Coat of arms of Appenzell Innerrhoden canton, Switzerland

Appenzell Innerrhoden

(Appenzell Innerrhoden · Appenzell Inner-Rhoden · Appenzell Innerrhoden)

Canton · Administrative region

Capital: Appenzell

15 128
Population
172 km²
Area
Official language: German

Cities & Towns

Top 37 places

Appenzell Innerrhoden covers 172 km², with Appenzell as its capital city. Around 15 128 people live here, giving a population density of 88 per km² Click a district on the map to open its page.

Postcodes

16 postcode areas

Appenzell Innerrhoden has 16 postcode areas, covering roughly 910 km² and 49 007 mapped buildings. Postcode in Appenzell Innerrhoden start with 9 (covering 9xxx), placing the canton in this Swiss postal zone. The most built-up postcode is 9050, with around 4 012 buildings. The map shades each postcode area by code number, so you can see at a glance how the Appenzell Innerrhoden postal zones are laid out geographically.

16
Total postcodes
49 007
Buildings
910 km²
Total area
1 290
Avg. buildings
24.0 km²
Avg. area
177
Cities covered
1
Prefix zones
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Postcodes by building count

# Code Name Buildings Population Area km²
1 n/a 4 012 4 272 46.11
2 n/a 3 238 18 862 39.46
3 n/a 1 136 1 451 5.62
4 n/a 1 107 3 684 11.85
5 n/a 1 071 2 694 21.21
6 n/a 947 2 961 14.61
7 n/a 820 1 729 25.6
8 n/a 815 1 755 45.65
9 n/a 746 2 463 6.93
10 n/a 676 11 096 70.29
11 n/a 619 3 256 7.0
12 n/a 559 2 816 7.49
13 n/a 492 3 754 23.82
14 n/a 479 797 2.56
15 n/a 215 317 12.47
16 n/a 198 1 150 9.05

Postal services in Appenzell Innerrhoden

Appenzell Innerrhoden has 112 mapped postal facilities: 21 post offices, 86 post boxes, 5 parcel lockers. Swiss Post runs a wide network of branches and automated MyPost 24 parcel lockers across the canton.

9467 Frümsen
Filiale Appenzell · 9050 Appenzell
Gemeindeverwaltung Urnäsch
Post · 9450 Altstätten SG
Post Teufen AR · 9053 Teufen AR

Transport

8 lines, 22 routes

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By mode

bus 5 lines
aerialway 3 lines

Network overview

Lines 8
Routes 22
Total network length 135.0 km
Operators 4
Longest line 191: 42.1 km
Most stops 191: 33 stops

Appenzell Innerrhoden has 135.0 km of public transport routes across 8 lines and 22 services, run by 4 operators.

Full transport breakdown

Population and Building Density

by municipality (Gemeinde borders)

Summary

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Public Holidays

23 holidays in 2026 & 2027

Appenzell Innerrhoden observes 11 public holidays in 2026. Alongside the Swiss national holidays, Appenzell Innerrhoden has 7 canton-specific holidays.

Date Holiday Day Scope
01.01.2026 New Year's Day Thursday National
03.04.2026 Good Friday Friday Canton
06.04.2026 Easter Monday Monday Canton
14.05.2026 Ascension Day Thursday National
25.05.2026 Whit Monday Monday Canton
04.06.2026 Corpus Christi Thursday Canton
01.08.2026 National Day Saturday National
15.08.2026 Assumption Day Saturday Canton
01.11.2026 All Saints' Day Sunday Canton
08.12.2026 Immaculate Conception Tuesday Canton
25.12.2026 Christmas Day Friday National

Heraldry

Official heraldry, free to download

These are the official heraldic symbols of Appenzell Innerrhoden. The images come from Wikimedia Commons and can be downloaded below in SVG (scales to any size) or PNG (600 x 600 px).

Questions about Appenzell Innerrhoden

Quick answers
What is the capital city of Appenzell Innerrhoden?

The capital of Appenzell Innerrhoden is Appenzell, with around 5 751 residents.

How many people live in Appenzell Innerrhoden?

Around 15 128 people call Appenzell Innerrhoden home, spread across 172 km².

How big is Appenzell Innerrhoden?

Appenzell Innerrhoden takes up 172 km², which is roughly 67 square miles.

Is Appenzell Innerrhoden a canton or a city?

Appenzell Innerrhoden is a canton, one of 26 member states of the Swiss Confederation. Each one has its own constitution, parliament, government, and courts. Its administrative capital is Appenzell.

What language is spoken in Appenzell Innerrhoden?

The official language of Appenzell Innerrhoden is German.

What postal codes does Appenzell Innerrhoden use?

Appenzell Innerrhoden uses 16 postal code areas. Swiss codes are always 4 digits long. Codes here start with 9.