What is the postal code of Thayngen?

Thayngen has 5 postal codes: 8236, 8240, 8241, 8242, 8243.

What is the tax rate in Thayngen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Thayngen is 92% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.

How much tax do you pay in Thayngen?

A single person without children pays about 12'088 CHF income tax in Thayngen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 9 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Thayngen have?

Thayngen has 5'925 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Thayngen?

Thayngen has 1'712 foreign residents, a share of 28.89% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SH

Thayngen

8236–8243

SH CANTON8236 8240 8241 8242+1 PLZ

Residents

5'925

Area

19.9 km²

Population density

297 pop./km²

Elevation

437 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

697 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

92%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'957 49.9%

Men

2'968 50.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'230 20.8%

Swiss citizens

4'213 71.1%

Foreign residents

1'712 28.9%

Population density

297 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'230 · 20.8%20–64 · 3'380 · 57.0%65+ · 1'315 · 22.2%

Foreign residents 28.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Thayngen

BFS

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

60.0% YesNo 40.0%

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

59.3% YesNo 40.7%

14.06.2026Verpflichtungskredit für das Sportinfrastrukturprojekt «Erweiterung Hallensportzentrum Schweizersbild»Cantonal SH● Accepted · 73.9% Yes

72.8% YesNo 27.2%

14.06.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Schaffhausen (Finanzrechtliche Befugnisse)Cantonal SH● Accepted · 66.8% Yes

64.8% YesNo 35.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

36.4% YesNo 63.6%

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

21.5% YesNo 78.5%

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

52.3% YesNo 47.7%

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

49.0% YesNo 51.0%

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

67.3% YesNo 32.7%

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

58.1% YesNo 41.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP48.6% · strongest party

SVP48.6%

SP19.5%

FDP12.8%

GLP5.5%

EVP3.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier92%

Cantonal tax multiplier76%

92%SH range 59%117%

Tax rank 9 of 26 in canton Schaffhausen

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'088 CHF(12.1%)

Rank 9 of 26 in the canton · 319 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'457 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Buchberg 10'060 CHF · most expensive Oberhallau 13'625 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:12'088 CHF(~12.1%)

ThayngenCanton range SchaffhausenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Thayngen	Schaffhausen	Switzerland median
40'000	5.4%	4.4–6.1%	5.4%
50'000	6.8%	5.6–7.8%	7.8%
60'000	8.1%	6.7–9.2%	10.5%
70'000	9.2%	7.6–10.4%	11.9%
80'000	10.2%	8.4–11.5%	13.1%
90'000	11%	9.1–12.5%	14.1%
100'000	12.1%	10.1–13.6%	15.3%
110'000	13%	10.8–14.6%	16.3%
120'000	13.7%	11.5–15.4%	17.2%
130'000	14.4%	12.1–16.1%	18.1%
140'000	15%	12.7–16.8%	19%
150'000	15.6%	13.2–17.4%	19.7%
175'000	17.2%	14.6–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	18.6%	15.9–20.6%	23.2%
225'000	19.8%	17–21.9%	24.6%
250'000	20.7%	17.9–22.9%	25.8%
275'000	21.3%	18.5–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	21.8%	18.9–24%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020809 mm

9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

697 m

Mean elevation

512 m

Relief

274 m

Mean slope

8.1°

Flat share

42.5%

South-facing

19.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 274 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

63.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

82.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

14'100

63 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

32.2 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.63 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

15.48 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

32.2 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 32.2 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Elektrizitätswerk des Kantons Schaffhausen 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

0.38 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

2'887

Built before 194624.9%

Built since 200125.3%

0.38 %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 97 min · Car 60 min

AgglomerationPT 33 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 4/26 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentMarcel Fringer · FDP.Die Liberalen

Websitethayngen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities5'925 #3 SH · #346 CH Families & children20.8% #8 SH · #878 CH Age structure22.2% #17 SH · #825 CH Women share49.9% #9 SH · #1013 CH Foreign residents28.9% #4 SH · #353 CH Population density297/km² #5 SH · #785 CH Tax burden12'088 #9 SH · #319 CH Taxes92% #9 SH Warmest municipalities9.4 °C #9 SH · #1061 CH Sunniest municipalities39.6% #19 SH · #2017 CH Rainiest municipalities809 mm #25 SH · #2045 CH Voter turnout74.2% #10 SH · #16 CH Against Switzerland26% #4 SH · #203 CH Aligned with Switzerland74% #10 SH · #1249 CH SVP strongholds48.6% #15 SH · #276 CH SP strongholds19.5% #8 SH · #501 CH Centre strongholds2% #12 SH · #2044 CH FDP strongholds12.8% #8 SH · #1050 CH GLP strongholds5.5% #15 SH · #1086 CH Green strongholds3.1% #19 SH · #1860 CH Largest by area19.9 km² #4 SH · #481 CH Highest municipalities437 m #20 SH · #1642 CH Remotest municipalities97 min #4 SH · #441 CH Best-connected municipalities97 min #22 SH · #1668 CH Highest peaks697 m #10 SH · #1215 CH Highest-lying municipalities512 m #13 SH · #1378 CH Greatest vertical range274 m #11 SH · #1062 CH Steepest municipalities8.1° #13 SH · #1104 CH Solar potential63 GWh #2 SH · #212 CH Cheapest electricity32.2 Rp./kWh #9 SH · #1932 CH Most expensive electricity32.2 Rp./kWh #8 SH · #165 CH

Postal codes (5)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 6

Altdorf SH8243 Barzheim8241 Bibern SH8242 Hofen SH8242 Opfertshofen SH8236 Thayngen8240

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Thayngen?: Thayngen has 5 postal codes: 8236, 8240, 8241, 8242, 8243.
What is the tax rate in Thayngen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Thayngen is 92% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.
How much tax do you pay in Thayngen?: A single person without children pays about 12'088 CHF income tax in Thayngen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 9 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Thayngen have?: Thayngen has 5'925 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Thayngen?: Thayngen has 1'712 foreign residents, a share of 28.89% (2025).

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