What is the postal code of Speicher?

Speicher has 2 postal codes: 9037, 9042.

What is the tax rate in Speicher?

The municipal tax multiplier of Speicher is 360% (2026); canton AR levies 330%.

How much tax do you pay in Speicher?

A single person without children pays about 13'517 CHF income tax in Speicher on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 6 of 20 in canton AR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Speicher have?

Speicher has 4'505 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Speicher?

Speicher has 539 foreign residents, a share of 11.96% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AR

Speicher

9037–9042

AR CANTON9037 9042

Residents

4'505

Area

8.2 km²

Population density

551 pop./km²

Elevation

936 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

360%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'316 51.4%

Men

2'189 48.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'032 22.9%

Swiss citizens

3'966 88.0%

Foreign residents

539 12.0%

Population density

551 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'032 · 22.9%20–64 · 2'497 · 55.4%65+ · 976 · 21.7%

Foreign residents 12.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Speicher

BFS

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

55.6% YesNo 44.4%

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

39.7% YesNo 60.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

53.5% YesNo 46.5%

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

27.5% YesNo 72.5%

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

33.2% YesNo 66.8%

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

29.8% YesNo 70.2%

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

75.7% YesNo 24.3%

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

36.5% YesNo 63.5%

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

19.3% YesNo 80.7%

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

16.9% YesNo 83.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP50.1% · strongest party

FDP50.1%

SVP33.6%

Mitte15.6%

Übrige0.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier360%

Cantonal tax multiplier330%

360%AR range 260%450%

Tax rank 6 of 20 in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'517 CHF(13.5%)

Rank 6 of 20 in the canton · 699 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 14'030 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Teufen 11'804 CHF · most expensive Trogen 15'058 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'517 CHF(~13.5%)

SpeicherCanton range Appenzell AusserrhodenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Speicher	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	Switzerland median
40'000	7.1%	6.1–8%	5.4%
50'000	8.5%	7.3–9.5%	7.8%
60'000	9.8%	8.5–11%	10.5%
70'000	10.9%	9.4–12.2%	11.9%
80'000	11.8%	10.3–13.2%	13.1%
90'000	12.6%	10.9–14.1%	14.1%
100'000	13.5%	11.8–15.1%	15.3%
110'000	14.4%	12.6–16%	16.3%
120'000	15.1%	13.3–16.8%	17.2%
130'000	15.7%	13.8–17.4%	18.1%
140'000	16.4%	14.5–18.1%	19%
150'000	17%	15–18.8%	19.7%
175'000	18.5%	16.4–20.3%	21.6%
200'000	19.7%	17.5–21.6%	23.2%
225'000	20.8%	18.6–22.7%	24.6%
250'000	21.7%	19.5–23.7%	25.8%
275'000	22.5%	20.2–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	23.1%	20.8–25.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'308 mm

9.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'083 m

Mean elevation

880 m

Relief

516 m

Mean slope

13.5°

Flat share

9.1%

South-facing

11.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 516 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

26.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

39 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'000

27 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

28.74 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.97 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.91 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

28.74 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 28.74 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke 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

0.87 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

2'184

Built before 194630.5%

Built since 200119.1%

0.87 %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 103 min · Car 73 min

AgglomerationPT 22 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 20/20 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitespeicher.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities4'505 #3 AR · #496 CH Families & children22.9% #5 AR · #332 CH Age structure21.7% #13 AR · #912 CH Women share51.4% #1 AR · #260 CH Foreign residents12% #16 AR · #1552 CH Population density551/km² #4 AR · #472 CH Tax burden13'517 #6 AR · #699 CH Taxes360% #6 AR Warmest municipalities9.1 °C #8 AR · #1313 CH Sunniest municipalities39.9% #20 AR · #1935 CH Rainiest municipalities1'308 mm #12 AR · #480 CH Voter turnout65% #2 AR · #160 CH Against Switzerland8.1% #15 AR · #1305 CH Aligned with Switzerland91.9% #1 AR · #152 CH SVP strongholds33.6% #19 AR · #1058 CH Centre strongholds15.6% #7 AR · #786 CH FDP strongholds50.1% #2 AR · #5 CH Largest by area8.2 km² #9 AR · #1123 CH Highest municipalities936 m #7 AR · #308 CH Remotest municipalities103 min #20 AR · #357 CH Best-connected municipalities103 min #1 AR · #1745 CH Highest peaks1'083 m #11 AR · #675 CH Highest-lying municipalities880 m #11 AR · #523 CH Greatest vertical range516 m #4 AR · #678 CH Steepest municipalities13.5° #13 AR · #659 CH Solar potential27 GWh #6 AR · #771 CH Cheapest electricity28.74 Rp./kWh #8 AR · #1229 CH Most expensive electricity28.74 Rp./kWh #13 AR · #877 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Speicher9042 Speicherschwendi9037

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Speicher?: Speicher has 2 postal codes: 9037, 9042.
What is the tax rate in Speicher?: The municipal tax multiplier of Speicher is 360% (2026); canton AR levies 330%.
How much tax do you pay in Speicher?: A single person without children pays about 13'517 CHF income tax in Speicher on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 6 of 20 in canton AR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Speicher have?: Speicher has 4'505 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Speicher?: Speicher has 539 foreign residents, a share of 11.96% (2025).

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