What is the postal code of Root?

Root has 5 postal codes: 6035, 6037, 6038, 6039, 6044.

What is the tax rate in Root?

The municipal tax multiplier of Root is 150% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.

How much tax do you pay in Root?

A single person without children pays about 11'703 CHF income tax in Root on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 9 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Root have?

Root has 6'712 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Root?

Root has 1'938 foreign residents, a share of 28.87% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton LU

Root

6035–6044

LU CANTON6035 6037 6038 6039+1 PLZ

Residents

6'712

Area

9.9 km²

Population density

678 pop./km²

Elevation

422 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

836 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

150%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'339 49.7%

Men

3'373 50.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'414 21.1%

Swiss citizens

4'774 71.1%

Foreign residents

1'938 28.9%

Population density

678 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'414 · 21.1%20–64 · 4'374 · 65.2%65+ · 924 · 13.8%

Foreign residents 28.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Root

BFS

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

59.5% YesNo 40.5%

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

52.3% YesNo 47.7%

14.06.2026Neuer Standort Kantonsgericht. Kauf Grundstück Würzenbachstrasse 8, LuzernCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.3% Yes

64.5% YesNo 35.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

54.5% YesNo 45.6%

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

19.5% YesNo 80.5%

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

47.0% YesNo 53.0%

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

37.5% YesNo 62.5%

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

70.9% YesNo 29.1%

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

44.8% YesNo 55.2%

08.03.2026Ausbau der Kantonsstrasse K 36 durch die Lammschlucht im Entlebuch, 2. AbschnittCantonal LU● Accepted · 82.8% Yes

76.4% YesNo 23.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP30.7% · strongest party

SVP30.7%

Mitte25.7%

FDP15.0%

SP13.5%

GLP6.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier150%

Cantonal tax multiplier145%

150%LU range 90%240%

Tax rank 11 of 79 in canton Lucerne

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'703 CHF(11.7%)

Rank 9 of 79 in the canton · 245 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 13'053 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Meggen 9'679 CHF · most expensive Luthern 14'739 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:11'703 CHF(~11.7%)

RootCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Root	Lucerne	Switzerland median
40'000	5.1%	4.2–6.5%	5.4%
50'000	7.2%	5.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	8.8%	7.2–11.3%	10.5%
70'000	9.8%	8–12.4%	11.9%
80'000	10.5%	8.6–13.3%	13.1%
90'000	11%	9–13.9%	14.1%
100'000	11.7%	9.7–14.7%	15.3%
110'000	12.3%	10.3–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	12.8%	10.7–16%	17.2%
130'000	13.3%	11.2–16.6%	18.1%
140'000	13.9%	11.7–17.2%	19%
150'000	14.4%	12.1–17.7%	19.7%
175'000	15.6%	13.3–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	16.7%	14.3–20.3%	23.2%
225'000	17.8%	15.3–21.5%	24.6%
250'000	18.8%	16.2–22.6%	25.8%
275'000	19.6%	17–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	20.2%	17.6–24.2%	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 1991–20201'210 mm

10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

836 m

Mean elevation

521 m

Relief

432 m

Mean slope

10.1°

Flat share

36.8%

South-facing

3.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 432 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

62.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

78 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

13'900

62 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

25.15 Rp./kWh

Energy

12 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.73 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.05 Rp./kWh

25.15 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 25.41 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator CKW 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

1.02 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

2'752

Built before 19469.2%

Built since 200146.5%

1.02 %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 74 min · Car 42 min

AgglomerationPT 27 min · Car 14 min

Remoteness 67/79 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitegemeinde-root.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities6'712 #17 LU · #303 CH Families & children21.1% #48 LU · #774 CH Age structure13.8% #78 LU · #2054 CH Women share49.7% #32 LU · #1115 CH Foreign residents28.9% #6 LU · #354 CH Population density678/km² #13 LU · #371 CH Tax burden11'703 #12 LU · #248 CH Taxes150% #11 LU Warmest municipalities10.2 °C #4 LU · #316 CH Sunniest municipalities39.9% #79 LU · #1929 CH Rainiest municipalities1'210 mm #30 LU · #675 CH Voter turnout47.4% #77 LU · #1899 CH Against Switzerland11% #54 LU · #1165 CH Aligned with Switzerland89% #17 LU · #285 CH SVP strongholds30.7% #37 LU · #1226 CH SP strongholds13.5% #9 LU · #1108 CH Centre strongholds25.7% #64 LU · #340 CH FDP strongholds15% #44 LU · #818 CH GLP strongholds6.5% #21 LU · #854 CH Green strongholds6.5% #13 LU · #1204 CH Largest by area9.9 km² #49 LU · #968 CH Highest municipalities422 m #78 LU · #1760 CH Remotest municipalities74 min #67 LU · #900 CH Best-connected municipalities74 min #13 LU · #1203 CH Highest peaks836 m #32 LU · #932 CH Highest-lying municipalities521 m #64 LU · #1339 CH Greatest vertical range432 m #21 LU · #772 CH Steepest municipalities10.1° #29 LU · #918 CH Solar potential62 GWh #16 LU · #221 CH Cheapest electricity25.15 Rp./kWh #2 LU · #353 CH Most expensive electricity25.15 Rp./kWh #77 LU · #1753 CH

Postal codes (5)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 6

Gisikon6038 Honau6038 Perlen6035 Root6037 Root D46039 Udligenswil6044

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Root?: Root has 5 postal codes: 6035, 6037, 6038, 6039, 6044.
What is the tax rate in Root?: The municipal tax multiplier of Root is 150% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
How much tax do you pay in Root?: A single person without children pays about 11'703 CHF income tax in Root on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 9 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Root have?: Root has 6'712 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Root?: Root has 1'938 foreign residents, a share of 28.87% (2025).

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