What is the postal code of Oberkulm?

The postal code of Oberkulm is 5727.

What is the tax rate in Oberkulm?

The municipal tax multiplier of Oberkulm is 119% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Oberkulm?

A single person without children pays about 13'539 CHF income tax in Oberkulm on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 167 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Oberkulm have?

Oberkulm has 3'026 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Oberkulm?

Oberkulm has 840 foreign residents, a share of 27.76% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Oberkulm

5727

AG CANTON5727

Residents

3'026

Area

9.4 km²

Population density

322 pop./km²

Elevation

480 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

749 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

119%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'528 50.5%

Men

1'498 49.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

647 21.4%

Swiss citizens

2'186 72.2%

Foreign residents

840 27.8%

Population density

322 pop./km²

0–19 · 647 · 21.4%20–64 · 1'702 · 56.2%65+ · 677 · 22.4%

Foreign residents 27.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Oberkulm

BFS

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

62.5% YesNo 37.5%

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

69.5% YesNo 30.5%

14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% Yes

41.2% YesNo 58.8%

14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

72.7% YesNo 27.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

38.7% YesNo 61.4%

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

17.3% YesNo 82.7%

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

54.9% YesNo 45.1%

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

50.1% YesNo 49.9%

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

70.5% YesNo 29.5%

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

55.4% YesNo 44.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP52.7% · strongest party

SVP52.7%

FDP12.5%

SP11.8%

Mitte5.9%

GRÜNE4.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier119%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

119%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 168 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'539 CHF(13.5%)

Rank 167 of 196 in the canton · 702 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'952 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Oberwil-Lieli 9'753 CHF · most expensive Ammerswil 13'965 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'539 CHF(~13.5%)

OberkulmCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Oberkulm	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.4%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	7.4%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	9%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	10.4%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	11.5%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	12.4%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	13.5%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	14.5%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	15.3%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	16%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	16.8%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	17.5%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	19.2%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	20.5%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	21.8%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	23%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	23.9%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	24.7%	19.1–25.3%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'144 mm

9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

749 m

Mean elevation

547 m

Relief

287 m

Mean slope

10.5°

Flat share

27.2%

South-facing

20.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 287 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

25.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

33.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'700

26 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

27.89 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.4 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.23 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.06 Rp./kWh

27.89 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 27.73 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator AEW 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

4.53 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

1'412

Built before 194620.5%

Built since 200133.1%

4.53 %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 78 min · Car 64 min

AgglomerationPT 24 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 30/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteoberkulm.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'026 #84 AG · #725 CH Families & children21.4% #51 AG · #690 CH Age structure22.4% #40 AG · #794 CH Women share50.5% #28 AG · #637 CH Foreign residents27.8% #55 AG · #415 CH Population density322/km² #115 AG · #736 CH Tax burden13'539 #169 AG · #704 CH Taxes119% #168 AG Warmest municipalities9.5 °C #157 AG · #991 CH Sunniest municipalities40.1% #115 AG · #1832 CH Rainiest municipalities1'144 mm #9 AG · #857 CH Voter turnout52.5% #129 AG · #1411 CH Against Switzerland27% #12 AG · #163 CH Aligned with Switzerland73% #151 AG · #1291 CH SVP strongholds52.7% #20 AG · #172 CH SP strongholds11.8% #120 AG · #1321 CH Centre strongholds5.9% #187 AG · #1693 CH FDP strongholds12.5% #76 AG · #1092 CH GLP strongholds4% #183 AG · #1412 CH Green strongholds4.7% #132 AG · #1600 CH Largest by area9.4 km² #51 AG · #1013 CH Highest municipalities480 m #57 AG · #1319 CH Remotest municipalities78 min #30 AG · #807 CH Best-connected municipalities78 min #167 AG · #1306 CH Highest peaks749 m #31 AG · #1084 CH Highest-lying municipalities547 m #36 AG · #1228 CH Greatest vertical range287 m #46 AG · #1028 CH Steepest municipalities10.5° #38 AG · #885 CH Solar potential26 GWh #84 AG · #808 CH Cheapest electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #113 AG · #1023 CH Most expensive electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #60 AG · #1061 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

5727

Oberkulm

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Oberkulm5727

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Oberkulm?: The postal code of Oberkulm is 5727.
What is the tax rate in Oberkulm?: The municipal tax multiplier of Oberkulm is 119% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Oberkulm?: A single person without children pays about 13'539 CHF income tax in Oberkulm on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 167 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Oberkulm have?: Oberkulm has 3'026 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Oberkulm?: Oberkulm has 840 foreign residents, a share of 27.76% (2025).

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