What is the postal code of Wangen?

Wangen has 3 postal codes: 8853, 8854, 8855.

What is the tax rate in Wangen?

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

How much tax do you pay in Wangen?

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

How many residents does Wangen have?

Wangen has 5'574 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Wangen?

Wangen has 985 foreign residents, a share of 17.67% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SZ

Wangen

8853–8855

SZ CANTON8853 8854 8855

Residents

5'574

Area

11 km²

Population density

507 pop./km²

Elevation

424 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

628 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

165%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'791 50.1%

Men

2'783 49.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'063 19.1%

Swiss citizens

4'589 82.3%

Foreign residents

985 17.7%

Population density

507 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'063 · 19.1%20–64 · 3'353 · 60.2%65+ · 1'158 · 20.8%

Foreign residents 17.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Wangen

BFS

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

59.3% YesNo 40.7%

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

66.5% YesNo 33.6%

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

44.9% YesNo 55.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

34.6% YesNo 65.4%

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

15.1% YesNo 84.9%

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

47.5% YesNo 52.5%

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

48.0% YesNo 52.0%

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

68.7% YesNo 31.3%

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

53.9% YesNo 46.2%

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

7.4% YesNo 92.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP37.7% · strongest party

SVP37.7%

FDP20.3%

Mitte15.0%

SP12.9%

Übrige8.5%

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 20 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%)

WangenCanton range SchwyzSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Wangen	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 1991–202010.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'429 mm

10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

628 m

Mean elevation

429 m

Relief

222 m

Mean slope

2.9°

Flat share

84.4%

South-facing

4.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 222 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

39.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

53.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'700

39 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

33.5 Rp./kWh

Energy

17.97 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.5 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

33.5 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Gemeinde Wangen SZ, Elektrizitätswerk

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

0.68 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

2'650

Built before 194612.7%

Built since 200131.2%

0.68 %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 67 min · Car 41 min

AgglomerationPT 16 min · Car 10 min

Remoteness 25/30 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitewangensz.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities5'574 #12 SZ · #376 CH Families & children19.1% #14 SZ · #1416 CH Age structure20.8% #12 SZ · #1074 CH Women share50.1% #2 SZ · #858 CH Foreign residents17.7% #18 SZ · #1075 CH Population density507/km² #5 SZ · #495 CH Tax burden7'890 #23 SZ · #34 CH Taxes165% #20 SZ Warmest municipalities10.2 °C #5 SZ · #320 CH Sunniest municipalities43.6% #21 SZ · #908 CH Rainiest municipalities1'429 mm #20 SZ · #315 CH Voter turnout58.3% #22 SZ · #657 CH Against Switzerland26% #15 SZ · #197 CH Aligned with Switzerland74% #11 SZ · #1243 CH SVP strongholds37.7% #17 SZ · #790 CH SP strongholds12.9% #5 SZ · #1170 CH Centre strongholds15% #16 SZ · #821 CH FDP strongholds20.3% #9 SZ · #428 CH GLP strongholds3% #13 SZ · #1580 CH Green strongholds2.2% #12 SZ · #1937 CH Largest by area11 km² #25 SZ · #892 CH Highest municipalities424 m #26 SZ · #1747 CH Remotest municipalities67 min #25 SZ · #1114 CH Best-connected municipalities67 min #6 SZ · #987 CH Highest peaks628 m #28 SZ · #1427 CH Highest-lying municipalities429 m #29 SZ · #1873 CH Greatest vertical range222 m #28 SZ · #1262 CH Steepest municipalities2.9° #29 SZ · #1911 CH Solar potential39 GWh #9 SZ · #479 CH Cheapest electricity33.5 Rp./kWh #25 SZ · #2017 CH Most expensive electricity33.5 Rp./kWh #6 SZ · #90 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Lachen SZ8853 Siebnen8854 Wangen SZ8855

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Wangen?: Wangen has 3 postal codes: 8853, 8854, 8855.
What is the tax rate in Wangen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Wangen is 165% (2026); canton SZ levies 110%.
How much tax do you pay in Wangen?: A single person without children pays about 7'890 CHF income tax in Wangen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 20 of 30 in canton SZ. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Wangen have?: Wangen has 5'574 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Wangen?: Wangen has 985 foreign residents, a share of 17.67% (2025).

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