What is the postal code of Sarnen?

Sarnen has 4 postal codes: 6056, 6060, 6062, 6063.

What is the tax rate in Sarnen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Sarnen is 386% (2026); canton OW levies 325%.

How much tax do you pay in Sarnen?

A single person without children pays about 11'325 CHF income tax in Sarnen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 7 in canton OW. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Sarnen have?

Sarnen has 10'906 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Sarnen?

Sarnen has 2'005 foreign residents, a share of 18.38% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton OW

Sarnen

6056–6063

OW CANTON6056 6060 6062 6063

Residents

10'906

Area

76.9 km²

Population density

142 pop./km²

Elevation

1'309 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'038 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

386%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

5'435 49.8%

Men

5'471 50.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'026 18.6%

Swiss citizens

8'901 81.6%

Foreign residents

2'005 18.4%

Population density

142 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'026 · 18.6%20–64 · 6'202 · 56.9%65+ · 2'678 · 24.6%

Foreign residents 18.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Sarnen

BFS

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

61.4% YesNo 38.6%

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

54.0% YesNo 46.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

38.2% YesNo 61.8%

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

20.5% YesNo 79.5%

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

37.8% YesNo 62.2%

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

39.1% YesNo 61.0%

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

73.3% YesNo 26.7%

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

45.3% YesNo 54.7%

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

12.7% YesNo 87.3%

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

13.7% YesNo 86.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP52.0% · strongest party

FDP52.0%

SVP48.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier386%

Cantonal tax multiplier325%

386%OW range 386%525%

Tax rank 1 of 7 in canton Obwalden

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'325 CHF(11.3%)

Rank 1 of 7 in the canton · 162 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'462 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Sarnen 11'325 CHF · most expensive Lungern 13'206 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:11'325 CHF(~11.3%)

SarnenCanton range ObwaldenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Sarnen	Obwalden	Switzerland median
40'000	7.1%	7.1–8.4%	5.4%
50'000	8.3%	8.3–9.9%	7.8%
60'000	9.3%	9.3–11%	10.5%
70'000	9.9%	9.9–11.7%	11.9%
80'000	10.4%	10.4–12.2%	13.1%
90'000	10.7%	10.7–12.6%	14.1%
100'000	11.3%	11.3–13.2%	15.3%
110'000	11.8%	11.8–13.7%	16.3%
120'000	12.3%	12.3–14.2%	17.2%
130'000	12.6%	12.6–14.6%	18.1%
140'000	13.1%	13.1–15.1%	19%
150'000	13.5%	13.5–15.5%	19.7%
175'000	14.5%	14.5–16.5%	21.6%
200'000	15.4%	15.4–17.5%	23.2%
225'000	16.2%	16.2–18.3%	24.6%
250'000	17%	17–19.1%	25.8%
275'000	17.6%	17.6–19.7%	26.8%
300'000	18.1%	18.1–20.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.9 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)6.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'282 mm

8.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'038 m

Mean elevation

1'136 m

Relief

1'579 m

Mean slope

15.6°

Flat share

15.4%

South-facing

31.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 1'579 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

95 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

131.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

21'100

95 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

26.53 Rp./kWh

Energy

9.72 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.53 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.7 Rp./kWh

26.53 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 26.53 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Elektrizitätswerk Obwalden

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

0.29 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

5'590

Built before 194619.0%

Built since 200124.4%

0.29 %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 99 min · Car 67 min

AgglomerationPT 16 min · Car 7 min

Remoteness 7/7 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitesarnen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities10'906 #1 OW · #155 CH Families & children18.6% #6 OW · #1550 CH Age structure24.6% #2 OW · #440 CH Women share49.8% #2 OW · #1065 CH Foreign residents18.4% #3 OW · #1001 CH Population density142/km² #1 OW · #1258 CH Tax burden11'325 #1 OW · #162 CH Taxes386% #1 OW Warmest municipalities8.9 °C #2 OW · #1417 CH Sunniest municipalities43.8% #6 OW · #871 CH Rainiest municipalities1'282 mm #6 OW · #525 CH Voter turnout61.3% #4 OW · #376 CH Against Switzerland18% #6 OW · #681 CH Aligned with Switzerland82% #2 OW · #730 CH SVP strongholds48% #6 OW · #296 CH FDP strongholds52% #2 OW · #4 CH Largest by area76.9 km² #3 OW · #101 CH Highest municipalities1'309 m #2 OW · #139 CH Remotest municipalities99 min #7 OW · #420 CH Best-connected municipalities99 min #1 OW · #1695 CH Highest peaks2'038 m #7 OW · #350 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'136 m #6 OW · #330 CH Greatest vertical range1'579 m #7 OW · #316 CH Steepest municipalities15.6° #7 OW · #556 CH Solar potential95 GWh #1 OW · #92 CH Cheapest electricity26.53 Rp./kWh #7 OW · #537 CH Most expensive electricity26.53 Rp./kWh #7 OW · #1576 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Kägiswil6056 Ramersberg6060 Sarnen6060 Stalden (Sarnen)6063 Wilen (Sarnen)6062

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Sarnen?: Sarnen has 4 postal codes: 6056, 6060, 6062, 6063.
What is the tax rate in Sarnen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Sarnen is 386% (2026); canton OW levies 325%.
How much tax do you pay in Sarnen?: A single person without children pays about 11'325 CHF income tax in Sarnen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 7 in canton OW. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Sarnen have?: Sarnen has 10'906 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Sarnen?: Sarnen has 2'005 foreign residents, a share of 18.38% (2025).

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