What is the postal code of Steffisburg?

Steffisburg has 5 postal codes: 3612, 3613, 3617, 3624, 3627.

What is the tax rate in Steffisburg?

The municipal tax multiplier of Steffisburg is 162% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Steffisburg?

A single person without children pays about 16'626 CHF income tax in Steffisburg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 91 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Steffisburg have?

Steffisburg has 16'599 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Steffisburg?

Steffisburg has 2'096 foreign residents, a share of 12.63% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Steffisburg

3612–3627

BE CANTON3612 3613 3617 3624+1 PLZ

Residents

16'599

Area

14.8 km²

Population density

1'121 pop./km²

Elevation

607 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'014 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

162%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

8'666 52.2%

Men

7'933 47.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

3'008 18.1%

Swiss citizens

14'503 87.4%

Foreign residents

2'096 12.6%

Population density

1'121 pop./km²

0–19 · 3'008 · 18.1%20–64 · 9'295 · 56.0%65+ · 4'296 · 25.9%

Foreign residents 12.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Steffisburg

BFS

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

54.5% YesNo 45.5%

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

46.9% YesNo 53.1%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% Yes

41.7% YesNo 58.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

49.0% YesNo 51.0%

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

25.5% YesNo 74.5%

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

39.5% YesNo 60.5%

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

38.5% YesNo 61.5%

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

71.9% YesNo 28.1%

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

45.5% YesNo 54.5%

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

17.9% YesNo 82.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP30.2% · strongest party

SVP30.2%

SP16.5%

GLP11.1%

EVP9.0%

GRÜNE7.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier162%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

162%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 92 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'626 CHF(16.6%)

Rank 91 of 334 in the canton · 1660 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 17'048 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee 14'255 CHF · most expensive Schelten 18'510 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:16'626 CHF(~16.6%)

SteffisburgCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Steffisburg	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.8%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.6%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.1%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.8%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.7%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.6%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.5%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.3%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.1%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	19.9%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.6%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.4%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.9%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.3%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.6%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.6%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.5%	25.1–31.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'104 mm

8.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'014 m

Mean elevation

676 m

Relief

467 m

Mean slope

10.4°

Flat share

35.7%

South-facing

24.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 467 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

100 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

129.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

22'200

100 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

29.9 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.8 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.54 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.8 Rp./kWh

29.9 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator NetZulg 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

0.47 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

8'529

Built before 194622.6%

Built since 200119.9%

0.47 %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 53 min · Car 32 min

AgglomerationPT 17 min · Car 13 min

Remoteness 225/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitesteffisburg.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities16'599 #8 BE · #82 CH Families & children18.1% #254 BE · #1646 CH Age structure25.9% #79 BE · #312 CH Women share52.2% #22 BE · #105 CH Foreign residents12.6% #124 BE · #1482 CH Population density1'121/km² #18 BE · #187 CH Tax burden16'626 #93 BE · #1662 CH Taxes162% #92 BE Warmest municipalities8.9 °C #176 BE · #1408 CH Sunniest municipalities45% #74 BE · #661 CH Rainiest municipalities1'104 mm #209 BE · #1074 CH Voter turnout54.5% #122 BE · #1141 CH Against Switzerland10% #148 BE · #1215 CH Aligned with Switzerland90% #61 BE · #226 CH SVP strongholds30.2% #283 BE · #1254 CH SP strongholds16.5% #114 BE · #780 CH Centre strongholds6.8% #209 BE · #1590 CH FDP strongholds7.5% #114 BE · #1651 CH GLP strongholds11.1% #60 BE · #211 CH Green strongholds7.9% #121 BE · #886 CH Largest by area14.8 km² #109 BE · #657 CH Highest municipalities607 m #165 BE · #797 CH Remotest municipalities53 min #225 BE · #1540 CH Best-connected municipalities53 min #113 BE · #557 CH Highest peaks1'014 m #132 BE · #719 CH Highest-lying municipalities676 m #162 BE · #819 CH Greatest vertical range467 m #122 BE · #726 CH Steepest municipalities10.4° #151 BE · #890 CH Solar potential100 GWh #9 BE · #82 CH Cheapest electricity29.9 Rp./kWh #242 BE · #1458 CH Most expensive electricity29.9 Rp./kWh #93 BE · #648 CH

Postal codes (5)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Fahrni b. Thun3617 Heimberg3627 Schwendibach3624 Steffisburg3612 3613

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Steffisburg?: Steffisburg has 5 postal codes: 3612, 3613, 3617, 3624, 3627.
What is the tax rate in Steffisburg?: The municipal tax multiplier of Steffisburg is 162% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Steffisburg?: A single person without children pays about 16'626 CHF income tax in Steffisburg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 91 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Steffisburg have?: Steffisburg has 16'599 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Steffisburg?: Steffisburg has 2'096 foreign residents, a share of 12.63% (2025).

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