6005
LuzernThis postal code extends over 3 municipalities: postal delivery areas do not follow municipal borders.
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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%
16.4% of 6005 is lake surface inside the city boundary — the FSO's statistical quarters exclude the lake.
42.1% of 6005 lies outside the city boundary — the postal code reaches beyond the city.
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 · 2027 · BFEHealth-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 1 of canton Lucerne. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Lucerne (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.
Nearby postal codes
swisstopo- 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 localities and municipalities does postal code 6005 comprise?
- 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.
- Which city quarters does postal code 6005 cover?
- Postal code 6005 covers parts of Obergrund / Allmend (13.2%), Langensand / Matthof (8.9%), Unterlachen / Tribschen (8.4%), Sternmatt / Hochrüti (5.9%), Bahnhof / Werft (2.8%), Neustadt / Voltastrasse (1.3%). No quarter belongs entirely to a postal code: the percentages are the share of the code's area that falls in each quarter.