What is the postal code of Ostermundigen?

Ostermundigen has 5 postal codes: 3063, 3065, 3066, 3072, 3073.

What is the tax rate in Ostermundigen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Ostermundigen is 169% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Ostermundigen?

A single person without children pays about 16'853 CHF income tax in Ostermundigen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 126 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Ostermundigen have?

Ostermundigen has 18'432 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Ostermundigen?

Ostermundigen has 6'122 foreign residents, a share of 33.21% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Ostermundigen

3063–3073

BE CANTON3063 3065 3066 3072+1 PLZ

Residents

18'432

Area

6 km²

Population density

3'093 pop./km²

Elevation

585 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

169%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

9'410 51.1%

Men

9'022 48.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

3'659 19.9%

Swiss citizens

12'310 66.8%

Foreign residents

6'122 33.2%

Population density

3'093 pop./km²

0–19 · 3'659 · 19.9%20–64 · 10'851 · 58.9%65+ · 3'922 · 21.3%

Foreign residents 33.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Ostermundigen

BFS

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

44.6% YesNo 55.4%

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

35.5% YesNo 64.5%

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

58.6% YesNo 41.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

61.5% YesNo 38.5%

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

34.8% YesNo 65.3%

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

35.7% YesNo 64.3%

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

31.2% YesNo 68.8%

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

76.4% YesNo 23.6%

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

38.4% YesNo 61.6%

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

28.2% YesNo 71.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP25.7% · strongest party

SP25.7%

SVP22.8%

GLP12.3%

Mitte10.7%

GRÜNE10.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier169%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

169%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 132 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'853 CHF(16.9%)

Rank 126 of 334 in the canton · 1777 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:16'853 CHF(~16.9%)

OstermundigenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Ostermundigen	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.9%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.7%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.2%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.3%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.9%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.9%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.7%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.6%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.4%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.2%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.9%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.7%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.2%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.6%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.9%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.9%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.8%	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 1991–20209.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'062 mm

9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

731 m

Mean elevation

581 m

Relief

200 m

Mean slope

6.3°

Flat share

58.2%

South-facing

6.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 200 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

64.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

88.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

14'400

65 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

1.11 %

Avg. rooms

3.3

Dwellings

9'626

Built before 194610.9%

Built since 200119.1%

1.11 %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 24 min · Car 18 min

AgglomerationPT 24 min · Car 18 min

Remoteness 331/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteostermundigen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities18'432 #5 BE · #67 CH Families & children19.9% #139 BE · #1170 CH Age structure21.3% #246 BE · #986 CH Women share51.1% #75 BE · #339 CH Foreign residents33.2% #5 BE · #191 CH Population density3'093/km² #2 BE · #28 CH Tax burden16'853 #132 BE · #1783 CH Taxes169% #132 BE Warmest municipalities9.3 °C #94 BE · #1112 CH Sunniest municipalities43.5% #122 BE · #925 CH Rainiest municipalities1'062 mm #246 BE · #1312 CH Voter turnout48.3% #265 BE · #1838 CH Against Switzerland13% #129 BE · #1048 CH Aligned with Switzerland87% #71 BE · #379 CH SVP strongholds22.8% #316 BE · #1665 CH SP strongholds25.7% #14 BE · #143 CH Centre strongholds10.7% #75 BE · #1129 CH FDP strongholds6.9% #132 BE · #1714 CH GLP strongholds12.3% #40 BE · #131 CH Green strongholds10.3% #61 BE · #518 CH Largest by area6 km² #214 BE · #1391 CH Highest municipalities585 m #178 BE · #869 CH Remotest municipalities24 min #331 BE · #2070 CH Best-connected municipalities24 min #6 BE · #43 CH Highest peaks731 m #203 BE · #1121 CH Highest-lying municipalities581 m #202 BE · #1085 CH Greatest vertical range200 m #203 BE · #1366 CH Steepest municipalities6.3° #210 BE · #1344 CH Solar potential65 GWh #24 BE · #201 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #52 BE · #812 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #139 BE · #1144 CH

Postal codes (5)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Bolligen3065 Gümligen3073 Ittigen3063 Ostermundigen3072 Stettlen3066

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Ostermundigen?: Ostermundigen has 5 postal codes: 3063, 3065, 3066, 3072, 3073.
What is the tax rate in Ostermundigen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Ostermundigen is 169% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Ostermundigen?: A single person without children pays about 16'853 CHF income tax in Ostermundigen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 126 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Ostermundigen have?: Ostermundigen has 18'432 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Ostermundigen?: Ostermundigen has 6'122 foreign residents, a share of 33.21% (2025).

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