What is the postal code of Wittinsburg?

Wittinsburg has 3 postal codes: 4442, 4443, 4444.

What is the tax rate in Wittinsburg?

The municipal tax multiplier of Wittinsburg is 63% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Wittinsburg?

A single person without children pays about 16'537 CHF income tax in Wittinsburg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 64 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Wittinsburg have?

Wittinsburg has 456 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Wittinsburg?

Wittinsburg has 38 foreign residents, a share of 8.33% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BL · Bezirk Sissach

Wittinsburg

4442–4444

BL CANTON4442 4443 4444

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

225 49.3%

Men

231 50.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

83 18.2%

Swiss citizens

418 91.7%

Foreign residents

38 8.3%

Population density

143 pop./km²

0–19 · 83 · 18.2%20–64 · 283 · 62.1%65+ · 90 · 19.7%

Foreign residents 8.3%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +7 (+1.6%) · 4 births · 3 deaths · net migration +4

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Vote results for Wittinsburg

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 25.0% Yes

19.7% YesNo 80.3%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 29.1% Yes

36.2% YesNo 63.9%

27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: StichfrageCantonal BL● Rejected · 36.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 38.0% Yes

33.9% YesNo 66.1%

27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der Mehrwertabgabe: GegenvorschlagCantonal BL● Rejected · 43.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 41.9% Yes

47.1% YesNo 52.9%

27.09.2026Gesetzesinitiative Fairer Kompromiss bei der MehrwertabgabeCantonal BL● Rejected · 31.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 32.6% Yes

29.2% YesNo 70.8%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 54.1% Yes

62.9% YesNo 37.1%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 51.2% Yes

54.1% YesNo 45.9%

14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BL● Accepted · 56.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 54.4% Yes

52.2% YesNo 47.8%

14.06.2026Gesetzesinitiative Energiepolitik nur mit der BevölkerungCantonal BL● Rejected · 44.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 44.9% Yes

41.0% YesNo 59.0%

14.06.2026Verfassungsinitiative Zämme in EuropaCantonal BL● Accepted · 53.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Sissach: 48.3% Yes

35.3% YesNo 64.7%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP40.7% · strongest party

SVP40.7%

SP22.4%

FDP11.7%

GRÜNE8.8%

Mitte7.2%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier63%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

63%BL range 45%72%

Tax rank 66 of 86 in canton Basel-Landschaft

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'537 CHF(16.5%)

Rank 64 of 86 in the canton · 1596 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 16'264 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Pfeffingen 14'899 CHF · most expensive Waldenburg 17'356 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:16'537 CHF(~16.5%)

WittinsburgCanton range Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Wittinsburg	Basel-Landschaft	Switzerland median
40'000	6.4%	5.7–6.7%	5.4%
50'000	8.7%	7.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	10.8%	9.7–11.4%	10.5%
70'000	12.6%	11.3–13.2%	11.9%
80'000	14%	12.6–14.7%	13.1%
90'000	15.2%	13.7–16%	14.1%
100'000	16.5%	14.9–17.4%	15.3%
110'000	17.7%	16–18.6%	16.3%
120'000	18.8%	17–19.7%	17.2%
130'000	19.8%	17.9–20.7%	18.1%
140'000	20.7%	18.7–21.7%	19%
150'000	21.5%	19.5–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	23.4%	21.3–24.5%	21.6%
200'000	25.1%	22.8–26.2%	23.2%
225'000	26.4%	24.1–27.6%	24.6%
250'000	27.7%	25.3–28.8%	25.8%
275'000	28.7%	26.3–29.9%	26.8%
300'000	29.5%	27.1–30.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'027 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

634 m

Mean elevation

571 m

Relief

217 m

Mean slope

10.3°

Flat share

35.8%

South-facing

7.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 217 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

5.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

6.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'100

Per inhabitant

11'162 kWh/yr

5 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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

25.7 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.11 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.62 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.64 Rp./kWh

25.7 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 31.21 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator EBL (Genossenschaft Elektra Baselland)

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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300635 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Basel-Landschaft479 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Wittinsburg →Canton Basel-Landschaft →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Basel-Landschaft. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Basel-Landschaft (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

0.94 %

Second homes

9.4 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

212

Built before 194629.2%

Built since 200134.0%

0.94 %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 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024

Jobs

120

Workplaces

Services share

40.8 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 21 (17.5%) · Secondary 50 (41.7%) · Tertiary 49 (40.8%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

14.3 %

Farmland

171 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 49 min · Car 34 min

AgglomerationPT 38 min · Car 27 min

Remoteness 38/86 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2867

Websitewittinsburg.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Sissach

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Wittinsburg ranks

Largest municipalities456 #75 BL · #1846 CH Growing municipalities1.6% #27 BL · #499 CH Shrinking municipalities1.6% #61 BL · #1606 CH Jobs per resident0.26 #51 BL · #1479 CH Families & children18.2% #65 BL · #1635 CH Age structure19.7% #77 BL · #1305 CH Women share49.3% #63 BL · #1379 CH Foreign residents8.3% #79 BL · #1836 CH Population density143/km² #62 BL · #1254 CH Tax burden16'537 #68 BL · #1600 CH Taxes63% #66 BL Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #52 BL · #605 CH Sunniest municipalities41.3% #40 BL · #1285 CH Rainiest municipalities1'027 mm #38 BL · #1503 CH Voter turnout63.1% #3 BL · #315 CH SVP strongholds40.7% #32 BL · #628 CH SP strongholds22.4% #32 BL · #304 CH Centre strongholds7.2% #56 BL · #1546 CH FDP strongholds11.7% #40 BL · #1184 CH GLP strongholds4.6% #69 BL · #1287 CH Green strongholds8.8% #53 BL · #741 CH Largest by area3.2 km² #65 BL · #1837 CH Highest municipalities599 m #13 BL · #829 CH Second homes9.4% #59 BL · #1342 CH Organic farming14.3% #44 BL · #920 CH Best-connected municipalities49 min #50 BL · #436 CH Remotest municipalities49 min #38 BL · #1674 CH Highest peaks634 m #53 BL · #1408 CH Highest-lying municipalities571 m #26 BL · #1133 CH Greatest vertical range217 m #63 BL · #1282 CH Steepest municipalities10.3° #60 BL · #897 CH Solar potential5 GWh #70 BL · #1901 CH Solar potential per capita11'162 kWh #14 BL · #884 CH Cheapest electricity25.7 Rp./kWh #45 BL · #768 CH Most expensive electricity25.7 Rp./kWh #62 BL · #1360 CH

Postal codes (3)

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Localities

swisstopo · 3

Diepflingen4442 Rümlingen4444 Wittinsburg4443

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Wittinsburg?: Wittinsburg has 3 postal codes: 4442, 4443, 4444.
What is the tax rate in Wittinsburg?: The municipal tax multiplier of Wittinsburg is 63% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Wittinsburg?: A single person without children pays about 16'537 CHF income tax in Wittinsburg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 64 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Wittinsburg have?: Wittinsburg has 456 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Wittinsburg?: Wittinsburg has 38 foreign residents, a share of 8.33% (2025).

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