What is the postal code of Pfaffnau?

Pfaffnau has 4 postal codes: 4915, 6147, 6264, 6265.

What is the tax rate in Pfaffnau?

The municipal tax multiplier of Pfaffnau is 230% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.

How much tax do you pay in Pfaffnau?

A single person without children pays about 14'402 CHF income tax in Pfaffnau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 72 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Pfaffnau have?

Pfaffnau has 2'792 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Pfaffnau?

Pfaffnau has 546 foreign residents, a share of 19.56% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton LU

Pfaffnau

4915–6265

LU CANTON4915 6147 6264 6265

Residents

2'792

Area

17.7 km²

Population density

158 pop./km²

Elevation

547 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

230%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'378 49.4%

Men

1'414 50.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

585 21.0%

Swiss citizens

2'246 80.4%

Foreign residents

546 19.6%

Population density

158 pop./km²

0–19 · 585 · 21.0%20–64 · 1'690 · 60.5%65+ · 517 · 18.5%

Foreign residents 19.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Pfaffnau

BFS

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

63.0% YesNo 37.1%

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

66.0% YesNo 34.0%

14.06.2026Neuer Standort Kantonsgericht. Kauf Grundstück Würzenbachstrasse 8, LuzernCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.3% Yes

48.0% YesNo 52.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

37.3% YesNo 62.7%

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

14.2% YesNo 85.8%

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

47.5% YesNo 52.5%

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

44.1% YesNo 55.9%

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

68.6% YesNo 31.4%

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

51.9% YesNo 48.2%

08.03.2026Ausbau der Kantonsstrasse K 36 durch die Lammschlucht im Entlebuch, 2. AbschnittCantonal LU● Accepted · 82.8% Yes

72.7% YesNo 27.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP33.1% · strongest party

SVP33.1%

Mitte31.5%

FDP13.5%

SP7.2%

GRÜNE4.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier230%

Cantonal tax multiplier145%

230%LU range 90%240%

Tax rank 72 of 79 in canton Lucerne

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

14'402 CHF(14.4%)

Rank 72 of 79 in the canton · 904 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 13'053 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Meggen 9'679 CHF · most expensive Luthern 14'739 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:14'402 CHF(~14.4%)

PfaffnauCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Pfaffnau	Lucerne	Switzerland median
40'000	6.4%	4.2–6.5%	5.4%
50'000	9%	5.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	11%	7.2–11.3%	10.5%
70'000	12.1%	8–12.4%	11.9%
80'000	13%	8.6–13.3%	13.1%
90'000	13.6%	9–13.9%	14.1%
100'000	14.4%	9.7–14.7%	15.3%
110'000	15.1%	10.3–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	15.7%	10.7–16%	17.2%
130'000	16.2%	11.2–16.6%	18.1%
140'000	16.8%	11.7–17.2%	19%
150'000	17.4%	12.1–17.7%	19.7%
175'000	18.7%	13.3–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	19.9%	14.3–20.3%	23.2%
225'000	21.1%	15.3–21.5%	24.6%
250'000	22.1%	16.2–22.6%	25.8%
275'000	23%	17–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	23.8%	17.6–24.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'160 mm

9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

718 m

Mean elevation

546 m

Relief

279 m

Mean slope

8.2°

Flat share

33.4%

South-facing

10.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 279 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

39.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

50.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'700

39 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

25.41 Rp./kWh

Energy

12 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.73 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.31 Rp./kWh

25.41 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 25.41 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator CKW 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

1.89 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

1'378

Built before 194620.7%

Built since 200132.7%

1.89 %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 80 min · Car 56 min

AgglomerationPT 48 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 54/79 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitepfaffnau.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'792 #43 LU · #767 CH Families & children21% #53 LU · #809 CH Age structure18.5% #38 LU · #1543 CH Women share49.4% #43 LU · #1311 CH Foreign residents19.6% #25 LU · #902 CH Population density158/km² #56 LU · #1173 CH Tax burden14'402 #77 LU · #909 CH Taxes230% #72 LU Warmest municipalities9 °C #48 LU · #1354 CH Sunniest municipalities40.4% #65 LU · #1641 CH Rainiest municipalities1'160 mm #42 LU · #796 CH Voter turnout53.3% #64 LU · #1306 CH Against Switzerland23% #16 LU · #340 CH Aligned with Switzerland77% #59 LU · #1082 CH SVP strongholds33.1% #30 LU · #1093 CH SP strongholds7.2% #42 LU · #1762 CH Centre strongholds31.5% #40 LU · #212 CH FDP strongholds13.5% #51 LU · #980 CH GLP strongholds3.8% #55 LU · #1438 CH Green strongholds4.8% #32 LU · #1571 CH Largest by area17.7 km² #27 LU · #539 CH Highest municipalities547 m #44 LU · #1018 CH Remotest municipalities80 min #54 LU · #756 CH Best-connected municipalities80 min #25 LU · #1344 CH Highest peaks718 m #54 LU · #1158 CH Highest-lying municipalities546 m #53 LU · #1232 CH Greatest vertical range279 m #37 LU · #1045 CH Steepest municipalities8.2° #39 LU · #1090 CH Solar potential39 GWh #29 LU · #480 CH Cheapest electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #60 LU · #417 CH Most expensive electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #64 LU · #1734 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Altbüron6147 Pfaffnau6264 Roggliswil6265 St. Urban4915

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Pfaffnau?: Pfaffnau has 4 postal codes: 4915, 6147, 6264, 6265.
What is the tax rate in Pfaffnau?: The municipal tax multiplier of Pfaffnau is 230% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
How much tax do you pay in Pfaffnau?: A single person without children pays about 14'402 CHF income tax in Pfaffnau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 72 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Pfaffnau have?: Pfaffnau has 2'792 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Pfaffnau?: Pfaffnau has 546 foreign residents, a share of 19.56% (2025).

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