What is the postal code of Rheineck?

Rheineck has 3 postal codes: 9424, 9425, 9426.

What is the tax rate in Rheineck?

The municipal tax multiplier of Rheineck is 113% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.

How much tax do you pay in Rheineck?

A single person without children pays about 13'757 CHF income tax in Rheineck on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 31 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Rheineck have?

Rheineck has 3'566 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Rheineck?

Rheineck has 1'286 foreign residents, a share of 36.06% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SG

Rheineck

9424–9426

SG CANTON9424 9425 9426

Residents

3'566

Area

2.2 km²

Population density

1'614 pop./km²

Elevation

400 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

113%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'759 49.3%

Men

1'807 50.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

635 17.8%

Swiss citizens

2'280 63.9%

Foreign residents

1'286 36.1%

Population density

1'614 pop./km²

0–19 · 635 · 17.8%20–64 · 2'147 · 60.2%65+ · 784 · 22.0%

Foreign residents 36.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Rheineck

BFS

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

60.8% YesNo 39.2%

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

57.1% YesNo 42.9%

14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% Yes

57.8% YesNo 42.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

40.7% YesNo 59.3%

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

17.0% YesNo 83.0%

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

54.2% YesNo 45.8%

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

49.7% YesNo 50.4%

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

65.1% YesNo 34.9%

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

53.7% YesNo 46.3%

08.03.2026Kantonsratsbeschluss über den Bau der «Kantonsstrasse zum See» mit Kostenbeteiligung am «Anschluss Witen mit Zubringer»Cantonal SG● Accepted · 54.0% Yes

65.1% YesNo 34.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP37.1% · strongest party

SVP37.1%

Mitte16.4%

FDP15.0%

SP12.0%

GRÜNE5.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier113%

Cantonal tax multiplier105%

113%SG range 61%155%

Tax rank 32 of 75 in canton St. Gallen

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'757 CHF(13.8%)

Rank 31 of 75 in the canton · 782 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 13'868 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Balgach 10'881 CHF · most expensive Lütisburg 16'080 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'757 CHF(~13.8%)

RheineckCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Rheineck	St. Gallen	Switzerland median
40'000	6.2%	4.8–7.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.9%	6.1–9.3%	7.8%
60'000	9.5%	7.4–11.2%	10.5%
70'000	10.6%	8.3–12.5%	11.9%
80'000	11.7%	9.2–13.8%	13.1%
90'000	12.7%	10–14.9%	14.1%
100'000	13.8%	10.9–16.1%	15.3%
110'000	14.7%	11.7–17.1%	16.3%
120'000	15.4%	12.3–18%	17.2%
130'000	16.1%	12.9–18.7%	18.1%
140'000	16.8%	13.6–19.5%	19%
150'000	17.5%	14.1–20.2%	19.7%
175'000	18.9%	15.4–21.8%	21.6%
200'000	20.1%	16.5–23.1%	23.2%
225'000	21.2%	17.5–24.2%	24.6%
250'000	22.2%	18.4–25.2%	25.8%
275'000	22.9%	19.1–26.1%	26.8%
300'000	23.6%	19.7–26.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'115 mm

10.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

533 m

Mean elevation

412 m

Relief

138 m

Mean slope

4.3°

Flat share

75.6%

South-facing

1.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 138 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

24.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

32 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

34.3 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.3 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4 Rp./kWh

34.3 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.8 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Werke Rheineck, Elektrizitätsversorgung

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

1.48 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

1'896

Built before 194637.9%

Built since 200117.3%

1.48 %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 110 min · Car 79 min

AgglomerationPT 32 min · Car 20 min

Remoteness 26/75 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiterheineck.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'566 #54 SG · #625 CH Families & children17.8% #71 SG · #1699 CH Age structure22% #17 SG · #859 CH Women share49.3% #41 SG · #1382 CH Foreign residents36.1% #7 SG · #140 CH Population density1'614/km² #6 SG · #106 CH Tax burden13'757 #32 SG · #783 CH Taxes113% #32 SG Warmest municipalities10.3 °C #9 SG · #280 CH Sunniest municipalities40.5% #54 SG · #1614 CH Rainiest municipalities1'115 mm #61 SG · #1015 CH Voter turnout46.9% #74 SG · #1938 CH Against Switzerland23% #29 SG · #351 CH Aligned with Switzerland77% #46 SG · #1093 CH SVP strongholds37.1% #44 SG · #833 CH SP strongholds12% #18 SG · #1287 CH Centre strongholds16.4% #60 SG · #732 CH FDP strongholds15% #31 SG · #826 CH GLP strongholds4.4% #49 SG · #1321 CH Green strongholds5.4% #55 SG · #1467 CH Largest by area2.2 km² #73 SG · #1985 CH Highest municipalities400 m #75 SG · #1890 CH Remotest municipalities110 min #26 SG · #267 CH Best-connected municipalities110 min #50 SG · #1845 CH Highest peaks533 m #70 SG · #1769 CH Highest-lying municipalities412 m #73 SG · #1945 CH Greatest vertical range138 m #68 SG · #1653 CH Steepest municipalities4.3° #64 SG · #1694 CH Solar potential25 GWh #61 SG · #855 CH Cheapest electricity34.3 Rp./kWh #63 SG · #2033 CH Most expensive electricity34.3 Rp./kWh #13 SG · #74 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Lutzenberg9426 Rheineck9424 Thal9425

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Rheineck?: Rheineck has 3 postal codes: 9424, 9425, 9426.
What is the tax rate in Rheineck?: The municipal tax multiplier of Rheineck is 113% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
How much tax do you pay in Rheineck?: A single person without children pays about 13'757 CHF income tax in Rheineck on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 31 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Rheineck have?: Rheineck has 3'566 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Rheineck?: Rheineck has 1'286 foreign residents, a share of 36.06% (2025).

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