What is the postal code of Pfeffingen?

Pfeffingen has 2 postal codes: 4147, 4148.

What is the tax rate in Pfeffingen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Pfeffingen is 45% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Pfeffingen?

A single person without children pays about 14'899 CHF income tax in Pfeffingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Pfeffingen have?

Pfeffingen has 2'432 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Pfeffingen?

Pfeffingen has 406 foreign residents, a share of 16.69% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BL

Pfeffingen

4147–4148

BL CANTON4147 4148

Residents

2'432

Area

4.9 km²

Population density

497 pop./km²

Elevation

489 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

45%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'240 51.0%

Men

1'192 49.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

496 20.4%

Swiss citizens

2'026 83.3%

Foreign residents

406 16.7%

Population density

497 pop./km²

0–19 · 496 · 20.4%20–64 · 1'304 · 53.6%65+ · 632 · 26.0%

Foreign residents 16.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Pfeffingen

BFS

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

61.8% YesNo 38.2%

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

45.4% YesNo 54.6%

14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BL● Accepted · 56.2% Yes

54.6% YesNo 45.4%

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

50.1% YesNo 50.0%

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

49.4% YesNo 50.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

52.9% YesNo 47.1%

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

18.5% YesNo 81.5%

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

36.1% YesNo 63.9%

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

35.2% YesNo 64.8%

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

73.2% YesNo 26.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP33.3% · strongest party

SVP33.3%

FDP19.5%

SP16.1%

Mitte15.0%

GRÜNE8.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier45%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

45%BL range 45%72%

Tax rank 1 of 86 in canton Basel-Landschaft

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

14'899 CHF(14.9%)

Rank 1 of 86 in the canton · 987 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:14'899 CHF(~14.9%)

PfeffingenCanton range Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Pfeffingen	Basel-Landschaft	Switzerland median
40'000	5.7%	5.7–6.7%	5.4%
50'000	7.8%	7.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	9.7%	9.7–11.4%	10.5%
70'000	11.3%	11.3–13.2%	11.9%
80'000	12.6%	12.6–14.7%	13.1%
90'000	13.7%	13.7–16%	14.1%
100'000	14.9%	14.9–17.4%	15.3%
110'000	16%	16–18.6%	16.3%
120'000	17%	17–19.7%	17.2%
130'000	17.9%	17.9–20.7%	18.1%
140'000	18.7%	18.7–21.7%	19%
150'000	19.5%	19.5–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	21.3%	21.3–24.5%	21.6%
200'000	22.8%	22.8–26.2%	23.2%
225'000	24.1%	24.1–27.6%	24.6%
250'000	25.3%	25.3–28.8%	25.8%
275'000	26.3%	26.3–29.9%	26.8%
300'000	27.1%	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 1991–202010 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'048 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

688 m

Mean elevation

474 m

Relief

382 m

Mean slope

14°

Flat share

6.6%

South-facing

6.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 382 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

13.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

17.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'900

13 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

31.98 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.73 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.26 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.92 Rp./kWh

31.98 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Primeo Netz 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

0.91 %

Avg. rooms

4.6

Dwellings

1'094

Built before 19465.8%

Built since 200129.3%

0.91 %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 46 min · Car 23 min

AgglomerationPT 46 min · Car 23 min

Remoteness 44/86 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitepfeffingen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'432 #28 BL · #863 CH Families & children20.4% #20 BL · #1006 CH Age structure26% #16 BL · #303 CH Women share51% #23 BL · #392 CH Foreign residents16.7% #44 BL · #1155 CH Population density497/km² #31 BL · #506 CH Tax burden14'899 #1 BL · #987 CH Taxes45% #1 BL Warmest municipalities10 °C #42 BL · #505 CH Sunniest municipalities41.6% #26 BL · #1195 CH Rainiest municipalities1'048 mm #25 BL · #1396 CH Voter turnout62.9% #3 BL · #248 CH Against Switzerland9% #33 BL · #1287 CH Aligned with Switzerland91% #17 BL · #186 CH SVP strongholds33.3% #55 BL · #1083 CH SP strongholds16.1% #68 BL · #826 CH Centre strongholds15% #13 BL · #825 CH FDP strongholds19.5% #3 BL · #491 CH GLP strongholds5.2% #58 BL · #1145 CH Green strongholds8.4% #56 BL · #804 CH Largest by area4.9 km² #48 BL · #1557 CH Highest municipalities489 m #33 BL · #1265 CH Remotest municipalities46 min #44 BL · #1738 CH Best-connected municipalities46 min #40 BL · #364 CH Highest peaks688 m #37 BL · #1244 CH Highest-lying municipalities474 m #52 BL · #1567 CH Greatest vertical range382 m #25 BL · #846 CH Steepest municipalities14° #23 BL · #621 CH Solar potential13 GWh #37 BL · #1335 CH Cheapest electricity31.98 Rp./kWh #73 BL · #1902 CH Most expensive electricity31.98 Rp./kWh #13 BL · #228 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Aesch BL4147 Pfeffingen4148

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Pfeffingen?: Pfeffingen has 2 postal codes: 4147, 4148.
What is the tax rate in Pfeffingen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Pfeffingen is 45% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Pfeffingen?: A single person without children pays about 14'899 CHF income tax in Pfeffingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Pfeffingen have?: Pfeffingen has 2'432 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Pfeffingen?: Pfeffingen has 406 foreign residents, a share of 16.69% (2025).

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