What is the postal code of Othmarsingen?

Othmarsingen has 2 postal codes: 5504, 5604.

What is the tax rate in Othmarsingen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Othmarsingen is 104% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Othmarsingen?

A single person without children pays about 12'739 CHF income tax in Othmarsingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 72 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Othmarsingen have?

Othmarsingen has 3'301 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Othmarsingen?

Othmarsingen has 950 foreign residents, a share of 28.78% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG · Bezirk Lenzburg

Othmarsingen

5504–5604

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'601 48.5%

Men

1'700 51.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

710 21.5%

Swiss citizens

2'351 71.2%

Foreign residents

950 28.8%

Population density

699 pop./km²

0–19 · 710 · 21.5%20–64 · 2'126 · 64.4%65+ · 465 · 14.1%

Foreign residents 28.8%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +133 (+4.2%) · 32 births · 13 deaths · net migration +111

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Vote results for Othmarsingen

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 25.6% Yes

25.2% YesNo 74.8%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 31.6% Yes

33.5% YesNo 66.5%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 56.9% Yes

55.3% YesNo 44.7%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 54.0% Yes

55.5% YesNo 44.5%

14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 42.3% Yes

44.8% YesNo 55.2%

14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 60.2% Yes

57.9% YesNo 42.1%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 48.8% Yes

52.2% YesNo 47.8%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 22.8% Yes

20.1% YesNo 79.9%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 44.0% Yes

44.9% YesNo 55.1%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 37.2% Yes

39.2% YesNo 60.8%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP39.8% · strongest party

SVP39.8%

SP14.4%

Mitte12.6%

FDP10.9%

GLP7.4%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier104%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

104%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 72 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'739 CHF(12.7%)

Rank 72 of 196 in the canton · 456 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:12'739 CHF(~12.7%)

OthmarsingenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Othmarsingen	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.1%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	6.9%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	8.5%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	9.8%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	10.8%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	11.7%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	12.7%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	13.7%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	14.4%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	15.1%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	15.9%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	16.5%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	18.1%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	19.5%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.7%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	21.8%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	22.8%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	23.5%	19.1–25.3%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'047 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

542 m

Mean elevation

427 m

Relief

156 m

Mean slope

5.2°

Flat share

64.4%

South-facing

13.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 156 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

24.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

32.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'500

Per inhabitant

7'525 kWh/yr

25 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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

29.56 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.37 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.95 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.95 Rp./kWh

29.56 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Standard model, deductible 300570 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Aargau392 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Othmarsingen →Canton Aargau →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Aargau (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

0.41 %

Second homes

7.3 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

1'446

Built before 194616.5%

Built since 200135.3%

0.41 %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 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024

Jobs

1'206

Workplaces

195

Services share

68.2 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 34 (2.8%) · Secondary 350 (29.0%) · Tertiary 822 (68.2%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

221 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 56 min · Car 37 min

AgglomerationPT 19 min · Car 13 min

Remoteness 149/196 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number4205

Websiteothmarsingen.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Lenzburg

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Othmarsingen ranks

Largest municipalities3'301 #75 AG · #671 CH Growing municipalities4.2% #11 AG · #81 CH Shrinking municipalities4.2% #186 AG · #2027 CH Jobs per resident0.37 #71 AG · #968 CH Families & children21.5% #47 AG · #663 CH Age structure14.1% #191 AG · #2042 CH Women share48.5% #155 AG · #1716 CH Foreign residents28.8% #48 AG · #358 CH Population density699/km² #51 AG · #358 CH Tax burden12'739 #76 AG · #460 CH Taxes104% #72 AG Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #81 AG · #624 CH Sunniest municipalities40.2% #98 AG · #1783 CH Rainiest municipalities1'047 mm #144 AG · #1405 CH Voter turnout49.5% #166 AG · #1819 CH Against Switzerland12.7% #105 AG · #1077 CH Aligned with Switzerland87.3% #63 AG · #407 CH SVP strongholds39.8% #117 AG · #674 CH SP strongholds14.4% #70 AG · #1010 CH Centre strongholds12.6% #93 AG · #994 CH FDP strongholds10.9% #121 AG · #1286 CH GLP strongholds7.4% #89 AG · #685 CH Green strongholds4.6% #140 AG · #1620 CH Largest by area4.7 km² #131 AG · #1595 CH Highest municipalities395 m #140 AG · #1916 CH Second homes7.3% #124 AG · #1771 CH Organic farming0% #176 AG · #1871 CH Best-connected municipalities56 min #50 AG · #660 CH Remotest municipalities56 min #149 AG · #1462 CH Highest peaks542 m #145 AG · #1748 CH Highest-lying municipalities427 m #137 AG · #1879 CH Greatest vertical range156 m #149 AG · #1563 CH Steepest municipalities5.2° #146 AG · #1534 CH Solar potential25 GWh #86 AG · #845 CH Solar potential per capita7'525 kWh #127 AG · #1566 CH Cheapest electricity29.56 Rp./kWh #136 AG · #1704 CH Most expensive electricity29.56 Rp./kWh #63 AG · #405 CH

Postal codes (2)

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Localities

swisstopo · 2

Hendschiken5604 Othmarsingen5504

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Othmarsingen?: Othmarsingen has 2 postal codes: 5504, 5604.
What is the tax rate in Othmarsingen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Othmarsingen is 104% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Othmarsingen?: A single person without children pays about 12'739 CHF income tax in Othmarsingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 72 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Othmarsingen have?: Othmarsingen has 3'301 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Othmarsingen?: Othmarsingen has 950 foreign residents, a share of 28.78% (2025).

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