What is the postal code of Oltingen?

The postal code of Oltingen is 4494.

What is the tax rate in Oltingen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Oltingen is 64% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Oltingen?

A single person without children pays about 16'628 CHF income tax in Oltingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 69 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Oltingen have?

Oltingen has 523 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Oltingen?

Oltingen has 35 foreign residents, a share of 6.69% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BL

Oltingen

4494

BL CANTON4494

Residents

523

Area

7.2 km²

Population density

73 pop./km²

Elevation

600 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

949 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

64%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

266 50.9%

Men

257 49.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

113 21.6%

Swiss citizens

488 93.3%

Foreign residents

35 6.7%

Population density

73 pop./km²

0–19 · 113 · 21.6%20–64 · 289 · 55.3%65+ · 121 · 23.1%

Foreign residents 6.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Oltingen

BFS

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

46.1% YesNo 53.9%

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

48.9% YesNo 51.2%

14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BL● Accepted · 56.2% Yes

60.4% YesNo 39.6%

14.06.2026Gesetzesinitiative Energiepolitik nur mit der BevölkerungCantonal BL● Rejected · 44.4% Yes

37.1% YesNo 63.0%

14.06.2026Verfassungsinitiative Zämme in EuropaCantonal BL● Accepted · 53.7% Yes

47.8% YesNo 52.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

47.3% YesNo 52.7%

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

38.3% YesNo 61.7%

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

31.9% YesNo 68.2%

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

41.3% YesNo 58.8%

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

74.2% YesNo 25.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP33.9% · strongest party

SVP33.9%

GRÜNE25.2%

SP17.9%

FDP8.3%

Mitte5.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier64%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

64%BL range 45%72%

Tax rank 70 of 86 in canton Basel-Landschaft

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'628 CHF(16.6%)

Rank 69 of 86 in the canton · 1663 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 16'264 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Pfeffingen 14'899 CHF · most expensive Waldenburg 17'356 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:16'628 CHF(~16.6%)

OltingenCanton range Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Oltingen	Basel-Landschaft	Switzerland median
40'000	6.4%	5.7–6.7%	5.4%
50'000	8.8%	7.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	10.9%	9.7–11.4%	10.5%
70'000	12.6%	11.3–13.2%	11.9%
80'000	14.1%	12.6–14.7%	13.1%
90'000	15.3%	13.7–16%	14.1%
100'000	16.6%	14.9–17.4%	15.3%
110'000	17.8%	16–18.6%	16.3%
120'000	18.9%	17–19.7%	17.2%
130'000	19.9%	17.9–20.7%	18.1%
140'000	20.8%	18.7–21.7%	19%
150'000	21.6%	19.5–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	23.6%	21.3–24.5%	21.6%
200'000	25.2%	22.8–26.2%	23.2%
225'000	26.6%	24.1–27.6%	24.6%
250'000	27.8%	25.3–28.8%	25.8%
275'000	28.8%	26.3–29.9%	26.8%
300'000	29.7%	27.1–30.8%	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 1991–20201'114 mm

9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

949 m

Mean elevation

701 m

Relief

418 m

Mean slope

13.3°

Flat share

12.0%

South-facing

14.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 418 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

6.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

8.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'500

7 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

30.2 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.74 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.31 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.64 Rp./kWh

30.2 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 31.98 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator EBL (Genossenschaft Elektra Baselland)

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 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

261

Built before 194655.9%

Built since 200119.2%

0 %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 63 min · Car 42 min

AgglomerationPT 44 min · Car 26 min

Remoteness 4/86 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitekanton.baselland.ch/gemeinden/oltingen ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities523 #73 BL · #1781 CH Families & children21.6% #9 BL · #635 CH Age structure23.1% #49 BL · #652 CH Women share50.9% #26 BL · #448 CH Foreign residents6.7% #86 BL · #1945 CH Population density73/km² #80 BL · #1628 CH Tax burden16'628 #74 BL · #1668 CH Taxes64% #70 BL Warmest municipalities9.5 °C #75 BL · #978 CH Sunniest municipalities40.3% #83 BL · #1686 CH Rainiest municipalities1'114 mm #14 BL · #1025 CH Voter turnout60.4% #8 BL · #442 CH SVP strongholds33.9% #51 BL · #1042 CH SP strongholds17.9% #61 BL · #633 CH Centre strongholds5.1% #81 BL · #1775 CH FDP strongholds8.3% #73 BL · #1560 CH GLP strongholds3.4% #79 BL · #1510 CH Green strongholds25.2% #1 BL · #4 CH Largest by area7.2 km² #29 BL · #1228 CH Highest municipalities600 m #10 BL · #822 CH Remotest municipalities63 min #4 BL · #1234 CH Best-connected municipalities63 min #83 BL · #881 CH Highest peaks949 m #12 BL · #769 CH Highest-lying municipalities701 m #7 BL · #767 CH Greatest vertical range418 m #17 BL · #790 CH Steepest municipalities13.3° #31 BL · #677 CH Solar potential7 GWh #62 BL · #1791 CH Cheapest electricity30.2 Rp./kWh #35 BL · #1670 CH Most expensive electricity30.2 Rp./kWh #49 BL · #435 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

4494

Oltingen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Oltingen4494

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Oltingen?: The postal code of Oltingen is 4494.
What is the tax rate in Oltingen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Oltingen is 64% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Oltingen?: A single person without children pays about 16'628 CHF income tax in Oltingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 69 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Oltingen have?: Oltingen has 523 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Oltingen?: Oltingen has 35 foreign residents, a share of 6.69% (2025).

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