What is the postal code of St. Gallen?

St. Gallen has 12 postal codes: 9000, 9008, 9010, 9011, 9012, 9014, 9015, 9016, 9030, 9037, 9042, 9300.

What is the tax rate in St. Gallen?

The municipal tax multiplier of St. Gallen is 138% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.

How much tax do you pay in St. Gallen?

A single person without children pays about 15'139 CHF income tax in St. Gallen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 71 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does St. Gallen have?

St. Gallen has 79'487 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in St. Gallen?

St. Gallen has 27'471 foreign residents, a share of 34.56% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SG · Wahlkreis St. Gallen

St. Gallen

9000–9300

SG CANTON9000 9008 9010 9011+8 PLZ

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

39'958 50.3%

Men

39'529 49.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

14'511 18.3%

Swiss citizens

52'016 65.4%

Foreign residents

27'471 34.6%

Population density

2'018 pop./km²

0–19 · 14'511 · 18.3%20–64 · 50'703 · 63.8%65+ · 14'273 · 18.0%

Foreign residents 34.6%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +624 (+0.8%) · 672 births · 669 deaths · net migration +720

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Neighbourhoods

BFS · 2024

Statistical city quarters from BFS City Statistics — available for 10 Swiss cities only, not nationwide.

Bruggen

13'648residents

Median age: 39.2
Foreign: 35.2%
Area / person: 42 m²

Neudorf

8'751residents

Median age: 44
Foreign: 30.6%
Area / person: 44 m²

St.Fiden

8'321residents

Median age: 38.4
Foreign: 44.0%
Area / person: 41 m²

Langgass - Heiligkreuz

7'637residents

Median age: 38.5
Foreign: 41.2%
Area / person: 43 m²

Lachen

6'980residents

Median age: 37.4
Foreign: 39.5%
Area / person: 41 m²

St.Georgen

5'243residents

Median age: 42.1
Foreign: 18.0%
Area / person: 51 m²

Winkeln

4'618residents

Median age: 39.3
Foreign: 34.2%
Area / person: 40 m²

Linsebühl - Dreilinden

4'504residents

Median age: 39.5
Foreign: 32.8%
Area / person: 46 m²

Riethüsli

4'238residents

Median age: 38.6
Foreign: 29.2%
Area / person: 47 m²

Rosenberg

4'179residents

Median age: 36.5
Foreign: 35.7%
Area / person: 48 m²

St.Jakob

3'296residents

Median age: 36.8
Foreign: 34.3%
Area / person: 48 m²

Rotmonten

2'717residents

Median age: 46.7
Foreign: 20.7%
Area / person: 57 m²

Innenstadt

2'513residents

Median age: 34.2
Foreign: 36.7%
Area / person: 48 m²

Notkersegg

1'840residents

Median age: 43.8
Foreign: 22.7%
Area / person: 47 m²

STATPOP 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Vote results for St. Gallen

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis St. Gallen: 28.5% Yes

34.4% YesNo 65.6%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis St. Gallen: 26.3% Yes

22.1% YesNo 77.9%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis St. Gallen: 53.1% Yes

45.5% YesNo 54.5%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis St. Gallen: 40.9% Yes

32.0% YesNo 68.0%

14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis St. Gallen: 67.7% Yes

73.7% YesNo 26.3%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis St. Gallen: 49.9% Yes

57.2% YesNo 42.8%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis St. Gallen: 29.0% Yes

38.0% YesNo 62.0%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis St. Gallen: 36.7% Yes

32.7% YesNo 67.3%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis St. Gallen: 33.0% Yes

29.9% YesNo 70.1%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis St. Gallen: 76.2% Yes

77.2% YesNo 22.8%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP25.6% · strongest party

SP25.6%

SVP18.4%

GRÜNE15.5%

FDP14.3%

Mitte12.7%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier138%

Cantonal tax multiplier105%

138%SG range 61%155%

Tax rank 71 of 75 in canton St. Gallen

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'139 CHF(15.1%)

Rank 71 of 75 in the canton · 1028 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 13'868 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Balgach 10'881 CHF · most expensive Lütisburg 16'080 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:15'139 CHF(~15.1%)

St. GallenCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	St. Gallen	St. Gallen	Switzerland median
40'000	6.8%	4.8–7.3%	5.4%
50'000	8.7%	6.1–9.3%	7.8%
60'000	10.5%	7.4–11.2%	10.5%
70'000	11.8%	8.3–12.5%	11.9%
80'000	13%	9.2–13.8%	13.1%
90'000	14%	10–14.9%	14.1%
100'000	15.1%	10.9–16.1%	15.3%
110'000	16.1%	11.7–17.1%	16.3%
120'000	16.9%	12.3–18%	17.2%
130'000	17.7%	12.9–18.7%	18.1%
140'000	18.4%	13.6–19.5%	19%
150'000	19.1%	14.1–20.2%	19.7%
175'000	20.6%	15.4–21.8%	21.6%
200'000	21.9%	16.5–23.1%	23.2%
225'000	23%	17.5–24.2%	24.6%
250'000	24%	18.4–25.2%	25.8%
275'000	24.8%	19.1–26.1%	26.8%
300'000	25.5%	19.7–26.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'290 mm

9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'067 m

Mean elevation

723 m

Relief

568 m

Mean slope

10.1°

Flat share

27.4%

South-facing

12.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 568 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

323.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

448.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

71'800

Per inhabitant

4'064 kWh/yr

323 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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

31.33 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.97 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.63 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.06 Rp./kWh

31.33 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 30.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator St.Galler Stadtwerke

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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 1

Standard model, deductible 300577 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton St. Gallen377 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in St. Gallen →Canton St. Gallen →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 1 of canton St. Gallen. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton St. Gallen (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

2.3 %

Second homes

14.7 %

Avg. rooms

3.4

Dwellings

45'593

Built before 194638.2%

Built since 200114.4%

2.3 %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 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024

Jobs

86'259

Workplaces

7'369

Services share

86.5 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 148 (0.2%) · Secondary 11'510 (13.3%) · Tertiary 74'601 (86.5%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

28 %

Farmland

981 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 93 min · Car 70 min

AgglomerationPT 12 min · Car 6 min

Remoteness 45/75 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number3203

Head of governmentMaria Pappa · Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz

Websitestadt.sg.ch ↗

DistrictWahlkreis St. Gallen

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where St. Gallen ranks

Largest municipalities79'487 #1 SG · #8 CH Growing municipalities0.8% #30 SG · #911 CH Shrinking municipalities0.8% #46 SG · #1201 CH Jobs per resident1.09 #1 SG · #74 CH Families & children18.3% #68 SG · #1619 CH Age structure18% #59 SG · #1647 CH Women share50.3% #13 SG · #733 CH Foreign residents34.6% #9 SG · #167 CH Population density2'018/km² #4 SG · #75 CH Tax burden15'139 #72 SG · #1029 CH Taxes138% #71 SG Warmest municipalities9.3 °C #34 SG · #1156 CH Sunniest municipalities39.6% #70 SG · #2020 CH Rainiest municipalities1'290 mm #32 SG · #508 CH Voter turnout52.2% #63 SG · #1566 CH Against Switzerland13.7% #55 SG · #1008 CH Aligned with Switzerland86.3% #14 SG · #464 CH SVP strongholds18.4% #75 SG · #1861 CH SP strongholds25.6% #1 SG · #153 CH Centre strongholds12.7% #71 SG · #981 CH FDP strongholds14.3% #37 SG · #893 CH GLP strongholds9.2% #2 SG · #408 CH Green strongholds15.5% #1 SG · #116 CH Largest by area39.4 km² #20 SG · #230 CH Highest municipalities675 m #22 SG · #650 CH Second homes14.7% #11 SG · #597 CH Organic farming28% #5 SG · #382 CH Best-connected municipalities93 min #29 SG · #1607 CH Remotest municipalities93 min #45 SG · #496 CH Highest peaks1'067 m #31 SG · #686 CH Highest-lying municipalities723 m #27 SG · #716 CH Greatest vertical range568 m #30 SG · #638 CH Steepest municipalities10.1° #38 SG · #922 CH Solar potential323 GWh #1 SG · #9 CH Solar potential per capita4'064 kWh #73 SG · #2047 CH Cheapest electricity31.33 Rp./kWh #46 SG · #1961 CH Most expensive electricity31.33 Rp./kWh #29 SG · #146 CH

Postal codes (12)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Abtwil SG9030 Speicher9042 Speicherschwendi9037 St. Gallen9000 9008 9010 9011 9012 9014 9015 9016 Wittenbach9300

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of St. Gallen?: St. Gallen has 12 postal codes: 9000, 9008, 9010, 9011, 9012, 9014, 9015, 9016, 9030, 9037, 9042, 9300.
What is the tax rate in St. Gallen?: The municipal tax multiplier of St. Gallen is 138% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
How much tax do you pay in St. Gallen?: A single person without children pays about 15'139 CHF income tax in St. Gallen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 71 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does St. Gallen have?: St. Gallen has 79'487 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in St. Gallen?: St. Gallen has 27'471 foreign residents, a share of 34.56% (2025).

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