What is the postal code of Zuzwil?

The postal code of Zuzwil is 3303.

What is the tax rate in Zuzwil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Zuzwil is 164% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Zuzwil?

A single person without children pays about 16'691 CHF income tax in Zuzwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 99 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Zuzwil have?

Zuzwil has 549 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Zuzwil?

Zuzwil has 14 foreign residents, a share of 2.55% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland

Zuzwil

3303

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

300 54.6%

Men

249 45.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

112 20.4%

Swiss citizens

535 97.5%

Foreign residents

14 2.6%

Population density

158 pop./km²

0–19 · 112 · 20.4%20–64 · 297 · 54.1%65+ · 140 · 25.5%

Foreign residents 2.6%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −6 (−1.1%) · 4 births · 3 deaths · net migration −7

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 Zuzwil

BFS

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 42.9% Yes

63.2% YesNo 36.8%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 33.6% Yes

46.4% YesNo 53.6%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 59.6% Yes

48.3% YesNo 51.8%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 61.8% Yes

45.8% YesNo 54.2%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 39.7% Yes

24.6% YesNo 75.4%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 28.0% Yes

29.9% YesNo 70.1%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 27.6% Yes

33.7% YesNo 66.3%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland: 76.9% Yes

76.4% YesNo 23.6%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP34.8% · strongest party

SVP34.8%

SP16.1%

Mitte12.8%

GLP9.6%

GRÜNE9.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier164%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

164%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 102 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'691 CHF(16.7%)

Rank 99 of 334 in the canton · 1689 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 17'048 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee 14'255 CHF · most expensive Schelten 18'510 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:16'691 CHF(~16.7%)

ZuzwilCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Zuzwil	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.8%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.6%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.1%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.9%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.7%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.7%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.5%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.4%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.2%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.7%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.5%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.4%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.7%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.7%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.6%	25.1–31.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'040 mm

9.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

603 m

Mean elevation

566 m

Relief

64 m

Mean slope

2.8°

Flat share

89.2%

South-facing

4.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 64 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

6.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

8.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'500

Per inhabitant

12'532 kWh/yr

7 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

28.98 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.6 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.32 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.2 Rp./kWh

28.98 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator Genossenschaft Elektra, Jegenstorf

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 300612 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Zuzwil →Canton Bern →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Bern. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Bern (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

1.22 %

Second homes

4.9 %

Avg. rooms

4.5

Dwellings

245

Built before 194632.2%

Built since 200117.6%

1.22 %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

Workplaces

Services share

69.1 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 0 (0.0%) · Secondary 0 (0.0%) · Tertiary 65 (69.1%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

11.1 %

Farmland

265 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 43 min · Car 26 min

AgglomerationPT 43 min · Car 21 min

Remoteness 284/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number557

Websitezuzwil-be.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Zuzwil ranks

Largest municipalities549 #256 BE · #1759 CH Growing municipalities-1.1% #275 BE · #1830 CH Shrinking municipalities-1.1% #60 BE · #277 CH Jobs per resident0.17 #310 BE · #1894 CH Families & children20.4% #110 BE · #995 CH Age structure25.5% #90 BE · #348 CH Women share54.6% #1 BE · #7 CH Foreign residents2.6% #318 BE · #2087 CH Population density158/km² #146 BE · #1172 CH Tax burden16'691 #109 BE · #1699 CH Taxes164% #102 BE Warmest municipalities9.1 °C #146 BE · #1288 CH Sunniest municipalities41.9% #175 BE · #1141 CH Rainiest municipalities1'040 mm #276 BE · #1439 CH Voter turnout62.8% #12 BE · #253 CH SVP strongholds34.8% #254 BE · #981 CH SP strongholds16.1% #122 BE · #828 CH Centre strongholds12.8% #28 BE · #971 CH FDP strongholds8.9% #64 BE · #1506 CH GLP strongholds9.6% #110 BE · #368 CH Green strongholds9.2% #85 BE · #674 CH Largest by area3.5 km² #284 BE · #1792 CH Highest municipalities572 m #190 BE · #913 CH Second homes4.9% #330 BE · #2064 CH Organic farming11.1% #161 BE · #1126 CH Best-connected municipalities43 min #51 BE · #292 CH Remotest municipalities43 min #284 BE · #1812 CH Highest peaks603 m #241 BE · #1528 CH Highest-lying municipalities566 m #215 BE · #1144 CH Greatest vertical range64 m #305 BE · #1988 CH Steepest municipalities2.8° #300 BE · #1919 CH Solar potential7 GWh #267 BE · #1765 CH Solar potential per capita12'532 kWh #164 BE · #689 CH Cheapest electricity28.98 Rp./kWh #274 BE · #1631 CH Most expensive electricity28.98 Rp./kWh #69 BE · #484 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3303

Zuzwil BE

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Zuzwil BE3303

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Iffwil

BE · 1.4 km

Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Zuzwil?: The postal code of Zuzwil is 3303.
What is the tax rate in Zuzwil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Zuzwil is 164% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Zuzwil?: A single person without children pays about 16'691 CHF income tax in Zuzwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 99 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Zuzwil have?: Zuzwil has 549 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Zuzwil?: Zuzwil has 14 foreign residents, a share of 2.55% (2025).

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