What is the postal code of Sursee?

The postal code of Sursee is 6210.

What is the tax rate in Sursee?

The municipal tax multiplier of Sursee is 185% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.

How much tax do you pay in Sursee?

A single person without children pays about 12'884 CHF income tax in Sursee on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 26 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Sursee have?

Sursee has 11'118 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Sursee?

Sursee has 2'109 foreign residents, a share of 18.97% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton LU

Sursee

6210

LU CANTON6210

Residents

11'118

Area

6.1 km²

Population density

1'838 pop./km²

Elevation

504 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

185%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

5'652 50.8%

Men

5'466 49.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'134 19.2%

Swiss citizens

9'009 81.0%

Foreign residents

2'109 19.0%

Population density

1'838 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'134 · 19.2%20–64 · 6'819 · 61.3%65+ · 2'165 · 19.5%

Foreign residents 19.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Sursee

BFS

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

51.2% YesNo 48.8%

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

37.6% YesNo 62.4%

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

67.9% YesNo 32.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

59.2% YesNo 40.8%

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

30.2% YesNo 69.8%

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

29.7% YesNo 70.3%

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

27.4% YesNo 72.6%

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

76.0% YesNo 24.0%

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

35.2% YesNo 64.8%

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

81.2% YesNo 18.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte26.6% · strongest party

Mitte26.6%

SVP18.7%

FDP16.6%

SP14.5%

GRÜNE13.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier185%

Cantonal tax multiplier145%

185%LU range 90%240%

Tax rank 35 of 79 in canton Lucerne

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'884 CHF(12.9%)

Rank 26 of 79 in the canton · 488 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:12'884 CHF(~12.9%)

SurseeCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Sursee	Lucerne	Switzerland median
40'000	5.7%	4.2–6.5%	5.4%
50'000	8%	5.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	9.8%	7.2–11.3%	10.5%
70'000	10.8%	8–12.4%	11.9%
80'000	11.6%	8.6–13.3%	13.1%
90'000	12.1%	9–13.9%	14.1%
100'000	12.9%	9.7–14.7%	15.3%
110'000	13.5%	10.3–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	14.1%	10.7–16%	17.2%
130'000	14.6%	11.2–16.6%	18.1%
140'000	15.2%	11.7–17.2%	19%
150'000	15.7%	12.1–17.7%	19.7%
175'000	17%	13.3–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	18.1%	14.3–20.3%	23.2%
225'000	19.2%	15.3–21.5%	24.6%
250'000	20.2%	16.2–22.6%	25.8%
275'000	21.1%	17–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	21.8%	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 1991–20209.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'110 mm

9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

526 m

Mean elevation

501 m

Relief

38 m

Mean slope

1.5°

Flat share

94.5%

South-facing

0.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 38 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

87.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

113.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

19'400

87 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

25.41 Rp./kWh

Energy

12 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.73 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.31 Rp./kWh

25.41 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator CKW 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

0.11 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

5'451

Built before 194611.6%

Built since 200135.7%

0.11 %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 73 min · Car 56 min

AgglomerationPT 11 min · Car 6 min

Remoteness 68/79 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitesursee.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities11'118 #6 LU · #150 CH Families & children19.2% #71 LU · #1386 CH Age structure19.5% #29 LU · #1335 CH Women share50.8% #10 LU · #502 CH Foreign residents19% #27 LU · #949 CH Population density1'838/km² #2 LU · #91 CH Tax burden12'884 #36 LU · #498 CH Taxes185% #35 LU Warmest municipalities9.6 °C #22 LU · #871 CH Sunniest municipalities41% #39 LU · #1409 CH Rainiest municipalities1'110 mm #60 LU · #1049 CH Voter turnout58.1% #35 LU · #676 CH Against Switzerland8% #67 LU · #1332 CH Aligned with Switzerland92% #5 LU · #132 CH SVP strongholds18.7% #78 LU · #1843 CH SP strongholds14.5% #7 LU · #992 CH Centre strongholds26.6% #60 LU · #309 CH FDP strongholds16.6% #35 LU · #684 CH GLP strongholds8.6% #13 LU · #497 CH Green strongholds13.1% #2 LU · #239 CH Largest by area6.1 km² #68 LU · #1381 CH Highest municipalities504 m #60 LU · #1188 CH Remotest municipalities73 min #68 LU · #925 CH Best-connected municipalities73 min #12 LU · #1178 CH Highest peaks526 m #78 LU · #1796 CH Highest-lying municipalities501 m #68 LU · #1424 CH Greatest vertical range38 m #79 LU · #2068 CH Steepest municipalities1.5° #79 LU · #2047 CH Solar potential87 GWh #7 LU · #119 CH Cheapest electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #49 LU · #406 CH Most expensive electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #53 LU · #1723 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

6210

Sursee

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Sursee6210

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Sursee?: The postal code of Sursee is 6210.
What is the tax rate in Sursee?: The municipal tax multiplier of Sursee is 185% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
How much tax do you pay in Sursee?: A single person without children pays about 12'884 CHF income tax in Sursee on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 26 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Sursee have?: Sursee has 11'118 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Sursee?: Sursee has 2'109 foreign residents, a share of 18.97% (2025).

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