What is the postal code of Utzenstorf?

The postal code of Utzenstorf is 3427.

What is the tax rate in Utzenstorf?

The municipal tax multiplier of Utzenstorf is 172% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Utzenstorf?

A single person without children pays about 16'951 CHF income tax in Utzenstorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 154 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Utzenstorf have?

Utzenstorf has 4'504 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Utzenstorf?

Utzenstorf has 462 foreign residents, a share of 10.26% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Emmental

Utzenstorf

3427

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'285 50.7%

Men

2'219 49.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

877 19.5%

Swiss citizens

4'042 89.7%

Foreign residents

462 10.3%

Population density

266 pop./km²

0–19 · 877 · 19.5%20–64 · 2'506 · 55.6%65+ · 1'121 · 24.9%

Foreign residents 10.3%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +35 (+0.8%) · 29 births · 38 deaths · net migration +51

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Vote results for Utzenstorf

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 21.9% Yes

25.5% YesNo 74.5%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 31.8% Yes

26.2% YesNo 73.8%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 35.2% Yes

32.4% YesNo 67.6%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 56.4% Yes

55.4% YesNo 44.6%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 55.4% Yes

50.3% YesNo 49.7%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 37.8% Yes

39.6% YesNo 60.4%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 44.7% Yes

50.1% YesNo 50.0%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 23.2% Yes

23.6% YesNo 76.5%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 40.4% Yes

39.0% YesNo 61.0%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 39.1% Yes

35.5% YesNo 64.5%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP39.1% · strongest party

SVP39.1%

SP19.2%

Mitte11.1%

GLP10.4%

GRÜNE6.7%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier172%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

172%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 155 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'951 CHF(17%)

Rank 154 of 334 in the canton · 1823 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:16'951 CHF(~17%)

UtzenstorfCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Utzenstorf	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10%	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	16%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.8%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.7%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.5%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.3%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.8%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.4%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.8%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29%	25.1–31.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'040 mm

9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

500 m

Mean elevation

480 m

Relief

39 m

Mean slope

0.7°

Flat share

99.4%

South-facing

0.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 39 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

56.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

69.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

12'600

Per inhabitant

12'591 kWh/yr

57 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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

25.59 Rp./kWh

Energy

7.97 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.91 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.8 Rp./kWh

25.59 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator BKW 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300612 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Utzenstorf →Canton Bern →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Bern. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Bern (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

1.63 %

Second homes

7.8 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

2'210

Built before 194624.3%

Built since 200125.8%

1.63 %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 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024

Jobs

1'483

Workplaces

255

Services share

58.9 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 105 (7.1%) · Secondary 505 (34.1%) · Tertiary 873 (58.9%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

9.1 %

Farmland

757 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 55 min · Car 31 min

AgglomerationPT 21 min · Car 11 min

Remoteness 209/334 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number552

Websiteutzenstorf.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Emmental

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Utzenstorf ranks

Largest municipalities4'504 #52 BE · #497 CH Growing municipalities0.8% #121 BE · #916 CH Shrinking municipalities0.8% #210 BE · #1186 CH Jobs per resident0.33 #188 BE · #1123 CH Families & children19.5% #172 BE · #1293 CH Age structure24.9% #106 BE · #408 CH Women share50.7% #118 BE · #529 CH Foreign residents10.3% #149 BE · #1678 CH Population density266/km² #93 BE · #853 CH Tax burden16'951 #155 BE · #1824 CH Taxes172% #155 BE Warmest municipalities9.4 °C #80 BE · #1030 CH Sunniest municipalities40.7% #262 BE · #1520 CH Rainiest municipalities1'040 mm #275 BE · #1438 CH Voter turnout54.8% #146 BE · #1240 CH Against Switzerland4.9% #193 BE · #1431 CH Aligned with Switzerland95.1% #8 BE · #23 CH SVP strongholds39.1% #209 BE · #710 CH SP strongholds19.2% #67 BE · #524 CH Centre strongholds11.1% #66 BE · #1106 CH FDP strongholds6.2% #153 BE · #1764 CH GLP strongholds10.4% #83 BE · #273 CH Green strongholds6.7% #164 BE · #1159 CH Largest by area16.9 km² #88 BE · #565 CH Highest municipalities476 m #273 BE · #1342 CH Second homes7.8% #289 BE · #1664 CH Organic farming9.1% #203 BE · #1277 CH Best-connected municipalities55 min #124 BE · #617 CH Remotest municipalities55 min #209 BE · #1478 CH Highest peaks500 m #312 BE · #1876 CH Highest-lying municipalities480 m #272 BE · #1531 CH Greatest vertical range39 m #324 BE · #2066 CH Steepest municipalities0.7° #329 BE · #2090 CH Solar potential57 GWh #30 BE · #260 CH Solar potential per capita12'591 kWh #160 BE · #679 CH Cheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #80 BE · #574 CH Most expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #167 BE · #1437 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3427

Utzenstorf

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Utzenstorf3427

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Utzenstorf?: The postal code of Utzenstorf is 3427.
What is the tax rate in Utzenstorf?: The municipal tax multiplier of Utzenstorf is 172% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Utzenstorf?: A single person without children pays about 16'951 CHF income tax in Utzenstorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 154 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Utzenstorf have?: Utzenstorf has 4'504 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Utzenstorf?: Utzenstorf has 462 foreign residents, a share of 10.26% (2025).

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