What is the postal code of Reichenburg?

The postal code of Reichenburg is 8864.

What is the tax rate in Reichenburg?

The municipal tax multiplier of Reichenburg is 180% (2026); canton SZ levies 110%.

How much tax do you pay in Reichenburg?

A single person without children pays about 8'228 CHF income tax in Reichenburg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 27 of 30 in canton SZ. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Reichenburg have?

Reichenburg has 4'142 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Reichenburg?

Reichenburg has 1'075 foreign residents, a share of 25.95% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SZ

Reichenburg

8864

SZ CANTON8864

Residents

4'142

Area

11.6 km²

Population density

359 pop./km²

Elevation

560 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'472 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

180%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'979 47.8%

Men

2'163 52.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

909 21.9%

Swiss citizens

3'067 74.1%

Foreign residents

1'075 26.0%

Population density

359 pop./km²

0–19 · 909 · 21.9%20–64 · 2'598 · 62.7%65+ · 635 · 15.3%

Foreign residents 26.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Reichenburg

BFS

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

63.5% YesNo 36.5%

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

67.8% YesNo 32.2%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Kaufkraft stärken – Prämienverbilligung auch für den Mittelstand»Cantonal SZ● Rejected · 40.8% Yes

47.7% YesNo 52.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

36.7% YesNo 63.3%

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

13.4% YesNo 86.6%

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

53.0% YesNo 47.1%

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

53.3% YesNo 46.7%

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

58.2% YesNo 41.8%

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

8.2% YesNo 91.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP41.8% · strongest party

SVP41.8%

FDP18.3%

Mitte13.2%

SP11.9%

Übrige7.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier180%

Cantonal tax multiplier110%

180%SZ range 64%195%

Tax rank 27 of 30 in canton Schwyz

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

8'228 CHF(8.2%)

Rank 27 of 30 in the canton · 38 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 7'665 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Freienbach 5'617 CHF · most expensive Illgau 8'565 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:8'228 CHF(~8.2%)

ReichenburgCanton range SchwyzSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Reichenburg	Schwyz	Switzerland median
40'000	2.7%	1.7–2.8%	5.4%
50'000	4.3%	2.7–4.4%	7.8%
60'000	5.3%	3.4–5.5%	10.5%
70'000	6.1%	4–6.4%	11.9%
80'000	6.8%	4.5–7.1%	13.1%
90'000	7.4%	5–7.7%	14.1%
100'000	8.2%	5.6–8.6%	15.3%
110'000	8.9%	6.2–9.3%	16.3%
120'000	9.5%	6.7–9.9%	17.2%
130'000	10%	7.1–10.4%	18.1%
140'000	10.6%	7.6–11%	19%
150'000	11.1%	8–11.5%	19.7%
175'000	12.2%	9–12.7%	21.6%
200'000	13.3%	9.9–13.7%	23.2%
225'000	14.2%	10.7–14.6%	24.6%
250'000	15%	11.5–15.4%	25.8%
275'000	15.7%	12.1–16.1%	26.8%
300'000	16.2%	12.6–16.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'502 mm

10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'472 m

Mean elevation

748 m

Relief

1'064 m

Mean slope

15.3°

Flat share

33.3%

South-facing

1.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 1'064 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

26.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

36 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'900

27 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

33.72 Rp./kWh

Energy

17.69 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.86 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

33.72 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 28.16 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Elektrizitätswerk Reichenburg

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

1.62 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

1'793

Built before 194611.8%

Built since 200139.0%

1.62 %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 81 min · Car 43 min

AgglomerationPT 34 min · Car 12 min

Remoteness 15/30 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitereichenburg.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities4'142 #14 SZ · #538 CH Families & children21.9% #6 SZ · #563 CH Age structure15.3% #29 SZ · #1957 CH Women share47.8% #21 SZ · #1900 CH Foreign residents26% #9 SZ · #507 CH Population density359/km² #8 SZ · #666 CH Tax burden8'228 #27 SZ · #38 CH Taxes180% #27 SZ Warmest municipalities10.1 °C #8 SZ · #396 CH Sunniest municipalities44.5% #11 SZ · #734 CH Rainiest municipalities1'502 mm #18 SZ · #241 CH Voter turnout53.9% #28 SZ · #1221 CH Against Switzerland32% #7 SZ · #38 CH Aligned with Switzerland68% #18 SZ · #1417 CH SVP strongholds41.8% #12 SZ · #575 CH SP strongholds11.9% #8 SZ · #1296 CH Centre strongholds13.2% #21 SZ · #938 CH FDP strongholds18.3% #12 SZ · #564 CH GLP strongholds3.5% #7 SZ · #1485 CH Green strongholds3.2% #7 SZ · #1847 CH Largest by area11.6 km² #23 SZ · #845 CH Highest municipalities560 m #19 SZ · #968 CH Remotest municipalities81 min #15 SZ · #740 CH Best-connected municipalities81 min #15 SZ · #1363 CH Highest peaks1'472 m #21 SZ · #470 CH Highest-lying municipalities748 m #20 SZ · #679 CH Greatest vertical range1'064 m #16 SZ · #434 CH Steepest municipalities15.3° #18 SZ · #571 CH Solar potential27 GWh #16 SZ · #776 CH Cheapest electricity33.72 Rp./kWh #26 SZ · #2020 CH Most expensive electricity33.72 Rp./kWh #5 SZ · #87 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8864

Reichenburg

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Reichenburg8864

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Reichenburg?: The postal code of Reichenburg is 8864.
What is the tax rate in Reichenburg?: The municipal tax multiplier of Reichenburg is 180% (2026); canton SZ levies 110%.
How much tax do you pay in Reichenburg?: A single person without children pays about 8'228 CHF income tax in Reichenburg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 27 of 30 in canton SZ. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Reichenburg have?: Reichenburg has 4'142 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Reichenburg?: Reichenburg has 1'075 foreign residents, a share of 25.95% (2025).

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