What is the postal code of Wigoltingen?

Wigoltingen has 4 postal codes: 8554, 8556, 8560, 8564.

What is the tax rate in Wigoltingen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Wigoltingen is 159% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.

How much tax do you pay in Wigoltingen?

A single person without children pays about 13'796 CHF income tax in Wigoltingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 73 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Wigoltingen have?

Wigoltingen has 2'674 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Wigoltingen?

Wigoltingen has 500 foreign residents, a share of 18.7% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TG

Wigoltingen

8554–8564

TG CANTON8554 8556 8560 8564

Residents

2'674

Area

17.1 km²

Population density

156 pop./km²

Elevation

431 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

159%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'302 48.7%

Men

1'372 51.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

605 22.6%

Swiss citizens

2'174 81.3%

Foreign residents

500 18.7%

Population density

156 pop./km²

0–19 · 605 · 22.6%20–64 · 1'569 · 58.7%65+ · 500 · 18.7%

Foreign residents 18.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Wigoltingen

BFS

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

61.5% YesNo 38.5%

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

60.1% YesNo 39.9%

14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% Yes

51.5% YesNo 48.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

33.8% YesNo 66.3%

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

16.7% YesNo 83.3%

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

48.1% YesNo 51.9%

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

42.8% YesNo 57.2%

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

70.3% YesNo 29.7%

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

50.1% YesNo 49.9%

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

11.7% YesNo 88.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP51.0% · strongest party

SVP51.0%

Mitte14.5%

SP7.9%

FDP7.8%

GRÜNE7.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier159%

Cantonal tax multiplier109%

159%TG range 94%175%

Tax rank 73 of 80 in canton Thurgau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'796 CHF(13.8%)

Rank 73 of 80 in the canton · 786 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 13'209 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Warth-Weiningen 10'862 CHF · most expensive Arbon 14'518 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'796 CHF(~13.8%)

WigoltingenCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Wigoltingen	Thurgau	Switzerland median
40'000	6.4%	5–6.8%	5.4%
50'000	8.3%	6.4–8.8%	7.8%
60'000	10%	7.7–10.6%	10.5%
70'000	11.3%	8.8–11.9%	11.9%
80'000	12.2%	9.5–12.9%	13.1%
90'000	12.9%	10.1–13.6%	14.1%
100'000	13.8%	10.9–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	14.6%	11.6–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	15.4%	12.2–16.1%	17.2%
130'000	16%	12.8–16.8%	18.1%
140'000	16.7%	13.4–17.5%	19%
150'000	17.2%	13.9–18.1%	19.7%
175'000	18.7%	15.1–19.5%	21.6%
200'000	20%	16.3–20.9%	23.2%
225'000	21.2%	17.4–22.1%	24.6%
250'000	22.2%	18.3–23.2%	25.8%
275'000	23.1%	19.1–24%	26.8%
300'000	23.8%	19.7–24.8%	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 1991–2020926 mm

9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

565 m

Mean elevation

447 m

Relief

161 m

Mean slope

3.3°

Flat share

76.7%

South-facing

17.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 161 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

41.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

54.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

9'300

42 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 range H4

28.36–31.56 Rp./kWh

29.96 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.43 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operators Elektrakorporation Wagerswil Wagerswil · Politische Gemeinde Wigoltingen, Elektrizitätswerk

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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

1.32 %

Avg. rooms

4.5

Dwellings

1'211

Built before 194634.5%

Built since 200126.8%

1.32 %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 90 min · Car 48 min

AgglomerationPT 22 min · Car 11 min

Remoteness 42/80 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitewigoltingen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'674 #37 TG · #802 CH Families & children22.6% #16 TG · #400 CH Age structure18.7% #57 TG · #1507 CH Women share48.7% #55 TG · #1654 CH Foreign residents18.7% #48 TG · #972 CH Population density156/km² #58 TG · #1194 CH Tax burden13'796 #74 TG · #787 CH Taxes159% #73 TG Warmest municipalities9.3 °C #61 TG · #1170 CH Sunniest municipalities39.7% #38 TG · #2008 CH Rainiest municipalities926 mm #58 TG · #1877 CH Voter turnout57.1% #31 TG · #800 CH Against Switzerland26% #22 TG · #213 CH Aligned with Switzerland74% #51 TG · #1259 CH SVP strongholds51% #20 TG · #211 CH SP strongholds7.9% #40 TG · #1705 CH Centre strongholds14.5% #40 TG · #863 CH FDP strongholds7.8% #52 TG · #1614 CH GLP strongholds4.7% #60 TG · #1271 CH Green strongholds7.4% #51 TG · #1002 CH Largest by area17.1 km² #10 TG · #561 CH Highest municipalities431 m #60 TG · #1697 CH Remotest municipalities90 min #42 TG · #553 CH Best-connected municipalities90 min #40 TG · #1569 CH Highest peaks565 m #52 TG · #1666 CH Highest-lying municipalities447 m #60 TG · #1735 CH Greatest vertical range161 m #46 TG · #1532 CH Steepest municipalities3.3° #60 TG · #1871 CH Solar potential42 GWh #20 TG · #437 CH Cheapest electricity29.96 Rp./kWh #40 TG · #1502 CH Most expensive electricity29.96 Rp./kWh #41 TG · #605 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 9

Bonau8554 Engwang8556 Engwilen8564 Illhart8556 Lamperswil TG8556 Märstetten8560 Müllheim-Wigoltingen8554 Wagerswil8564 Wigoltingen8556

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Wigoltingen?: Wigoltingen has 4 postal codes: 8554, 8556, 8560, 8564.
What is the tax rate in Wigoltingen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Wigoltingen is 159% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
How much tax do you pay in Wigoltingen?: A single person without children pays about 13'796 CHF income tax in Wigoltingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 73 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Wigoltingen have?: Wigoltingen has 2'674 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Wigoltingen?: Wigoltingen has 500 foreign residents, a share of 18.7% (2025).

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