What is the postal code of Wolfhalden?

Wolfhalden has 4 postal codes: 9410, 9425, 9427, 9428.

What is the tax rate in Wolfhalden?

The municipal tax multiplier of Wolfhalden is 370% (2026); canton AR levies 330%.

How much tax do you pay in Wolfhalden?

A single person without children pays about 13'688 CHF income tax in Wolfhalden on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 7 of 20 in canton AR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Wolfhalden have?

Wolfhalden has 1'913 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Wolfhalden?

Wolfhalden has 314 foreign residents, a share of 16.41% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AR

Wolfhalden

9410–9428

AR CANTON9410 9425 9427 9428

Residents

1'913

Area

6.9 km²

Population density

276 pop./km²

Elevation

716 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

370%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

909 47.5%

Men

1'004 52.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

380 19.9%

Swiss citizens

1'599 83.6%

Foreign residents

314 16.4%

Population density

276 pop./km²

0–19 · 380 · 19.9%20–64 · 1'121 · 58.6%65+ · 412 · 21.5%

Foreign residents 16.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Wolfhalden

BFS

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

58.4% YesNo 41.7%

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

59.9% YesNo 40.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

40.9% YesNo 59.1%

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

20.0% YesNo 80.0%

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

49.6% YesNo 50.4%

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

52.8% YesNo 47.2%

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

67.2% YesNo 32.8%

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

58.6% YesNo 41.4%

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

13.2% YesNo 86.9%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% 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

SVP51.4% · strongest party

SVP51.4%

FDP33.6%

Mitte14.4%

Übrige0.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier370%

Cantonal tax multiplier330%

370%AR range 260%450%

Tax rank 10 of 20 in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'688 CHF(13.7%)

Rank 7 of 20 in the canton · 742 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 14'030 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Teufen 11'804 CHF · most expensive Trogen 15'058 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'688 CHF(~13.7%)

WolfhaldenCanton range Appenzell AusserrhodenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Wolfhalden	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	Switzerland median
40'000	7.2%	6.1–8%	5.4%
50'000	8.6%	7.3–9.5%	7.8%
60'000	9.9%	8.5–11%	10.5%
70'000	11%	9.4–12.2%	11.9%
80'000	12%	10.3–13.2%	13.1%
90'000	12.7%	10.9–14.1%	14.1%
100'000	13.7%	11.8–15.1%	15.3%
110'000	14.5%	12.6–16%	16.3%
120'000	15.3%	13.3–16.8%	17.2%
130'000	15.9%	13.8–17.4%	18.1%
140'000	16.6%	14.5–18.1%	19%
150'000	17.2%	15–18.8%	19.7%
175'000	18.7%	16.4–20.3%	21.6%
200'000	19.9%	17.5–21.6%	23.2%
225'000	21%	18.6–22.7%	24.6%
250'000	21.9%	19.5–23.7%	25.8%
275'000	22.7%	20.2–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	23.3%	20.8–25.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'140 mm

10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

912 m

Mean elevation

724 m

Relief

461 m

Mean slope

14.6°

Flat share

5.1%

South-facing

4.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 461 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

17.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

23.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'000

18 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

28.96 Rp./kWh

Energy

8.25 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

16.68 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

28.96 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 28.74 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Elektra Korporation EKW

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

1.43 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

1'049

Built before 194651.1%

Built since 200118.5%

1.43 %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 131 min · Car 83 min

AgglomerationPT 52 min · Car 24 min

Remoteness 5/20 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitewolfhalden.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'913 #9 AR · #996 CH Families & children19.9% #13 AR · #1182 CH Age structure21.5% #15 AR · #954 CH Women share47.5% #17 AR · #1950 CH Foreign residents16.4% #7 AR · #1170 CH Population density276/km² #9 AR · #828 CH Tax burden13'688 #10 AR · #745 CH Taxes370% #10 AR Warmest municipalities10.2 °C #4 AR · #338 CH Sunniest municipalities40.8% #10 AR · #1500 CH Rainiest municipalities1'140 mm #18 AR · #873 CH Voter turnout52.2% #18 AR · #1443 CH Against Switzerland32% #3 AR · #39 CH Aligned with Switzerland68% #13 AR · #1418 CH SVP strongholds51.4% #12 AR · #202 CH Centre strongholds14.4% #11 AR · #867 CH FDP strongholds33.6% #9 AR · #47 CH Largest by area6.9 km² #12 AR · #1282 CH Highest municipalities716 m #18 AR · #570 CH Remotest municipalities131 min #5 AR · #124 CH Best-connected municipalities131 min #16 AR · #1985 CH Highest peaks912 m #18 AR · #813 CH Highest-lying municipalities724 m #19 AR · #714 CH Greatest vertical range461 m #9 AR · #734 CH Steepest municipalities14.6° #8 AR · #600 CH Solar potential18 GWh #8 AR · #1108 CH Cheapest electricity28.96 Rp./kWh #15 AR · #1272 CH Most expensive electricity28.96 Rp./kWh #6 AR · #835 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Heiden9410 Thal9425 Walzenhausen9428 Wolfhalden9427

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Wolfhalden?: Wolfhalden has 4 postal codes: 9410, 9425, 9427, 9428.
What is the tax rate in Wolfhalden?: The municipal tax multiplier of Wolfhalden is 370% (2026); canton AR levies 330%.
How much tax do you pay in Wolfhalden?: A single person without children pays about 13'688 CHF income tax in Wolfhalden on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 7 of 20 in canton AR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Wolfhalden have?: Wolfhalden has 1'913 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Wolfhalden?: Wolfhalden has 314 foreign residents, a share of 16.41% (2025).

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