What is the postal code of Uerkheim?

Uerkheim has 2 postal codes: 4812, 4813.

What is the tax rate in Uerkheim?

The municipal tax multiplier of Uerkheim is 123% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Uerkheim?

A single person without children pays about 13'752 CHF income tax in Uerkheim on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 185 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Uerkheim have?

Uerkheim has 1'442 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Uerkheim?

Uerkheim has 173 foreign residents, a share of 12% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Uerkheim

4812–4813

AG CANTON4812 4813

Residents

1'442

Area

7.1 km²

Population density

203 pop./km²

Elevation

492 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

123%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

717 49.7%

Men

725 50.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

253 17.5%

Swiss citizens

1'269 88.0%

Foreign residents

173 12.0%

Population density

203 pop./km²

0–19 · 253 · 17.5%20–64 · 874 · 60.6%65+ · 315 · 21.8%

Foreign residents 12.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Uerkheim

BFS

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

58.8% YesNo 41.2%

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

70.8% YesNo 29.2%

14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% Yes

32.4% YesNo 67.6%

14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

60.1% YesNo 39.9%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

34.2% YesNo 65.8%

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

14.2% YesNo 85.8%

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

54.5% YesNo 45.5%

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

48.2% YesNo 51.9%

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

71.9% YesNo 28.2%

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

52.6% YesNo 47.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP61.4% · strongest party

SVP61.4%

SP9.5%

Mitte7.4%

FDP7.3%

GLP5.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier123%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

123%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 186 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'752 CHF(13.8%)

Rank 185 of 196 in the canton · 777 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'952 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Oberwil-Lieli 9'753 CHF · most expensive Ammerswil 13'965 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'752 CHF(~13.8%)

UerkheimCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Uerkheim	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.5%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	7.5%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	9.2%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	10.6%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	11.7%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	12.6%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	13.8%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	14.7%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	15.5%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	16.3%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	17%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	17.7%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	19.4%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	20.8%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	22.1%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	23.3%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	24.2%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	25%	19.1–25.3%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'124 mm

9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

652 m

Mean elevation

544 m

Relief

205 m

Mean slope

12.4°

Flat share

14.2%

South-facing

21.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 205 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

14.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

19 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'200

15 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

27.89 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.4 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.23 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.06 Rp./kWh

27.89 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 27.73 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator AEW Energie 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

1.32 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

759

Built before 194635.4%

Built since 200120.4%

1.32 %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 68 min · Car 55 min

AgglomerationPT 46 min · Car 22 min

Remoteness 73/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteuerkheim.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'442 #138 AG · #1197 CH Families & children17.5% #181 AG · #1744 CH Age structure21.8% #48 AG · #899 CH Women share49.7% #87 AG · #1150 CH Foreign residents12% #179 AG · #1547 CH Population density203/km² #156 AG · #1018 CH Tax burden13'752 #189 AG · #781 CH Taxes123% #186 AG Warmest municipalities9.3 °C #180 AG · #1162 CH Sunniest municipalities40% #150 AG · #1907 CH Rainiest municipalities1'124 mm #40 AG · #960 CH Voter turnout52.3% #132 AG · #1427 CH Against Switzerland29% #7 AG · #101 CH Aligned with Switzerland71% #159 AG · #1363 CH SVP strongholds61.4% #3 AG · #40 CH SP strongholds9.5% #155 AG · #1565 CH Centre strongholds7.4% #174 AG · #1519 CH FDP strongholds7.3% #181 AG · #1672 CH GLP strongholds5.5% #149 AG · #1094 CH Green strongholds3% #187 AG · #1871 CH Largest by area7.1 km² #80 AG · #1242 CH Highest municipalities492 m #50 AG · #1251 CH Remotest municipalities68 min #73 AG · #1096 CH Best-connected municipalities68 min #130 AG · #1032 CH Highest peaks652 m #75 AG · #1358 CH Highest-lying municipalities544 m #39 AG · #1243 CH Greatest vertical range205 m #113 AG · #1343 CH Steepest municipalities12.4° #18 AG · #741 CH Solar potential15 GWh #125 AG · #1259 CH Cheapest electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #146 AG · #1056 CH Most expensive electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #93 AG · #1094 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Mühlethal4812 Uerkheim4813

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Uerkheim?: Uerkheim has 2 postal codes: 4812, 4813.
What is the tax rate in Uerkheim?: The municipal tax multiplier of Uerkheim is 123% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Uerkheim?: A single person without children pays about 13'752 CHF income tax in Uerkheim on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 185 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Uerkheim have?: Uerkheim has 1'442 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Uerkheim?: Uerkheim has 173 foreign residents, a share of 12% (2025).

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