6005
LuzernThis postal code extends over 3 municipalities: postal delivery areas do not follow municipal borders.
Location information
PLZ 6005- Postal code
- 6005
- Place name
- Luzern
- Municipality
- Lucerne
- Canton
- LucerneLU
- Language
- German (Deutsch)
- Area
- 9.1 km²
- Locality
- Luzern, St. Niklausen LU
- City quarters
- Obergrund / Allmend13.2%, Langensand / Matthof8.9%, Unterlachen / Tribschen8.4%, Sternmatt / Hochrüti5.9%, Bahnhof / Werft2.8%, Neustadt / Voltastrasse1.3%
Geographic coordinates
swisstopo- Latitude
- 47.039800°
- Longitude
- 8.312800°
- Municipality key (BFS)
- 1061
About this postal code
Postal code 6005 serves the area of Luzern in the canton of LU, Switzerland. The municipality is identified by the official key 1061. The primary language in this region is German.
City quarters
BFS · 2024Postal code 6005 Luzern covers parts of several statistical city quarters — a postal code is a delivery area, not a single neighbourhood: Obergrund / Allmend, Langensand / Matthof, Unterlachen / Tribschen, Sternmatt / Hochrüti, Bahnhof / Werft & Neustadt / Voltastrasse.
Share by area of the postal-code perimeter that falls in each BFS statistical quarter (City Statistics cities only). Percentages are of the postal code, not of the quarter.
- residents
- 3'364
- Median age
- 42.3
- Foreign
- 21.0%
- residents
- 6'141
- Median age
- 46
- Foreign
- 21.1%
- residents
- 4'345
- Median age
- 40.5
- Foreign
- 17.7%
- residents
- 4'897
- Median age
- 41.3
- Foreign
- 13.7%
- residents
- 418
- Median age
- 40.5
- Foreign
- 25.1%
- residents
- 6'548
- Median age
- 35.8
- Foreign
- 24.6%
59.5% of 6005 lies outside the mapped city quarters — it reaches beyond the city edge.
Which locality is in which municipality?
swisstopo · 4Municipalities in this postal code area
swisstopo · 3Localities
swisstopo · 2Taxes in Lucerne
ESTV · 2026Tax multipliers apply per municipality — shown for Lucerne.
Tax rank 8 of 79 in canton LucerneAccessibility (municipality of Lucerne)
ARE · NPVMElectricity (municipality of Lucerne)
ElCom · 2026 · BFENearby postal codes
swisstopoFrequently asked questions
- Where is postal code 6005?
- Postal code 6005 lies in 3 municipalities: Lucerne, Kriens, Horw (canton LU). Postal codes are delivery areas and do not follow municipal borders.
- Which municipality does postal code 6005 belong to?
- Postal code 6005 covers 2 localities across 3 municipalities. A postal code is a delivery area and does not follow municipal borders — the pairing is spelled out row by row. Lucerne, Kriens & Horw. Luzern: Lucerne, Kriens, Horw; St. Niklausen LU: Horw.