What is the postal code of Wilchingen?

Wilchingen has 2 postal codes: 8217, 8218.

What is the tax rate in Wilchingen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Wilchingen is 112% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.

How much tax do you pay in Wilchingen?

A single person without children pays about 13'318 CHF income tax in Wilchingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 20 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Wilchingen have?

Wilchingen has 1'747 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Wilchingen?

Wilchingen has 314 foreign residents, a share of 17.97% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SH

Wilchingen

8217–8218

SH CANTON8217 8218

Residents

1'747

Area

21.1 km²

Population density

83 pop./km²

Elevation

485 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

112%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

879 50.3%

Men

868 49.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

336 19.2%

Swiss citizens

1'433 82.0%

Foreign residents

314 18.0%

Population density

83 pop./km²

0–19 · 336 · 19.2%20–64 · 959 · 54.9%65+ · 452 · 25.9%

Foreign residents 18.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Wilchingen

BFS

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

62.2% YesNo 37.9%

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

59.1% YesNo 40.9%

14.06.2026Verpflichtungskredit für das Sportinfrastrukturprojekt «Erweiterung Hallensportzentrum Schweizersbild»Cantonal SH● Accepted · 73.9% Yes

73.1% YesNo 26.9%

14.06.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Schaffhausen (Finanzrechtliche Befugnisse)Cantonal SH● Accepted · 66.8% Yes

71.4% YesNo 28.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

38.2% YesNo 61.8%

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

20.4% YesNo 79.6%

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

47.4% YesNo 52.6%

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

40.6% YesNo 59.4%

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

71.2% YesNo 28.8%

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

51.4% YesNo 48.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP46.5% · strongest party

SVP46.5%

SP21.4%

FDP9.1%

EVP7.6%

Übrige3.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier112%

Cantonal tax multiplier76%

112%SH range 59%117%

Tax rank 20 of 26 in canton Schaffhausen

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'318 CHF(13.3%)

Rank 20 of 26 in the canton · 629 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'457 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Buchberg 10'060 CHF · most expensive Oberhallau 13'625 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'318 CHF(~13.3%)

WilchingenCanton range SchaffhausenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Wilchingen	Schaffhausen	Switzerland median
40'000	6%	4.4–6.1%	5.4%
50'000	7.6%	5.6–7.8%	7.8%
60'000	9%	6.7–9.2%	10.5%
70'000	10.2%	7.6–10.4%	11.9%
80'000	11.3%	8.4–11.5%	13.1%
90'000	12.2%	9.1–12.5%	14.1%
100'000	13.3%	10.1–13.6%	15.3%
110'000	14.3%	10.8–14.6%	16.3%
120'000	15.1%	11.5–15.4%	17.2%
130'000	15.8%	12.1–16.1%	18.1%
140'000	16.5%	12.7–16.8%	19%
150'000	17.1%	13.2–17.4%	19.7%
175'000	18.7%	14.6–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	20.2%	15.9–20.6%	23.2%
225'000	21.5%	17–21.9%	24.6%
250'000	22.5%	17.9–22.9%	25.8%
275'000	23.1%	18.5–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	23.5%	18.9–24%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020921 mm

9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

641 m

Mean elevation

479 m

Relief

252 m

Mean slope

9.5°

Flat share

45.0%

South-facing

22.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 252 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

29 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

36.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'500

29 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

32.2 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.63 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

15.48 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

32.2 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 32.2 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Elektrizitätswerk des Kantons Schaffhausen 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

0.12 %

Avg. rooms

4.4

Dwellings

846

Built before 194640.9%

Built since 200118.7%

0.12 %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 78 min · Car 55 min

AgglomerationPT 26 min · Car 21 min

Remoteness 20/26 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitewilchingen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'747 #9 SH · #1059 CH Families & children19.2% #15 SH · #1397 CH Age structure25.9% #5 SH · #317 CH Women share50.3% #7 SH · #732 CH Foreign residents18% #15 SH · #1045 CH Population density83/km² #21 SH · #1576 CH Tax burden13'318 #22 SH · #631 CH Taxes112% #20 SH Warmest municipalities9.2 °C #13 SH · #1241 CH Sunniest municipalities39.8% #16 SH · #1971 CH Rainiest municipalities921 mm #4 SH · #1890 CH Voter turnout71.4% #20 SH · #36 CH Against Switzerland26% #5 SH · #204 CH Aligned with Switzerland74% #11 SH · #1250 CH SVP strongholds46.5% #19 SH · #339 CH SP strongholds21.4% #7 SH · #363 CH Centre strongholds1.9% #14 SH · #2053 CH FDP strongholds9.1% #20 SH · #1492 CH GLP strongholds3.7% #24 SH · #1458 CH Green strongholds3.2% #18 SH · #1852 CH Largest by area21.1 km² #3 SH · #458 CH Highest municipalities485 m #14 SH · #1287 CH Remotest municipalities78 min #20 SH · #805 CH Best-connected municipalities78 min #7 SH · #1304 CH Highest peaks641 m #16 SH · #1385 CH Highest-lying municipalities479 m #18 SH · #1536 CH Greatest vertical range252 m #14 SH · #1135 CH Steepest municipalities9.5° #7 SH · #968 CH Solar potential29 GWh #7 SH · #701 CH Cheapest electricity32.2 Rp./kWh #26 SH · #1949 CH Most expensive electricity32.2 Rp./kWh #25 SH · #182 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Osterfingen8218 Wilchingen8217

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Wilchingen?: Wilchingen has 2 postal codes: 8217, 8218.
What is the tax rate in Wilchingen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Wilchingen is 112% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.
How much tax do you pay in Wilchingen?: A single person without children pays about 13'318 CHF income tax in Wilchingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 20 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Wilchingen have?: Wilchingen has 1'747 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Wilchingen?: Wilchingen has 314 foreign residents, a share of 17.97% (2025).

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