What is the postal code of Walchwil?

The postal code of Walchwil is 6318.

What is the tax rate in Walchwil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Walchwil is 51% (2026); canton ZG levies 78%.

How much tax do you pay in Walchwil?

A single person without children pays about 5'293 CHF income tax in Walchwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 2 of 11 in canton ZG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Walchwil have?

Walchwil has 4'013 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Walchwil?

Walchwil has 1'450 foreign residents, a share of 36.13% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZG

Walchwil

6318

ZG CANTON6318

Residents

4'013

Area

15.9 km²

Population density

253 pop./km²

Elevation

942 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'248 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

51%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'945 48.5%

Men

2'068 51.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

733 18.3%

Swiss citizens

2'563 63.9%

Foreign residents

1'450 36.1%

Population density

253 pop./km²

0–19 · 733 · 18.3%20–64 · 2'388 · 59.5%65+ · 892 · 22.2%

Foreign residents 36.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Walchwil

BFS

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

68.1% YesNo 31.9%

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

51.7% YesNo 48.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

42.9% YesNo 57.1%

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

18.4% YesNo 81.6%

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

43.5% YesNo 56.6%

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

38.4% YesNo 61.6%

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

71.3% YesNo 28.7%

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

45.5% YesNo 54.6%

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

9.4% YesNo 90.6%

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

14.2% YesNo 85.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte35.7% · strongest party

Mitte35.7%

SVP33.3%

FDP11.3%

GRÜNE9.9%

GLP3.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier51%

Cantonal tax multiplier78%

51%ZG range 47.53%59%

Tax rank 2 of 11 in canton Zug

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

5'293 CHF(5.3%)

Rank 2 of 11 in the canton · 2 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 5'349 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Baar 5'197 CHF · most expensive Neuheim 5'516 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:5'293 CHF(~5.3%)

WalchwilCanton range ZugSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Walchwil	Zug	Switzerland median
40'000	1.5%	1.5–1.6%	5.4%
50'000	2.1%	2.1–2.3%	7.8%
60'000	2.9%	2.8–3%	10.5%
70'000	3.6%	3.5–3.7%	11.9%
80'000	4.2%	4.1–4.3%	13.1%
90'000	4.6%	4.5–4.8%	14.1%
100'000	5.3%	5.2–5.5%	15.3%
110'000	6%	5.8–6.2%	16.3%
120'000	6.6%	6.5–6.8%	17.2%
130'000	7.2%	7.1–7.5%	18.1%
140'000	7.8%	7.7–8.1%	19%
150'000	8.5%	8.4–8.8%	19.7%
175'000	10.2%	10–10.5%	21.6%
200'000	11.5%	11.3–11.9%	23.2%
225'000	12.5%	12.3–12.9%	24.6%
250'000	13.4%	13.2–13.8%	25.8%
275'000	14.1%	13.9–14.6%	26.8%
300'000	14.7%	14.5–15.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'414 mm

9.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'248 m

Mean elevation

789 m

Relief

834 m

Mean slope

12.3°

Flat share

29.6%

South-facing

18.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 834 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

21.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

29.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'700

21 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

21.88 Rp./kWh

Energy

6.3 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.12 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.89 Rp./kWh

21.88 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 21.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator WWZ 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

0.9 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

1'895

Built before 194611.8%

Built since 200130.3%

0.9 %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 63 min · Car 55 min

AgglomerationPT 20 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 6/11 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitewalchwil.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities4'013 #10 ZG · #551 CH Families & children18.3% #11 ZG · #1614 CH Age structure22.2% #1 ZG · #823 CH Women share48.5% #10 ZG · #1705 CH Foreign residents36.1% #2 ZG · #137 CH Population density253/km² #9 ZG · #879 CH Tax burden5'293 #2 ZG · #2 CH Taxes51% #2 ZG Warmest municipalities9.1 °C #8 ZG · #1299 CH Sunniest municipalities41.7% #4 ZG · #1177 CH Rainiest municipalities1'414 mm #4 ZG · #337 CH Voter turnout64.6% #1 ZG · #172 CH Against Switzerland20% #4 ZG · #533 CH Aligned with Switzerland80% #8 ZG · #889 CH SVP strongholds33.3% #6 ZG · #1080 CH SP strongholds3.4% #8 ZG · #1992 CH Centre strongholds35.7% #1 ZG · #169 CH FDP strongholds11.3% #9 ZG · #1229 CH GLP strongholds3.5% #10 ZG · #1486 CH Green strongholds9.9% #10 ZG · #585 CH Largest by area15.9 km² #9 ZG · #605 CH Highest municipalities942 m #1 ZG · #302 CH Remotest municipalities63 min #6 ZG · #1226 CH Best-connected municipalities63 min #6 ZG · #873 CH Highest peaks1'248 m #4 ZG · #578 CH Highest-lying municipalities789 m #4 ZG · #626 CH Greatest vertical range834 m #3 ZG · #494 CH Steepest municipalities12.3° #3 ZG · #746 CH Solar potential21 GWh #10 ZG · #972 CH Cheapest electricity21.88 Rp./kWh #6 ZG · #30 CH Most expensive electricity21.88 Rp./kWh #10 ZG · #2081 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

6318

Walchwil

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Walchwil6318

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Walchwil?: The postal code of Walchwil is 6318.
What is the tax rate in Walchwil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Walchwil is 51% (2026); canton ZG levies 78%.
How much tax do you pay in Walchwil?: A single person without children pays about 5'293 CHF income tax in Walchwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 2 of 11 in canton ZG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Walchwil have?: Walchwil has 4'013 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Walchwil?: Walchwil has 1'450 foreign residents, a share of 36.13% (2025).

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