What is the postal code of Zofingen?

Zofingen has 3 postal codes: 4800, 4812, 4814.

What is the tax rate in Zofingen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Zofingen is 99% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Zofingen?

A single person without children pays about 12'472 CHF income tax in Zofingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 49 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Zofingen have?

Zofingen has 13'054 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Zofingen?

Zofingen has 2'911 foreign residents, a share of 22.3% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Zofingen

4800–4814

AG CANTON4800 4812 4814

Residents

13'054

Area

11.1 km²

Population density

1'178 pop./km²

Elevation

549 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

99%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

6'582 50.4%

Men

6'472 49.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'470 18.9%

Swiss citizens

10'143 77.7%

Foreign residents

2'911 22.3%

Population density

1'178 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'470 · 18.9%20–64 · 7'838 · 60.0%65+ · 2'746 · 21.0%

Foreign residents 22.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Zofingen

BFS

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

49.9% YesNo 50.2%

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

39.8% YesNo 60.2%

14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% Yes

46.4% YesNo 53.6%

14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

52.8% YesNo 47.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

52.6% YesNo 47.4%

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

30.8% YesNo 69.2%

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

34.9% YesNo 65.1%

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

30.9% YesNo 69.1%

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

74.2% YesNo 25.8%

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

37.5% YesNo 62.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP24.9% · strongest party

SVP24.9%

SP23.6%

FDP15.6%

GLP9.3%

Mitte9.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier99%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

99%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 54 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'472 CHF(12.5%)

Rank 49 of 196 in the canton · 393 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'952 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Oberwil-Lieli 9'753 CHF · most expensive Ammerswil 13'965 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:12'472 CHF(~12.5%)

ZofingenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Zofingen	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	6.8%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	8.3%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	9.6%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	10.6%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	11.4%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	12.5%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	13.4%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	14.1%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	14.8%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	15.5%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	16.2%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	17.8%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	19.1%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.4%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	21.5%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	22.4%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	23.1%	19.1–25.3%	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 1991–20201'113 mm

9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

659 m

Mean elevation

518 m

Relief

239 m

Mean slope

8.8°

Flat share

33.9%

South-facing

19.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 239 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

88.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

117.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

19'800

89 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

31.51 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.45 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.53 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.1 Rp./kWh

31.51 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 27.73 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator StWZ Energie 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

0.61 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

6'770

Built before 194628.3%

Built since 200126.5%

0.61 %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 51 min · Car 48 min

AgglomerationPT 27 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 175/196 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentChristiane Guyer

Websitezofingen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities13'054 #9 AG · #114 CH Families & children18.9% #152 AG · #1483 CH Age structure21% #59 AG · #1047 CH Women share50.4% #37 AG · #698 CH Foreign residents22.3% #84 AG · #693 CH Population density1'178/km² #25 AG · #172 CH Tax burden12'472 #55 AG · #399 CH Taxes99% #54 AG Warmest municipalities9.2 °C #187 AG · #1256 CH Sunniest municipalities39.9% #161 AG · #1945 CH Rainiest municipalities1'113 mm #68 AG · #1036 CH Voter turnout57.2% #62 AG · #786 CH Against Switzerland5% #163 AG · #1441 CH Aligned with Switzerland95% #5 AG · #33 CH SVP strongholds24.9% #188 AG · #1560 CH SP strongholds23.6% #8 AG · #227 CH Centre strongholds9.3% #131 AG · #1264 CH FDP strongholds15.6% #26 AG · #773 CH GLP strongholds9.3% #44 AG · #398 CH Green strongholds8.5% #18 AG · #795 CH Largest by area11.1 km² #36 AG · #887 CH Highest municipalities549 m #23 AG · #1011 CH Remotest municipalities51 min #175 AG · #1618 CH Best-connected municipalities51 min #23 AG · #509 CH Highest peaks659 m #71 AG · #1333 CH Highest-lying municipalities518 m #60 AG · #1355 CH Greatest vertical range239 m #77 AG · #1182 CH Steepest municipalities8.8° #66 AG · #1040 CH Solar potential89 GWh #8 AG · #115 CH Cheapest electricity31.51 Rp./kWh #191 AG · #1848 CH Most expensive electricity31.51 Rp./kWh #6 AG · #259 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Bottenwil4814 Mühlethal4812 Zofingen4800

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Zofingen?: Zofingen has 3 postal codes: 4800, 4812, 4814.
What is the tax rate in Zofingen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Zofingen is 99% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Zofingen?: A single person without children pays about 12'472 CHF income tax in Zofingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 49 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Zofingen have?: Zofingen has 13'054 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Zofingen?: Zofingen has 2'911 foreign residents, a share of 22.3% (2025).

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