What is the postal code of Schönenwerd?

The postal code of Schönenwerd is 5012.

What is the tax rate in Schönenwerd?

The municipal tax multiplier of Schönenwerd is 115% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.

How much tax do you pay in Schönenwerd?

A single person without children pays about 16'363 CHF income tax in Schönenwerd on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 33 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Schönenwerd have?

Schönenwerd has 5'437 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Schönenwerd?

Schönenwerd has 2'163 foreign residents, a share of 39.78% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SO

Schönenwerd

5012

SO CANTON5012

Residents

5'437

Area

3.7 km²

Population density

1'465 pop./km²

Elevation

389 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

115%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'703 49.7%

Men

2'734 50.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'116 20.5%

Swiss citizens

3'274 60.2%

Foreign residents

2'163 39.8%

Population density

1'465 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'116 · 20.5%20–64 · 3'224 · 59.3%65+ · 1'097 · 20.2%

Foreign residents 39.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Schönenwerd

BFS

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

52.6% YesNo 47.4%

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

50.1% YesNo 49.9%

14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung des KantonsratsgesetzesCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.6% Yes

66.5% YesNo 33.5%

14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung der KantonsverfassungCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.7% Yes

66.5% YesNo 33.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

54.5% YesNo 45.5%

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

27.3% YesNo 72.7%

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

42.6% YesNo 57.5%

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

41.5% YesNo 58.5%

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

74.3% YesNo 25.7%

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

48.0% YesNo 52.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP29.1% · strongest party

SVP29.1%

SP18.7%

FDP18.4%

Mitte14.0%

GRÜNE9.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier115%

Cantonal tax multiplier104%

115%SO range 65%145%

Tax rank 33 of 104 in canton Solothurn

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'363 CHF(16.4%)

Rank 33 of 104 in the canton · 1488 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 16'810 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Kammersrohr 13'027 CHF · most expensive Bolken 18'375 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:16'363 CHF(~16.4%)

SchönenwerdCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Schönenwerd	Solothurn	Switzerland median
40'000	7.8%	6.1–8.8%	5.4%
50'000	10%	7.9–11.4%	7.8%
60'000	11.9%	9.4–13.5%	10.5%
70'000	13.4%	10.5–15.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.5%	11.5–16.3%	13.1%
90'000	15.4%	12.2–17.3%	14.1%
100'000	16.4%	13–18.4%	15.3%
110'000	17.2%	13.8–19.3%	16.3%
120'000	17.9%	14.4–20.1%	17.2%
130'000	18.7%	15.1–20.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.5%	15.7–21.8%	19%
150'000	20.2%	16.4–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	21.9%	17.8–24.3%	21.6%
200'000	23.3%	19.1–25.8%	23.2%
225'000	24.5%	20.1–27%	24.6%
250'000	25.5%	21.1–28.2%	25.8%
275'000	26.4%	21.9–29.1%	26.8%
300'000	27.1%	22.5–29.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'083 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

504 m

Mean elevation

412 m

Relief

139 m

Mean slope

4.8°

Flat share

65.1%

South-facing

2.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 139 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

36.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

47.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'000

36 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

32.2 Rp./kWh

Energy

15.2 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.62 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.32 Rp./kWh

32.2 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 30.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Aare Versorgungs AG (AVAG)

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

3.48 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

2'613

Built before 194630.5%

Built since 200114.3%

3.48 %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 59 min · Car 58 min

AgglomerationPT 18 min · Car 11 min

Remoteness 72/104 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteschoenenwerd.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities5'437 #15 SO · #388 CH Families & children20.5% #34 SO · #973 CH Age structure20.2% #83 SO · #1209 CH Women share49.7% #59 SO · #1132 CH Foreign residents39.8% #7 SO · #82 CH Population density1'465/km² #6 SO · #126 CH Tax burden16'363 #33 SO · #1488 CH Taxes115% #33 SO Warmest municipalities10 °C #12 SO · #504 CH Sunniest municipalities39.9% #100 SO · #1932 CH Rainiest municipalities1'083 mm #72 SO · #1200 CH Voter turnout44.3% #101 SO · #2025 CH Against Switzerland5% #74 SO · #1437 CH Aligned with Switzerland95% #3 SO · #29 CH SVP strongholds29.1% #74 SO · #1325 CH SP strongholds18.7% #25 SO · #559 CH Centre strongholds14% #77 SO · #893 CH FDP strongholds18.4% #36 SO · #560 CH GLP strongholds5.6% #49 SO · #1054 CH Green strongholds9.7% #29 SO · #606 CH Largest by area3.7 km² #81 SO · #1763 CH Highest municipalities389 m #99 SO · #1936 CH Remotest municipalities59 min #72 SO · #1369 CH Best-connected municipalities59 min #34 SO · #746 CH Highest peaks504 m #81 SO · #1863 CH Highest-lying municipalities412 m #100 SO · #1941 CH Greatest vertical range139 m #69 SO · #1648 CH Steepest municipalities4.8° #74 SO · #1610 CH Solar potential36 GWh #22 SO · #544 CH Cheapest electricity32.2 Rp./kWh #87 SO · #1950 CH Most expensive electricity32.2 Rp./kWh #18 SO · #157 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

5012

Schönenwerd

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Schönenwerd5012

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Schönenwerd?: The postal code of Schönenwerd is 5012.
What is the tax rate in Schönenwerd?: The municipal tax multiplier of Schönenwerd is 115% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
How much tax do you pay in Schönenwerd?: A single person without children pays about 16'363 CHF income tax in Schönenwerd on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 33 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Schönenwerd have?: Schönenwerd has 5'437 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Schönenwerd?: Schönenwerd has 2'163 foreign residents, a share of 39.78% (2025).

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