What is the postal code of Schwarzenberg?

Schwarzenberg has 2 postal codes: 6013, 6103.

What is the tax rate in Schwarzenberg?

The municipal tax multiplier of Schwarzenberg is 210% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.

How much tax do you pay in Schwarzenberg?

A single person without children pays about 13'727 CHF income tax in Schwarzenberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 53 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Schwarzenberg have?

Schwarzenberg has 1'808 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Schwarzenberg?

Schwarzenberg has 148 foreign residents, a share of 8.19% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton LU

Schwarzenberg

6013–6103

LU CANTON6013 6103

Residents

1'808

Area

39.3 km²

Population density

46 pop./km²

Elevation

838 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'060 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

210%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

893 49.4%

Men

915 50.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

407 22.5%

Swiss citizens

1'660 91.8%

Foreign residents

148 8.2%

Population density

46 pop./km²

0–19 · 407 · 22.5%20–64 · 1'043 · 57.7%65+ · 358 · 19.8%

Foreign residents 8.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Schwarzenberg

BFS

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

66.5% YesNo 33.5%

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

63.7% YesNo 36.3%

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

57.7% YesNo 42.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

45.2% YesNo 54.9%

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

14.1% YesNo 85.9%

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

41.0% YesNo 59.0%

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

39.4% YesNo 60.6%

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

73.2% YesNo 26.8%

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

47.4% YesNo 52.7%

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

88.4% YesNo 11.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP38.2% · strongest party

SVP38.2%

Mitte22.8%

FDP20.3%

SP5.8%

GLP5.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier210%

Cantonal tax multiplier145%

210%LU range 90%240%

Tax rank 58 of 79 in canton Lucerne

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'727 CHF(13.7%)

Rank 53 of 79 in the canton · 766 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:13'727 CHF(~13.7%)

SchwarzenbergCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Schwarzenberg	Lucerne	Switzerland median
40'000	6%	4.2–6.5%	5.4%
50'000	8.5%	5.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	10.4%	7.2–11.3%	10.5%
70'000	11.5%	8–12.4%	11.9%
80'000	12.3%	8.6–13.3%	13.1%
90'000	12.9%	9–13.9%	14.1%
100'000	13.7%	9.7–14.7%	15.3%
110'000	14.4%	10.3–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	15%	10.7–16%	17.2%
130'000	15.5%	11.2–16.6%	18.1%
140'000	16.1%	11.7–17.2%	19%
150'000	16.6%	12.1–17.7%	19.7%
175'000	18%	13.3–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	19.1%	14.3–20.3%	23.2%
225'000	20.2%	15.3–21.5%	24.6%
250'000	21.3%	16.2–22.6%	25.8%
275'000	22.2%	17–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	22.9%	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 1991–20207.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'487 mm

7.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'060 m

Mean elevation

1'087 m

Relief

1'470 m

Mean slope

20.5°

Flat share

6.0%

South-facing

15.9%

Above 2000 m

0.1%

Relief 1'470 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

18.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

25.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'100

18 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

26.1 Rp./kWh

Energy

9.03 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.84 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.3 Rp./kWh

26.1 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator ewl Kabelnetz 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

0.45 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

890

Built before 194623.5%

Built since 200120.6%

0.45 %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 114 min · Car 67 min

AgglomerationPT 44 min · Car 31 min

Remoteness 4/79 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteschwarzenberg.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'808 #56 LU · #1029 CH Families & children22.5% #23 LU · #416 CH Age structure19.8% #26 LU · #1286 CH Women share49.4% #42 LU · #1310 CH Foreign residents8.2% #73 LU · #1848 CH Population density46/km² #75 LU · #1804 CH Tax burden13'727 #58 LU · #771 CH Taxes210% #58 LU Warmest municipalities7.8 °C #72 LU · #1741 CH Sunniest municipalities42.3% #6 LU · #1079 CH Rainiest municipalities1'487 mm #9 LU · #255 CH Voter turnout60.5% #26 LU · #433 CH Against Switzerland21.2% #18 LU · #448 CH Aligned with Switzerland78.8% #55 LU · #1009 CH SVP strongholds38.2% #9 LU · #754 CH SP strongholds5.8% #54 LU · #1883 CH Centre strongholds22.8% #71 LU · #412 CH FDP strongholds20.3% #14 LU · #427 CH GLP strongholds5.4% #34 LU · #1102 CH Green strongholds4.2% #44 LU · #1694 CH Largest by area39.3 km² #8 LU · #231 CH Highest municipalities838 m #9 LU · #373 CH Remotest municipalities114 min #4 LU · #226 CH Best-connected municipalities114 min #77 LU · #1881 CH Highest peaks2'060 m #2 LU · #342 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'087 m #3 LU · #363 CH Greatest vertical range1'470 m #2 LU · #343 CH Steepest municipalities20.5° #5 LU · #383 CH Solar potential18 GWh #62 LU · #1083 CH Cheapest electricity26.1 Rp./kWh #69 LU · #480 CH Most expensive electricity26.1 Rp./kWh #11 LU · #1627 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Eigenthal6013 Schwarzenberg LU6103

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Schwarzenberg?: Schwarzenberg has 2 postal codes: 6013, 6103.
What is the tax rate in Schwarzenberg?: The municipal tax multiplier of Schwarzenberg is 210% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
How much tax do you pay in Schwarzenberg?: A single person without children pays about 13'727 CHF income tax in Schwarzenberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 53 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Schwarzenberg have?: Schwarzenberg has 1'808 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Schwarzenberg?: Schwarzenberg has 148 foreign residents, a share of 8.19% (2025).

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