What is the postal code of Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann?

Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann has 4 postal codes: 9107, 9656, 9657, 9658.

What is the tax rate in Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann?

The municipal tax multiplier of Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann is 118% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.

How much tax do you pay in Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann?

A single person without children pays about 14'033 CHF income tax in Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 47 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann have?

Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann has 2'614 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann?

Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann has 419 foreign residents, a share of 16.03% (2025).

Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann (SG): Postal Codes 9107

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'275 48.8%

Men

1'339 51.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

509 19.5%

Swiss citizens

2'195 84.0%

Foreign residents

419 16.0%

Population density

30 pop./km²

0–19 · 509 · 19.5%20–64 · 1'386 · 53.0%65+ · 719 · 27.5%

Foreign residents 16.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann

BFS

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

67.3% YesNo 32.7%

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

69.6% YesNo 30.4%

14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% Yes

44.8% YesNo 55.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

34.3% YesNo 65.8%

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

14.0% YesNo 86.0%

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

51.1% YesNo 49.0%

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

47.9% YesNo 52.1%

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

71.1% YesNo 28.9%

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

56.0% YesNo 44.0%

08.03.2026Kantonsratsbeschluss über den Bau der «Kantonsstrasse zum See» mit Kostenbeteiligung am «Anschluss Witen mit Zubringer»Cantonal SG● Accepted · 54.0% Yes

52.4% YesNo 47.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP41.4% · strongest party

SVP41.4%

Mitte19.8%

FDP17.6%

SP9.9%

GRÜNE3.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier118%

Cantonal tax multiplier105%

118%SG range 61%155%

Tax rank 48 of 75 in canton St. Gallen

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

14'033 CHF(14%)

Rank 47 of 75 in the canton · 844 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 13'868 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Balgach 10'881 CHF · most expensive Lütisburg 16'080 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:14'033 CHF(~14%)

Wildhaus-Alt St. JohannCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann	St. Gallen	Switzerland median
40'000	6.3%	4.8–7.3%	5.4%
50'000	8.1%	6.1–9.3%	7.8%
60'000	9.7%	7.4–11.2%	10.5%
70'000	10.9%	8.3–12.5%	11.9%
80'000	12%	9.2–13.8%	13.1%
90'000	13%	10–14.9%	14.1%
100'000	14%	10.9–16.1%	15.3%
110'000	15%	11.7–17.1%	16.3%
120'000	15.7%	12.3–18%	17.2%
130'000	16.4%	12.9–18.7%	18.1%
140'000	17.2%	13.6–19.5%	19%
150'000	17.8%	14.1–20.2%	19.7%
175'000	19.3%	15.4–21.8%	21.6%
200'000	20.5%	16.5–23.1%	23.2%
225'000	21.6%	17.5–24.2%	24.6%
250'000	22.5%	18.4–25.2%	25.8%
275'000	23.3%	19.1–26.1%	26.8%
300'000	24%	19.7–26.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20204.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20202'299 mm

4.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'478 m

Mean elevation

1'446 m

Relief

1'624 m

Mean slope

23.7°

Flat share

6.2%

South-facing

31.0%

Above 2000 m

8.3%

Relief 1'624 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

58.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

87.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

13'000

59 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

29.34 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.97 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.91 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.9 Rp./kWh

29.34 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.8 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke 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

1.23 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

3'260

Built before 194630.2%

Built since 20018.3%

1.23 %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 143 min · Car 93 min

AgglomerationPT 54 min · Car 32 min

Remoteness 3/75 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitewildhaus-altstjohann.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities2'614 #60 SG · #814 CH Families & children19.5% #61 SG · #1318 CH Age structure27.5% #2 SG · #199 CH Women share48.8% #60 SG · #1602 CH Foreign residents16% #54 SG · #1193 CH Population density30/km² #74 SG · #1896 CH Tax burden14'033 #49 SG · #846 CH Taxes118% #48 SG Warmest municipalities4.3 °C #72 SG · #2019 CH Sunniest municipalities44% #23 SG · #836 CH Rainiest municipalities2'299 mm #1 SG · #2 CH Voter turnout57.1% #19 SG · #798 CH Against Switzerland31% #7 SG · #60 CH Aligned with Switzerland69% #70 SG · #1401 CH SVP strongholds41.4% #25 SG · #596 CH SP strongholds9.9% #36 SG · #1528 CH Centre strongholds19.8% #43 SG · #537 CH FDP strongholds17.6% #9 SG · #602 CH GLP strongholds3.1% #68 SG · #1568 CH Green strongholds3.2% #73 SG · #1853 CH Largest by area87.5 km² #4 SG · #87 CH Highest municipalities895 m #9 SG · #338 CH Remotest municipalities143 min #3 SG · #77 CH Best-connected municipalities143 min #73 SG · #2032 CH Highest peaks2'478 m #7 SG · #242 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'446 m #3 SG · #216 CH Greatest vertical range1'624 m #15 SG · #305 CH Steepest municipalities23.7° #5 SG · #301 CH Solar potential59 GWh #21 SG · #252 CH Cheapest electricity29.34 Rp./kWh #29 SG · #1403 CH Most expensive electricity29.34 Rp./kWh #54 SG · #711 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Alt St. Johann9656 Unterwasser9657 Urnäsch9107 Wildhaus9658

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann?: Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann has 4 postal codes: 9107, 9656, 9657, 9658.
What is the tax rate in Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann?: The municipal tax multiplier of Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann is 118% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
How much tax do you pay in Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann?: A single person without children pays about 14'033 CHF income tax in Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 47 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann have?: Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann has 2'614 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann?: Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann has 419 foreign residents, a share of 16.03% (2025).

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