What is the postal code of Schwyz?

Schwyz has 7 postal codes: 6417, 6423, 6430, 6432, 6438, 8842, 8843.

What is the tax rate in Schwyz?

The municipal tax multiplier of Schwyz is 175% (2026); canton SZ levies 110%.

How much tax do you pay in Schwyz?

A single person without children pays about 8'115 CHF income tax in Schwyz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 25 of 30 in canton SZ. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Schwyz have?

Schwyz has 16'735 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Schwyz?

Schwyz has 3'751 foreign residents, a share of 22.41% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SZ

Schwyz

6417–8843

SZ CANTON6417 6423 6430 6432+3 PLZ

Residents

16'735

Area

53.2 km²

Population density

315 pop./km²

Elevation

852 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'886 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

175%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

8'268 49.4%

Men

8'467 50.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

3'091 18.5%

Swiss citizens

12'984 77.6%

Foreign residents

3'751 22.4%

Population density

315 pop./km²

0–19 · 3'091 · 18.5%20–64 · 10'233 · 61.1%65+ · 3'411 · 20.4%

Foreign residents 22.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Schwyz

BFS

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

58.8% YesNo 41.2%

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

57.1% YesNo 42.9%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Kaufkraft stärken – Prämienverbilligung auch für den Mittelstand»Cantonal SZ● Rejected · 40.8% Yes

41.0% YesNo 59.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

34.5% YesNo 65.5%

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

42.2% YesNo 57.8%

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

41.8% YesNo 58.2%

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

70.7% YesNo 29.3%

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

48.4% YesNo 51.6%

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

14.2% YesNo 85.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte27.9% · strongest party

Mitte27.9%

SVP27.3%

FDP14.3%

SP11.0%

Übrige10.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier175%

Cantonal tax multiplier110%

175%SZ range 64%195%

Tax rank 26 of 30 in canton Schwyz

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

8'115 CHF(8.1%)

Rank 25 of 30 in the canton · 36 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 7'665 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Freienbach 5'617 CHF · most expensive Illgau 8'565 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:8'115 CHF(~8.1%)

SchwyzCanton range SchwyzSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Schwyz	Schwyz	Switzerland median
40'000	2.6%	1.7–2.8%	5.4%
50'000	4.2%	2.7–4.4%	7.8%
60'000	5.2%	3.4–5.5%	10.5%
70'000	6%	4–6.4%	11.9%
80'000	6.7%	4.5–7.1%	13.1%
90'000	7.3%	5–7.7%	14.1%
100'000	8.1%	5.6–8.6%	15.3%
110'000	8.8%	6.2–9.3%	16.3%
120'000	9.4%	6.7–9.9%	17.2%
130'000	9.9%	7.1–10.4%	18.1%
140'000	10.5%	7.6–11%	19%
150'000	10.9%	8–11.5%	19.7%
175'000	12.1%	9–12.7%	21.6%
200'000	13.1%	9.9–13.7%	23.2%
225'000	14%	10.7–14.6%	24.6%
250'000	14.8%	11.5–15.4%	25.8%
275'000	15.5%	12.1–16.1%	26.8%
300'000	16.1%	12.6–16.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20205.4 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)7.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20202'057 mm

5.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'886 m

Mean elevation

943 m

Relief

1'444 m

Mean slope

18.2°

Flat share

14.2%

South-facing

29.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 1'444 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

116.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

163.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

25'900

116 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

26.27 Rp./kWh

Energy

10 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.73 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.54 Rp./kWh

26.27 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 28.16 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator ebs 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

0.38 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

8'125

Built before 194619.9%

Built since 200127.5%

0.38 %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 105 min · Car 53 min

AgglomerationPT 20 min · Car 9 min

Remoteness 6/30 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitegemeindeschwyz.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities16'735 #2 SZ · #79 CH Families & children18.5% #19 SZ · #1573 CH Age structure20.4% #15 SZ · #1161 CH Women share49.4% #8 SZ · #1313 CH Foreign residents22.4% #14 SZ · #687 CH Population density315/km² #12 SZ · #752 CH Tax burden8'115 #26 SZ · #37 CH Taxes175% #26 SZ Warmest municipalities5.4 °C #27 SZ · #1977 CH Sunniest municipalities44.3% #14 SZ · #771 CH Rainiest municipalities2'057 mm #5 SZ · #17 CH Voter turnout60% #16 SZ · #478 CH Against Switzerland22% #19 SZ · #400 CH Aligned with Switzerland78% #8 SZ · #1022 CH SVP strongholds27.3% #30 SZ · #1438 CH SP strongholds11% #10 SZ · #1407 CH Centre strongholds27.9% #1 SZ · #281 CH FDP strongholds14.3% #20 SZ · #890 CH GLP strongholds3.2% #11 SZ · #1540 CH Green strongholds5.2% #1 SZ · #1509 CH Largest by area53.2 km² #3 SZ · #162 CH Highest municipalities852 m #11 SZ · #364 CH Remotest municipalities105 min #6 SZ · #322 CH Best-connected municipalities105 min #26 SZ · #1782 CH Highest peaks1'886 m #8 SZ · #376 CH Highest-lying municipalities943 m #14 SZ · #470 CH Greatest vertical range1'444 m #6 SZ · #350 CH Steepest municipalities18.2° #12 SZ · #447 CH Solar potential116 GWh #2 SZ · #57 CH Cheapest electricity26.27 Rp./kWh #9 SZ · #514 CH Most expensive electricity26.27 Rp./kWh #23 SZ · #1594 CH

Postal codes (7)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 7

Ibach6438 Oberiberg8843 Rickenbach b. Schwyz6432 Sattel6417 Schwyz6430 Seewen SZ6423 Unteriberg8842

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Schwyz?: Schwyz has 7 postal codes: 6417, 6423, 6430, 6432, 6438, 8842, 8843.
What is the tax rate in Schwyz?: The municipal tax multiplier of Schwyz is 175% (2026); canton SZ levies 110%.
How much tax do you pay in Schwyz?: A single person without children pays about 8'115 CHF income tax in Schwyz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 25 of 30 in canton SZ. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Schwyz have?: Schwyz has 16'735 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Schwyz?: Schwyz has 3'751 foreign residents, a share of 22.41% (2025).

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