What is the postal code of Unterseen?

The postal code of Unterseen is 3800.

What is the tax rate in Unterseen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Unterseen is 170% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Unterseen?

A single person without children pays about 16'886 CHF income tax in Unterseen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 138 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Unterseen have?

Unterseen has 5'750 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Unterseen?

Unterseen has 1'260 foreign residents, a share of 21.91% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Unterseen

3800

BE CANTON3800

Residents

5'750

Area

14 km²

Population density

411 pop./km²

Elevation

789 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'708 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

170%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'011 52.4%

Men

2'739 47.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

914 15.9%

Swiss citizens

4'490 78.1%

Foreign residents

1'260 21.9%

Population density

411 pop./km²

0–19 · 914 · 15.9%20–64 · 3'356 · 58.4%65+ · 1'480 · 25.7%

Foreign residents 21.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Unterseen

BFS

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

59.1% YesNo 40.9%

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

42.7% YesNo 57.3%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% Yes

45.2% YesNo 54.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

53.0% YesNo 47.0%

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

26.0% YesNo 74.0%

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

38.1% YesNo 61.9%

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

37.4% YesNo 62.6%

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

73.6% YesNo 26.5%

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

45.0% YesNo 55.0%

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

17.5% YesNo 82.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP28.7% · strongest party

SVP28.7%

SP19.2%

GLP12.4%

FDP8.7%

Mitte8.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier170%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

170%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 146 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'886 CHF(16.9%)

Rank 138 of 334 in the canton · 1790 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 17'048 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee 14'255 CHF · most expensive Schelten 18'510 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:16'886 CHF(~16.9%)

UnterseenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Unterseen	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.9%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.8%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.2%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.3%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.1%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.9%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.9%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.7%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.6%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.4%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.2%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.9%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.7%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.3%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.7%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.9%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.9%	25.1–31.2%	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 1991–20201'254 mm

9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'708 m

Mean elevation

832 m

Relief

1'151 m

Mean slope

23°

Flat share

32.9%

South-facing

19.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 1'151 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

37.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

49.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'400

38 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

29.21 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.8 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.44 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.71 Rp./kWh

29.21 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Industrielle Betriebe Interlaken (IBI) 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

0.41 %

Avg. rooms

3.4

Dwellings

3'402

Built before 194627.5%

Built since 200117.0%

0.41 %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 77 min · Car 51 min

AgglomerationPT 18 min · Car 9 min

Remoteness 93/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteunterseen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities5'750 #35 BE · #363 CH Families & children15.9% #302 BE · #1918 CH Age structure25.7% #84 BE · #330 CH Women share52.4% #14 BE · #84 CH Foreign residents21.9% #38 BE · #720 CH Population density411/km² #63 BE · #597 CH Tax burden16'886 #151 BE · #1803 CH Taxes170% #146 BE Warmest municipalities9.3 °C #110 BE · #1128 CH Sunniest municipalities47.6% #24 BE · #354 CH Rainiest municipalities1'254 mm #105 BE · #578 CH Voter turnout56.3% #82 BE · #893 CH Against Switzerland9% #156 BE · #1272 CH Aligned with Switzerland91% #47 BE · #171 CH SVP strongholds28.7% #292 BE · #1351 CH SP strongholds19.2% #68 BE · #522 CH Centre strongholds8% #166 BE · #1436 CH FDP strongholds8.7% #70 BE · #1523 CH GLP strongholds12.4% #38 BE · #125 CH Green strongholds7.7% #127 BE · #924 CH Largest by area14 km² #118 BE · #696 CH Highest municipalities789 m #93 BE · #445 CH Remotest municipalities77 min #93 BE · #820 CH Best-connected municipalities77 min #243 BE · #1273 CH Highest peaks1'708 m #55 BE · #405 CH Highest-lying municipalities832 m #122 BE · #584 CH Greatest vertical range1'151 m #55 BE · #421 CH Steepest municipalities23° #45 BE · #320 CH Solar potential38 GWh #72 BE · #515 CH Cheapest electricity29.21 Rp./kWh #239 BE · #1295 CH Most expensive electricity29.21 Rp./kWh #98 BE · #814 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3800

Unterseen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Unterseen3800

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Interlaken

BE · 1.3 km

Matten bei Interlaken

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Unterseen?: The postal code of Unterseen is 3800.
What is the tax rate in Unterseen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Unterseen is 170% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Unterseen?: A single person without children pays about 16'886 CHF income tax in Unterseen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 138 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Unterseen have?: Unterseen has 5'750 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Unterseen?: Unterseen has 1'260 foreign residents, a share of 21.91% (2025).

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