What is the postal code of Wiggiswil?

The postal code of Wiggiswil is 3053.

What is the tax rate in Wiggiswil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Wiggiswil is 140% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Wiggiswil?

A single person without children pays about 15'911 CHF income tax in Wiggiswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 20 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Wiggiswil have?

Wiggiswil has 93 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Wiggiswil?

Wiggiswil has 7 foreign residents, a share of 7.53% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Wiggiswil

3053

BE CANTON3053

Residents

Area

1.4 km²

Population density

65 pop./km²

Elevation

563 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

140%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

49 52.7%

Men

44 47.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

14 15.1%

Swiss citizens

86 92.5%

Foreign residents

7 7.5%

Population density

65 pop./km²

0–19 · 14 · 15.1%20–64 · 57 · 61.3%65+ · 22 · 23.7%

Foreign residents 7.5%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Wiggiswil

BFS

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

51.4% YesNo 48.6%

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

64.6% YesNo 35.5%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% Yes

31.4% YesNo 68.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

47.9% YesNo 52.1%

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

17.9% YesNo 82.1%

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

34.0% YesNo 66.0%

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

35.8% YesNo 64.2%

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

76.3% YesNo 23.7%

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

37.1% YesNo 62.9%

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

17.7% YesNo 82.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP57.2% · strongest party

SVP57.2%

Mitte10.3%

GRÜNE8.7%

SP5.6%

EVP5.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier140%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

140%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 20 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'911 CHF(15.9%)

Rank 20 of 334 in the canton · 1235 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:15'911 CHF(~15.9%)

WiggiswilCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Wiggiswil	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.3%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	12.4%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	13.4%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.2%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	15.9%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	16.7%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	17.6%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	18.3%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	19.1%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	19.8%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	21.5%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	24.4%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	25.6%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	26.6%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	27.5%	25.1–31.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'037 mm

9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

584 m

Mean elevation

555 m

Relief

63 m

Mean slope

4.1°

Flat share

75.2%

South-facing

16.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 63 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

2.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

2.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

500

2 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

30.83 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.9 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.2 Rp./kWh

30.83 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Genossenschaft Elektra, Jegenstorf

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 %

Avg. rooms

3.4

Dwellings

Built before 194675.4%

Built since 20015.3%

0 %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 35 min · Car 25 min

AgglomerationPT 32 min · Car 19 min

Remoteness 310/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitewiggiswil.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities93 #327 BE · #2088 CH Families & children15.1% #309 BE · #1973 CH Age structure23.7% #150 BE · #550 CH Women share52.7% #8 BE · #54 CH Foreign residents7.5% #216 BE · #1894 CH Population density65/km² #254 BE · #1678 CH Tax burden15'911 #24 BE · #1239 CH Taxes140% #20 BE Warmest municipalities9.3 °C #104 BE · #1122 CH Sunniest municipalities42.4% #154 BE · #1063 CH Rainiest municipalities1'037 mm #282 BE · #1453 CH Voter turnout60.8% #22 BE · #409 CH SVP strongholds57.2% #46 BE · #89 CH SP strongholds5.6% #301 BE · #1891 CH Centre strongholds10.3% #88 BE · #1168 CH FDP strongholds4% #245 BE · #1918 CH GLP strongholds4.4% #263 BE · #1312 CH Green strongholds8.7% #99 BE · #755 CH Largest by area1.4 km² #330 BE · #2069 CH Highest municipalities563 m #203 BE · #954 CH Remotest municipalities35 min #310 BE · #1949 CH Best-connected municipalities35 min #26 BE · #158 CH Highest peaks584 m #263 BE · #1600 CH Highest-lying municipalities555 m #221 BE · #1187 CH Greatest vertical range63 m #306 BE · #1991 CH Steepest municipalities4.1° #261 BE · #1720 CH Solar potential2 GWh #326 BE · #2071 CH Cheapest electricity30.83 Rp./kWh #276 BE · #1810 CH Most expensive electricity30.83 Rp./kWh #66 BE · #302 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3053

Wiggiswil

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Wiggiswil3053

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Wiggiswil?: The postal code of Wiggiswil is 3053.
What is the tax rate in Wiggiswil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Wiggiswil is 140% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Wiggiswil?: A single person without children pays about 15'911 CHF income tax in Wiggiswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 20 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Wiggiswil have?: Wiggiswil has 93 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Wiggiswil?: Wiggiswil has 7 foreign residents, a share of 7.53% (2025).

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