What is the postal code of Teufen?

Teufen has 6 postal codes: 9012, 9042, 9052, 9053, 9055, 9062.

What is the tax rate in Teufen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Teufen is 260% (2026); canton AR levies 330%.

How much tax do you pay in Teufen?

A single person without children pays about 11'804 CHF income tax in Teufen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 20 in canton AR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Teufen have?

Teufen has 6'646 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Teufen?

Teufen has 851 foreign residents, a share of 12.8% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AR

Teufen

9012–9062

AR CANTON9012 9042 9052 9053+2 PLZ

Residents

6'646

Area

15.3 km²

Population density

436 pop./km²

Elevation

875 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

260%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'385 50.9%

Men

3'261 49.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'259 18.9%

Swiss citizens

5'795 87.2%

Foreign residents

851 12.8%

Population density

436 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'259 · 18.9%20–64 · 3'866 · 58.2%65+ · 1'521 · 22.9%

Foreign residents 12.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Teufen

BFS

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

62.8% YesNo 37.2%

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

45.4% YesNo 54.7%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

48.1% YesNo 51.9%

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

18.7% YesNo 81.3%

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

41.5% YesNo 58.5%

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

31.6% YesNo 68.4%

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

71.0% YesNo 29.0%

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

38.9% YesNo 61.1%

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

15.4% YesNo 84.6%

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

18.0% YesNo 82.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP49.1% · strongest party

FDP49.1%

SVP35.9%

Mitte14.2%

Übrige0.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier260%

Cantonal tax multiplier330%

260%AR range 260%450%

Tax rank 1 of 20 in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'804 CHF(11.8%)

Rank 1 of 20 in the canton · 274 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:11'804 CHF(~11.8%)

TeufenCanton range Appenzell AusserrhodenSwitzerland median

Show data table

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

Precipitation 1991–20201'439 mm

9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'040 m

Mean elevation

850 m

Relief

440 m

Mean slope

13.2°

Flat share

9.3%

South-facing

31.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 440 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

41.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

60.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

9'200

41 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

0.97 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

3'418

Built before 194634.8%

Built since 200124.8%

0.97 %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 107 min · Car 78 min

AgglomerationPT 27 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 18/20 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteteufen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities6'646 #2 AR · #307 CH Families & children18.9% #17 AR · #1474 CH Age structure22.9% #7 AR · #694 CH Women share50.9% #2 AR · #452 CH Foreign residents12.8% #13 AR · #1467 CH Population density436/km² #5 AR · #569 CH Tax burden11'804 #1 AR · #274 CH Taxes260% #1 AR Warmest municipalities9 °C #9 AR · #1378 CH Sunniest municipalities40.2% #16 AR · #1747 CH Rainiest municipalities1'439 mm #6 AR · #304 CH Voter turnout65.1% #1 AR · #156 CH Against Switzerland12.1% #13 AR · #1091 CH Aligned with Switzerland87.9% #3 AR · #368 CH SVP strongholds35.9% #17 AR · #903 CH Centre strongholds14.2% #12 AR · #881 CH FDP strongholds49.1% #3 AR · #6 CH Largest by area15.3 km² #6 AR · #634 CH Highest municipalities875 m #10 AR · #353 CH Remotest municipalities107 min #18 AR · #292 CH Best-connected municipalities107 min #3 AR · #1812 CH Highest peaks1'040 m #12 AR · #702 CH Highest-lying municipalities850 m #12 AR · #556 CH Greatest vertical range440 m #11 AR · #765 CH Steepest municipalities13.2° #15 AR · #688 CH Solar potential41 GWh #2 AR · #442 CH Cheapest electricity28.74 Rp./kWh #9 AR · #1230 CH Most expensive electricity28.74 Rp./kWh #14 AR · #878 CH

Postal codes (6)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 6

Bühler9055 Lustmühle9062 Niederteufen9052 Speicher9042 St. Gallen9000 9008 9010 9011 9012 9014 9015 9016 Teufen AR9053

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Teufen?: Teufen has 6 postal codes: 9012, 9042, 9052, 9053, 9055, 9062.
What is the tax rate in Teufen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Teufen is 260% (2026); canton AR levies 330%.
How much tax do you pay in Teufen?: A single person without children pays about 11'804 CHF income tax in Teufen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 20 in canton AR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Teufen have?: Teufen has 6'646 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Teufen?: Teufen has 851 foreign residents, a share of 12.8% (2025).

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