What is the postal code of Urnäsch?

Urnäsch has 3 postal codes: 9103, 9104, 9107.

What is the tax rate in Urnäsch?

The municipal tax multiplier of Urnäsch is 420% (2026); canton AR levies 330%.

How much tax do you pay in Urnäsch?

A single person without children pays about 14'544 CHF income tax in Urnäsch on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 16 of 20 in canton AR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Urnäsch have?

Urnäsch has 2'382 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Urnäsch?

Urnäsch has 286 foreign residents, a share of 12.01% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AR

Urnäsch

9103–9107

AR CANTON9103 9104 9107

Residents

2'382

Area

48.2 km²

Population density

49 pop./km²

Elevation

866 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'584 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

420%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'163 48.8%

Men

1'219 51.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

544 22.8%

Swiss citizens

2'096 88.0%

Foreign residents

286 12.0%

Population density

49 pop./km²

0–19 · 544 · 22.8%20–64 · 1'302 · 54.7%65+ · 536 · 22.5%

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 Urnäsch

BFS

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

68.0% YesNo 32.0%

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

72.5% YesNo 27.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

24.9% YesNo 75.1%

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

12.5% YesNo 87.5%

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

53.9% YesNo 46.1%

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

53.1% YesNo 46.9%

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

67.7% YesNo 32.3%

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

59.5% YesNo 40.6%

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

9.9% YesNo 90.1%

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

11.7% YesNo 88.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP70.3% · strongest party

SVP70.3%

FDP20.3%

Mitte9.1%

Übrige0.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier420%

Cantonal tax multiplier330%

420%AR range 260%450%

Tax rank 17 of 20 in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

14'544 CHF(14.5%)

Rank 16 of 20 in the canton · 939 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:14'544 CHF(~14.5%)

UrnäschCanton range Appenzell AusserrhodenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Urnäsch	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	Switzerland median
40'000	7.7%	6.1–8%	5.4%
50'000	9.2%	7.3–9.5%	7.8%
60'000	10.6%	8.5–11%	10.5%
70'000	11.8%	9.4–12.2%	11.9%
80'000	12.8%	10.3–13.2%	13.1%
90'000	13.6%	10.9–14.1%	14.1%
100'000	14.5%	11.8–15.1%	15.3%
110'000	15.4%	12.6–16%	16.3%
120'000	16.2%	13.3–16.8%	17.2%
130'000	16.9%	13.8–17.4%	18.1%
140'000	17.6%	14.5–18.1%	19%
150'000	18.2%	15–18.8%	19.7%
175'000	19.7%	16.4–20.3%	21.6%
200'000	21%	17.5–21.6%	23.2%
225'000	22.1%	18.6–22.7%	24.6%
250'000	23.1%	19.5–23.7%	25.8%
275'000	23.9%	20.2–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	24.5%	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 1991–20207.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'533 mm

7.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'584 m

Mean elevation

1'071 m

Relief

861 m

Mean slope

17.8°

Flat share

6.1%

South-facing

22.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 861 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

27.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

40.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'200

28 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 range H4

28.74–29.98 Rp./kWh

29.36 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 28.74 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operators St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG · Elektrizitätswerk Urnäsch AG

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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

1.25 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

1'441

Built before 194653.8%

Built since 200110.6%

1.25 %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 115 min · Car 83 min

AgglomerationPT 29 min · Car 22 min

Remoteness 12/20 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteurnaesch.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'382 #6 AR · #876 CH Families & children22.8% #6 AR · #351 CH Age structure22.5% #10 AR · #768 CH Women share48.8% #14 AR · #1597 CH Foreign residents12% #15 AR · #1546 CH Population density49/km² #19 AR · #1780 CH Tax burden14'544 #18 AR · #941 CH Taxes420% #17 AR Warmest municipalities7.9 °C #18 AR · #1722 CH Sunniest municipalities42.4% #2 AR · #1065 CH Rainiest municipalities1'533 mm #2 AR · #217 CH Voter turnout56.4% #15 AR · #883 CH Against Switzerland37% #1 AR · #8 CH Aligned with Switzerland63% #15 AR · #1452 CH SVP strongholds70.3% #2 AR · #9 CH Centre strongholds9.1% #18 AR · #1287 CH FDP strongholds20.3% #19 AR · #429 CH Largest by area48.2 km² #1 AR · #182 CH Highest municipalities866 m #11 AR · #357 CH Remotest municipalities115 min #12 AR · #211 CH Best-connected municipalities115 min #8 AR · #1889 CH Highest peaks1'584 m #2 AR · #437 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'071 m #1 AR · #372 CH Greatest vertical range861 m #2 AR · #483 CH Steepest municipalities17.8° #1 AR · #460 CH Solar potential28 GWh #5 AR · #737 CH Cheapest electricity29.36 Rp./kWh #16 AR · #1410 CH Most expensive electricity29.36 Rp./kWh #5 AR · #697 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Schwellbrunn9103 Urnäsch9107 Waldstatt9104

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Urnäsch?: Urnäsch has 3 postal codes: 9103, 9104, 9107.
What is the tax rate in Urnäsch?: The municipal tax multiplier of Urnäsch is 420% (2026); canton AR levies 330%.
How much tax do you pay in Urnäsch?: A single person without children pays about 14'544 CHF income tax in Urnäsch on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 16 of 20 in canton AR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Urnäsch have?: Urnäsch has 2'382 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Urnäsch?: Urnäsch has 286 foreign residents, a share of 12.01% (2025).

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