What is the postal code of Tuggen?

Tuggen has 3 postal codes: 8730, 8855, 8856.

What is the tax rate in Tuggen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Tuggen is 154% (2026); canton SZ levies 110%.

How much tax do you pay in Tuggen?

A single person without children pays about 7'643 CHF income tax in Tuggen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 13 of 30 in canton SZ. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Tuggen have?

Tuggen has 3'491 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Tuggen?

Tuggen has 670 foreign residents, a share of 19.19% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SZ

Tuggen

8730–8856

SZ CANTON8730 8855 8856

Residents

3'491

Area

15.1 km²

Population density

231 pop./km²

Elevation

414 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

624 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

154%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'707 48.9%

Men

1'784 51.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

662 19.0%

Swiss citizens

2'821 80.8%

Foreign residents

670 19.2%

Population density

231 pop./km²

0–19 · 662 · 19.0%20–64 · 2'193 · 62.8%65+ · 636 · 18.2%

Foreign residents 19.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Tuggen

BFS

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

62.4% YesNo 37.6%

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

72.3% YesNo 27.7%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Kaufkraft stärken – Prämienverbilligung auch für den Mittelstand»Cantonal SZ● Rejected · 40.8% Yes

43.9% YesNo 56.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

31.9% YesNo 68.1%

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

12.7% YesNo 87.3%

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

52.0% YesNo 48.0%

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

49.9% YesNo 50.1%

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

68.5% YesNo 31.5%

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

57.3% YesNo 42.7%

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

7.3% YesNo 92.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP43.2% · strongest party

SVP43.2%

FDP21.4%

Mitte12.7%

Übrige9.4%

SP8.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier154%

Cantonal tax multiplier110%

154%SZ range 64%195%

Tax rank 13 of 30 in canton Schwyz

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

7'643 CHF(7.6%)

Rank 13 of 30 in the canton · 24 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 7'665 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Freienbach 5'617 CHF · most expensive Illgau 8'565 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:7'643 CHF(~7.6%)

TuggenCanton range SchwyzSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Tuggen	Schwyz	Switzerland median
40'000	2.5%	1.7–2.8%	5.4%
50'000	3.9%	2.7–4.4%	7.8%
60'000	4.9%	3.4–5.5%	10.5%
70'000	5.7%	4–6.4%	11.9%
80'000	6.3%	4.5–7.1%	13.1%
90'000	6.9%	5–7.7%	14.1%
100'000	7.6%	5.6–8.6%	15.3%
110'000	8.3%	6.2–9.3%	16.3%
120'000	8.9%	6.7–9.9%	17.2%
130'000	9.4%	7.1–10.4%	18.1%
140'000	9.9%	7.6–11%	19%
150'000	10.4%	8–11.5%	19.7%
175'000	11.5%	9–12.7%	21.6%
200'000	12.5%	9.9–13.7%	23.2%
225'000	13.4%	10.7–14.6%	24.6%
250'000	14.2%	11.5–15.4%	25.8%
275'000	14.9%	12.1–16.1%	26.8%
300'000	15.4%	12.6–16.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'525 mm

10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

624 m

Mean elevation

447 m

Relief

219 m

Mean slope

6.2°

Flat share

56.5%

South-facing

18.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 219 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

34.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

47.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

7'700

35 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

33.3 Rp./kWh

Energy

16.78 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.66 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.8 Rp./kWh

33.3 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 28.16 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Gemeinde Tuggen, Elektrizitätswerk

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

0.48 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

1'661

Built before 194612.3%

Built since 200139.7%

0.48 %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 75 min · Car 45 min

AgglomerationPT 12 min · Car 7 min

Remoteness 20/30 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitetuggen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'491 #17 SZ · #633 CH Families & children19% #15 SZ · #1437 CH Age structure18.2% #21 SZ · #1607 CH Women share48.9% #11 SZ · #1554 CH Foreign residents19.2% #15 SZ · #932 CH Population density231/km² #15 SZ · #942 CH Tax burden7'643 #13 SZ · #24 CH Taxes154% #13 SZ Warmest municipalities10.1 °C #9 SZ · #397 CH Sunniest municipalities44% #18 SZ · #833 CH Rainiest municipalities1'525 mm #17 SZ · #224 CH Voter turnout56.4% #26 SZ · #880 CH Against Switzerland31% #8 SZ · #56 CH Aligned with Switzerland69% #16 SZ · #1397 CH SVP strongholds43.2% #11 SZ · #487 CH SP strongholds8.3% #15 SZ · #1668 CH Centre strongholds12.7% #22 SZ · #973 CH FDP strongholds21.4% #8 SZ · #367 CH GLP strongholds2.6% #17 SZ · #1657 CH Green strongholds1.8% #17 SZ · #1971 CH Largest by area15.1 km² #20 SZ · #643 CH Highest municipalities414 m #29 SZ · #1819 CH Remotest municipalities75 min #20 SZ · #881 CH Best-connected municipalities75 min #11 SZ · #1231 CH Highest peaks624 m #29 SZ · #1441 CH Highest-lying municipalities447 m #28 SZ · #1738 CH Greatest vertical range219 m #29 SZ · #1274 CH Steepest municipalities6.2° #28 SZ · #1360 CH Solar potential35 GWh #12 SZ · #578 CH Cheapest electricity33.3 Rp./kWh #23 SZ · #2009 CH Most expensive electricity33.3 Rp./kWh #8 SZ · #98 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Tuggen8856 Uznach8730 Wangen SZ8855

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Tuggen?: Tuggen has 3 postal codes: 8730, 8855, 8856.
What is the tax rate in Tuggen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Tuggen is 154% (2026); canton SZ levies 110%.
How much tax do you pay in Tuggen?: A single person without children pays about 7'643 CHF income tax in Tuggen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 13 of 30 in canton SZ. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Tuggen have?: Tuggen has 3'491 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Tuggen?: Tuggen has 670 foreign residents, a share of 19.19% (2025).

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