What is the postal code of Vorderthal?

The postal code of Vorderthal is 8857.

What is the tax rate in Vorderthal?

The municipal tax multiplier of Vorderthal is 165% (2026); canton SZ levies 110%.

How much tax do you pay in Vorderthal?

A single person without children pays about 7'890 CHF income tax in Vorderthal on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 20 of 30 in canton SZ. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Vorderthal have?

Vorderthal has 1'032 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Vorderthal?

Vorderthal has 118 foreign residents, a share of 11.43% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SZ

Vorderthal

8857

SZ CANTON8857

Residents

1'032

Area

28 km²

Population density

37 pop./km²

Elevation

744 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'672 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

165%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

468 45.3%

Men

564 54.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

172 16.7%

Swiss citizens

914 88.6%

Foreign residents

118 11.4%

Population density

37 pop./km²

0–19 · 172 · 16.7%20–64 · 627 · 60.8%65+ · 233 · 22.6%

Foreign residents 11.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Vorderthal

BFS

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

63.7% YesNo 36.3%

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

85.9% YesNo 14.1%

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

45.3% YesNo 54.7%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

25.4% YesNo 74.6%

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

9.9% YesNo 90.1%

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

70.1% YesNo 29.9%

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

66.9% YesNo 33.1%

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

62.3% YesNo 37.7%

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

71.8% YesNo 28.2%

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

5.4% YesNo 94.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP55.6% · strongest party

SVP55.6%

Übrige14.9%

FDP10.5%

Mitte9.1%

SP7.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier165%

Cantonal tax multiplier110%

165%SZ range 64%195%

Tax rank 23 of 30 in canton Schwyz

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

7'890 CHF(7.9%)

Rank 20 of 30 in the canton · 31 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:7'890 CHF(~7.9%)

VorderthalCanton range SchwyzSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Vorderthal	Schwyz	Switzerland median
40'000	2.6%	1.7–2.8%	5.4%
50'000	4.1%	2.7–4.4%	7.8%
60'000	5%	3.4–5.5%	10.5%
70'000	5.9%	4–6.4%	11.9%
80'000	6.5%	4.5–7.1%	13.1%
90'000	7.1%	5–7.7%	14.1%
100'000	7.9%	5.6–8.6%	15.3%
110'000	8.6%	6.2–9.3%	16.3%
120'000	9.1%	6.7–9.9%	17.2%
130'000	9.7%	7.1–10.4%	18.1%
140'000	10.2%	7.6–11%	19%
150'000	10.7%	8–11.5%	19.7%
175'000	11.8%	9–12.7%	21.6%
200'000	12.8%	9.9–13.7%	23.2%
225'000	13.7%	10.7–14.6%	24.6%
250'000	14.5%	11.5–15.4%	25.8%
275'000	15.2%	12.1–16.1%	26.8%
300'000	15.7%	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 1991–20208.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'768 mm

8.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'672 m

Mean elevation

1'024 m

Relief

1'071 m

Mean slope

19.6°

Flat share

3.3%

South-facing

15.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 1'071 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

9.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

13.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'100

9 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

39.1 Rp./kWh

Energy

19.01 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

15.92 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

39.1 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Gemeinde Vorderthal, Elektrizitätswerkversorgung

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

0.69 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

581

Built before 194630.8%

Built since 200122.5%

0.69 %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 82 min · Car 49 min

AgglomerationPT 31 min · Car 20 min

Remoteness 14/30 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitevorderthal.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'032 #24 SZ · #1440 CH Families & children16.7% #26 SZ · #1850 CH Age structure22.6% #7 SZ · #748 CH Women share45.3% #30 SZ · #2072 CH Foreign residents11.4% #23 SZ · #1593 CH Population density37/km² #25 SZ · #1862 CH Tax burden7'890 #22 SZ · #33 CH Taxes165% #23 SZ Warmest municipalities8.4 °C #16 SZ · #1601 CH Sunniest municipalities45.2% #4 SZ · #636 CH Rainiest municipalities1'768 mm #12 SZ · #90 CH Voter turnout52.9% #29 SZ · #1365 CH Against Switzerland43% #2 SZ · #2 CH Aligned with Switzerland57% #23 SZ · #1456 CH SVP strongholds55.6% #5 SZ · #109 CH SP strongholds7.8% #17 SZ · #1715 CH Centre strongholds9.1% #27 SZ · #1284 CH FDP strongholds10.5% #24 SZ · #1331 CH GLP strongholds0.5% #27 SZ · #1983 CH Green strongholds1.1% #23 SZ · #2003 CH Largest by area28 km² #10 SZ · #329 CH Highest municipalities744 m #14 SZ · #513 CH Remotest municipalities82 min #14 SZ · #716 CH Best-connected municipalities82 min #17 SZ · #1385 CH Highest peaks1'672 m #13 SZ · #413 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'024 m #11 SZ · #402 CH Greatest vertical range1'071 m #15 SZ · #433 CH Steepest municipalities19.6° #6 SZ · #400 CH Solar potential9 GWh #24 SZ · #1590 CH Cheapest electricity39.1 Rp./kWh #30 SZ · #2101 CH Most expensive electricity39.1 Rp./kWh #1 SZ · #6 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8857

Vorderthal

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Vorderthal8857

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Vorderthal?: The postal code of Vorderthal is 8857.
What is the tax rate in Vorderthal?: The municipal tax multiplier of Vorderthal is 165% (2026); canton SZ levies 110%.
How much tax do you pay in Vorderthal?: A single person without children pays about 7'890 CHF income tax in Vorderthal on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 20 of 30 in canton SZ. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Vorderthal have?: Vorderthal has 1'032 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Vorderthal?: Vorderthal has 118 foreign residents, a share of 11.43% (2025).

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