What is the postal code of Rickenbach?

The postal code of Rickenbach is 4462.

What is the tax rate in Rickenbach?

The municipal tax multiplier of Rickenbach is 62% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Rickenbach?

A single person without children pays about 16'446 CHF income tax in Rickenbach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 54 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Rickenbach have?

Rickenbach has 567 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Rickenbach?

Rickenbach has 55 foreign residents, a share of 9.7% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BL · Bezirk Sissach

Rickenbach

4462

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

281 49.6%

Men

286 50.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

89 15.7%

Swiss citizens

512 90.3%

Foreign residents

55 9.7%

Population density

196 pop./km²

0–19 · 89 · 15.7%20–64 · 341 · 60.1%65+ · 137 · 24.2%

Foreign residents 9.7%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −3 (−0.5%) · 2 births · 2 deaths · net migration −3

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Vote results for Rickenbach

BFS

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine sichere Ernährung – durch Stärkung einer nachhaltigen inländischen Produktion, mehr pflanzliche Lebensmittel und sauberes Trinkwasser (Ernährungsinitiative)»Federal

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Wahrung der schweizerischen Neutralität (Neutralitätsinitiative)»Federal

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 54.1% Yes

56.0% YesNo 44.0%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 51.2% Yes

58.6% YesNo 41.4%

14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BL● Accepted · 56.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 54.4% Yes

60.6% YesNo 39.4%

14.06.2026Gesetzesinitiative Energiepolitik nur mit der BevölkerungCantonal BL● Rejected · 44.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 44.9% Yes

47.6% YesNo 52.4%

14.06.2026Verfassungsinitiative Zämme in EuropaCantonal BL● Accepted · 53.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 48.3% Yes

45.9% YesNo 54.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 47.8% Yes

40.4% YesNo 59.6%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 26.4% Yes

25.2% YesNo 74.8%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 37.3% Yes

32.7% YesNo 67.3%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 21.09.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP41.3% · strongest party

SVP41.3%

SP20.3%

FDP9.8%

Mitte8.7%

GRÜNE8.3%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier62%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

62%BL range 45%72%

Tax rank 57 of 86 in canton Basel-Landschaft

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'446 CHF(16.4%)

Rank 54 of 86 in the canton · 1542 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:16'446 CHF(~16.4%)

RickenbachCanton range Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Rickenbach	Basel-Landschaft	Switzerland median
40'000	6.4%	5.7–6.7%	5.4%
50'000	8.7%	7.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	10.8%	9.7–11.4%	10.5%
70'000	12.5%	11.3–13.2%	11.9%
80'000	13.9%	12.6–14.7%	13.1%
90'000	15.1%	13.7–16%	14.1%
100'000	16.4%	14.9–17.4%	15.3%
110'000	17.6%	16–18.6%	16.3%
120'000	18.7%	17–19.7%	17.2%
130'000	19.6%	17.9–20.7%	18.1%
140'000	20.6%	18.7–21.7%	19%
150'000	21.4%	19.5–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	23.3%	21.3–24.5%	21.6%
200'000	24.9%	22.8–26.2%	23.2%
225'000	26.3%	24.1–27.6%	24.6%
250'000	27.5%	25.3–28.8%	25.8%
275'000	28.5%	26.3–29.9%	26.8%
300'000	29.4%	27.1–30.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020995 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

744 m

Mean elevation

552 m

Relief

303 m

Mean slope

13.7°

Flat share

5.6%

South-facing

18.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 303 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

5.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

7.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'300

Per inhabitant

10'317 kWh/yr

6 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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

25.7 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.11 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.62 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.64 Rp./kWh

25.7 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 31.21 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator EBL (Genossenschaft Elektra Baselland)

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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300635 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Basel-Landschaft479 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Rickenbach →Canton Basel-Landschaft →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Basel-Landschaft. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Basel-Landschaft (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

0.35 %

Second homes

13.4 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

287

Built before 194640.1%

Built since 200117.8%

0.35 %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 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024

Jobs

102

Workplaces

Services share

54.9 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 32 (31.4%) · Secondary 14 (13.7%) · Tertiary 56 (54.9%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

9.1 %

Farmland

215 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 48 min · Car 33 min

AgglomerationPT 38 min · Car 26 min

Remoteness 41/86 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2857

Websiterickenbach-bl.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Sissach

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Rickenbach ranks

Largest municipalities567 #69 BL · #1744 CH Growing municipalities-0.5% #68 BL · #1658 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.5% #18 BL · #451 CH Jobs per resident0.18 #69 BL · #1860 CH Families & children15.7% #82 BL · #1934 CH Age structure24.2% #32 BL · #495 CH Women share49.6% #55 BL · #1204 CH Foreign residents9.7% #73 BL · #1726 CH Population density196/km² #49 BL · #1040 CH Tax burden16'446 #58 BL · #1546 CH Taxes62% #57 BL Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #59 BL · #710 CH Sunniest municipalities40.9% #67 BL · #1455 CH Rainiest municipalities995 mm #53 BL · #1641 CH Voter turnout55.9% #29 BL · #950 CH SVP strongholds41.3% #28 BL · #603 CH SP strongholds20.3% #46 BL · #445 CH Centre strongholds8.7% #39 BL · #1348 CH FDP strongholds9.8% #60 BL · #1422 CH GLP strongholds7.5% #21 BL · #659 CH Green strongholds8.3% #59 BL · #824 CH Largest by area2.9 km² #69 BL · #1883 CH Highest municipalities479 m #38 BL · #1325 CH Second homes13.4% #16 BL · #730 CH Organic farming9.1% #50 BL · #1288 CH Best-connected municipalities48 min #46 BL · #405 CH Remotest municipalities48 min #41 BL · #1698 CH Highest peaks744 m #31 BL · #1097 CH Highest-lying municipalities552 m #31 BL · #1207 CH Greatest vertical range303 m #43 BL · #987 CH Steepest municipalities13.7° #25 BL · #641 CH Solar potential6 GWh #66 BL · #1845 CH Solar potential per capita10'317 kWh #20 BL · #1018 CH Cheapest electricity25.7 Rp./kWh #36 BL · #759 CH Most expensive electricity25.7 Rp./kWh #53 BL · #1351 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

4462

Rickenbach BL

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Rickenbach BL4462

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Rickenbach?: The postal code of Rickenbach is 4462.
What is the tax rate in Rickenbach?: The municipal tax multiplier of Rickenbach is 62% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Rickenbach?: A single person without children pays about 16'446 CHF income tax in Rickenbach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 54 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Rickenbach have?: Rickenbach has 567 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Rickenbach?: Rickenbach has 55 foreign residents, a share of 9.7% (2025).

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