest municipalities43.3% #127 BE · #964 CH Rainiest municipalities1'293 mm #83 BE · #502 CH Largest by area6 km² #216 BE · #1393 CH Highest municipalities852 m #66 BE · #363 CH Remotest municipalities53 min #224 BE · #1539 CH Best-connected municipalities53 min #112 BE · #556 CH Highest peaks1'178 m #111 BE · #625 CH Highest-lying municipalities946 m #82 BE · #466 CH Greatest vertical range436 m #126 BE · #767 CH Steepest municipalities13.4° #112 BE · #666 CH Solar potential4 GWh #306 BE · #1995 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #110 BE · #870 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #197 BE · #1202 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Bowil3533 Linden3673 Mirchel3532 Oberhünigen3504 Zäziwil3532

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Oberhünigen?: Oberhünigen has 4 postal codes: 3504, 3532, 3533, 3673.
What is the tax rate in Oberhünigen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Oberhünigen is 180% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Oberhünigen?: A single person without children pays about 17'210 CHF income tax in Oberhünigen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Oberhünigen have?: Oberhünigen has 319 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Oberhünigen?: Oberhünigen has 6 foreign residents, a share of 1.88% (2025).

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