What is the postal code of Risch?

The postal code of Risch is 6343.

What is the tax rate in Risch?

The municipal tax multiplier of Risch is 54% (2026); canton ZG levies 78%.

How much tax do you pay in Risch?

A single person without children pays about 5'377 CHF income tax in Risch on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 7 of 11 in canton ZG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Risch have?

Risch has 11'830 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Risch?

Risch has 3'343 foreign residents, a share of 28.26% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZG

Risch

6343

ZG CANTON6343

Residents

11'830

Area

23 km²

Population density

515 pop./km²

Elevation

442 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

678 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

54%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

5'748 48.6%

Men

6'082 51.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'406 20.3%

Swiss citizens

8'487 71.7%

Foreign residents

3'343 28.3%

Population density

515 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'406 · 20.3%20–64 · 7'536 · 63.7%65+ · 1'888 · 16.0%

Foreign residents 28.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Risch

BFS

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

60.6% YesNo 39.5%

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

52.5% YesNo 47.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

46.5% YesNo 53.5%

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

18.9% YesNo 81.1%

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

44.4% YesNo 55.6%

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

36.3% YesNo 63.8%

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

71.0% YesNo 29.0%

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

41.4% YesNo 58.6%

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

11.5% YesNo 88.5%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

15.7% YesNo 84.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP33.6% · strongest party

SVP33.6%

Mitte25.6%

GRÜNE14.3%

FDP12.2%

GLP6.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier54%

Cantonal tax multiplier78%

54%ZG range 47.53%59%

Tax rank 9 of 11 in canton Zug

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

5'377 CHF(5.4%)

Rank 7 of 11 in the canton · 7 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 5'349 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Baar 5'197 CHF · most expensive Neuheim 5'516 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:5'377 CHF(~5.4%)

RischCanton range ZugSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Risch	Zug	Switzerland median
40'000	1.6%	1.5–1.6%	5.4%
50'000	2.2%	2.1–2.3%	7.8%
60'000	2.9%	2.8–3%	10.5%
70'000	3.6%	3.5–3.7%	11.9%
80'000	4.2%	4.1–4.3%	13.1%
90'000	4.7%	4.5–4.8%	14.1%
100'000	5.4%	5.2–5.5%	15.3%
110'000	6%	5.8–6.2%	16.3%
120'000	6.7%	6.5–6.8%	17.2%
130'000	7.3%	7.1–7.5%	18.1%
140'000	7.9%	7.7–8.1%	19%
150'000	8.6%	8.4–8.8%	19.7%
175'000	10.3%	10–10.5%	21.6%
200'000	11.6%	11.3–11.9%	23.2%
225'000	12.6%	12.3–12.9%	24.6%
250'000	13.5%	13.2–13.8%	25.8%
275'000	14.3%	13.9–14.6%	26.8%
300'000	14.9%	14.5–15.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'188 mm

10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

678 m

Mean elevation

440 m

Relief

277 m

Mean slope

3.5°

Flat share

75.2%

South-facing

2.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 277 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

64.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

88.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

14'400

65 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

21.88 Rp./kWh

Energy

6.3 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.12 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.89 Rp./kWh

21.88 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 21.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator WWZ Energie 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

0.46 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

5'221

Built before 19465.1%

Built since 200144.9%

0.46 %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 60 min · Car 39 min

AgglomerationPT 24 min · Car 14 min

Remoteness 8/11 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitezg.ch/behoerden/gemeinden/risch-rotkreuz ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities11'830 #4 ZG · #138 CH Families & children20.3% #5 ZG · #1030 CH Age structure16% #11 ZG · #1894 CH Women share48.6% #8 ZG · #1675 CH Foreign residents28.3% #5 ZG · #388 CH Population density515/km² #5 ZG · #492 CH Tax burden5'377 #9 ZG · #9 CH Taxes54% #9 ZG Warmest municipalities10.2 °C #3 ZG · #323 CH Sunniest municipalities40.9% #10 ZG · #1445 CH Rainiest municipalities1'188 mm #9 ZG · #719 CH Voter turnout57.1% #11 ZG · #795 CH Against Switzerland14% #6 ZG · #994 CH Aligned with Switzerland86% #6 ZG · #450 CH SVP strongholds33.6% #5 ZG · #1053 CH SP strongholds3.8% #7 ZG · #1982 CH Centre strongholds25.6% #8 ZG · #343 CH FDP strongholds12.2% #6 ZG · #1125 CH GLP strongholds6.7% #4 ZG · #810 CH Green strongholds14.3% #6 ZG · #164 CH Largest by area23 km² #6 ZG · #414 CH Highest municipalities442 m #9 ZG · #1600 CH Remotest municipalities60 min #8 ZG · #1332 CH Best-connected municipalities60 min #4 ZG · #772 CH Highest peaks678 m #8 ZG · #1273 CH Highest-lying municipalities440 m #9 ZG · #1794 CH Greatest vertical range277 m #8 ZG · #1050 CH Steepest municipalities3.5° #8 ZG · #1834 CH Solar potential65 GWh #4 ZG · #203 CH Cheapest electricity21.88 Rp./kWh #4 ZG · #28 CH Most expensive electricity21.88 Rp./kWh #8 ZG · #2079 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

6343

Rotkreuz

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Buonas6343 Holzhäusern ZG6343 Risch6343 Rotkreuz6343

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Risch?: The postal code of Risch is 6343.
What is the tax rate in Risch?: The municipal tax multiplier of Risch is 54% (2026); canton ZG levies 78%.
How much tax do you pay in Risch?: A single person without children pays about 5'377 CHF income tax in Risch on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 7 of 11 in canton ZG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Risch have?: Risch has 11'830 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Risch?: Risch has 3'343 foreign residents, a share of 28.26% (2025).

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