What is the postal code of Oftringen?

Oftringen has 3 postal codes: 4656, 4665, 4800.

What is the tax rate in Oftringen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Oftringen is 113% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Oftringen?

A single person without children pays about 13'219 CHF income tax in Oftringen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 124 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Oftringen have?

Oftringen has 15'198 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Oftringen?

Oftringen has 6'100 foreign residents, a share of 40.14% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Oftringen

4656–4800

AG CANTON4656 4665 4800

Residents

15'198

Area

12.9 km²

Population density

1'183 pop./km²

Elevation

433 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

692 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

113%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

7'480 49.2%

Men

7'718 50.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

3'357 22.1%

Swiss citizens

9'098 59.9%

Foreign residents

6'100 40.1%

Population density

1'183 pop./km²

0–19 · 3'357 · 22.1%20–64 · 9'270 · 61.0%65+ · 2'571 · 16.9%

Foreign residents 40.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Oftringen

BFS

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

56.7% YesNo 43.3%

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

55.9% YesNo 44.1%

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

44.7% YesNo 55.3%

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

52.5% YesNo 47.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

47.2% YesNo 52.8%

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

22.4% YesNo 77.6%

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

48.5% YesNo 51.5%

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

44.9% YesNo 55.2%

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

70.1% YesNo 29.9%

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

52.5% YesNo 47.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP40.2% · strongest party

SVP40.2%

SP16.9%

FDP11.3%

Mitte8.3%

EVP6.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier113%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

113%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 126 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'219 CHF(13.2%)

Rank 124 of 196 in the canton · 584 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:13'219 CHF(~13.2%)

OftringenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Oftringen	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.3%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	7.2%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	8.8%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	10.2%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	11.2%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	12.1%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	13.2%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	14.2%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	14.9%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	15.7%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	16.4%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	17.1%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	18.7%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	20.1%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	21.4%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	22.5%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	23.5%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	24.2%	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 1991–20209.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'097 mm

9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

692 m

Mean elevation

469 m

Relief

285 m

Mean slope

6.7°

Flat share

47.8%

South-facing

25.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 285 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

106.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

139.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

23'700

107 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

26.1 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.5 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.63 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.2 Rp./kWh

26.1 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator EW Oftringen 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

3.76 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

7'002

Built before 194613.3%

Built since 200132.4%

3.76 %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 67 min · Car 43 min

AgglomerationPT 18 min · Car 13 min

Remoteness 78/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteoftringen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities15'198 #5 AG · #94 CH Families & children22.1% #32 AG · #525 CH Age structure16.9% #166 AG · #1791 CH Women share49.2% #115 AG · #1438 CH Foreign residents40.1% #14 AG · #80 CH Population density1'183/km² #24 AG · #171 CH Tax burden13'219 #130 AG · #590 CH Taxes113% #126 AG Warmest municipalities9.7 °C #128 AG · #830 CH Sunniest municipalities40.2% #100 AG · #1785 CH Rainiest municipalities1'097 mm #87 AG · #1126 CH Voter turnout43.6% #190 AG · #2046 CH Against Switzerland13% #107 AG · #1078 CH Aligned with Switzerland87% #65 AG · #409 CH SVP strongholds40.2% #116 AG · #651 CH SP strongholds16.9% #38 AG · #746 CH Centre strongholds8.3% #154 AG · #1406 CH FDP strongholds11.3% #106 AG · #1237 CH GLP strongholds5.7% #143 AG · #1038 CH Green strongholds5.5% #107 AG · #1444 CH Largest by area12.9 km² #17 AG · #755 CH Highest municipalities433 m #97 AG · #1682 CH Remotest municipalities67 min #78 AG · #1126 CH Best-connected municipalities67 min #121 AG · #999 CH Highest peaks692 m #52 AG · #1229 CH Highest-lying municipalities469 m #98 AG · #1598 CH Greatest vertical range285 m #49 AG · #1033 CH Steepest municipalities6.7° #114 AG · #1291 CH Solar potential107 GWh #4 AG · #72 CH Cheapest electricity26.1 Rp./kWh #30 AG · #482 CH Most expensive electricity26.1 Rp./kWh #167 AG · #1625 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Oftringen4665 Starrkirch-Wil4656 Zofingen4800

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Oftringen?: Oftringen has 3 postal codes: 4656, 4665, 4800.
What is the tax rate in Oftringen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Oftringen is 113% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Oftringen?: A single person without children pays about 13'219 CHF income tax in Oftringen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 124 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Oftringen have?: Oftringen has 15'198 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Oftringen?: Oftringen has 6'100 foreign residents, a share of 40.14% (2025).

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