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

Othmarsingen

5504–5604

AG CANTON5504 5604

Residents

3'301

Area

4.7 km²

Population density

699 pop./km²

Elevation

395 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

104%

Postal codes

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

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%

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

Vote results for Othmarsingen

BFS

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

55.3% YesNo 44.7%

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

55.5% YesNo 44.5%

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

44.8% YesNo 55.2%

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

57.9% YesNo 42.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

52.2% YesNo 47.8%

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

20.1% YesNo 79.9%

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

44.9% YesNo 55.1%

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

39.2% YesNo 60.8%

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

73.6% YesNo 26.4%

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

46.4% YesNo 53.6%

All federal votes →

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

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 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

27.78 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.4 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.23 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.95 Rp./kWh

27.78 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

0.41 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 56 min · Car 37 min

AgglomerationPT 19 min · Car 13 min

Remoteness 150/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteothmarsingen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'301 #75 AG · #671 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 turnout49.6% #159 AG · #1735 CH Against Switzerland13% #105 AG · #1076 CH Aligned with Switzerland87% #63 AG · #407 CH SVP strongholds39.8% #117 AG · #674 CH SP strongholds14.4% #70 AG · #1006 CH Centre strongholds12.6% #93 AG · #989 CH FDP strongholds10.9% #121 AG · #1283 CH GLP strongholds7.4% #89 AG · #684 CH Green strongholds4.6% #140 AG · #1616 CH Largest by area4.7 km² #131 AG · #1595 CH Highest municipalities395 m #140 AG · #1916 CH Remotest municipalities56 min #150 AG · #1464 CH Best-connected municipalities56 min #49 AG · #658 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 Cheapest electricity27.78 Rp./kWh #93 AG · #1000 CH Most expensive electricity27.78 Rp./kWh #105 AG · #1108 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

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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