Coat of arms of Nidwalden canton, Switzerland

Nidwalden

(Nidwalden · Nidwalden · Nidwalden)

Canton · Administrative region

Capital: Stans

42 080
Population
276 km²
Area
Official language: German

Cities & Towns

Top 60 places

Nidwalden covers 276 km², with Stans as its capital city. Around 42 080 people live here, giving a population density of 153 per km² Click a district on the map to open its page.

Postcodes

19 postcode areas

Nidwalden has 19 postcode areas, covering roughly 1 034 km² and 41 324 mapped buildings. Postcode in Nidwalden start with 6 (covering 6xxx), placing the canton in this Swiss postal zone. The most built-up postcode is 6010, with around 3 118 buildings. The map shades each postcode area by code number, so you can see at a glance how the Nidwalden postal zones are laid out geographically.

19
Total postcodes
41 324
Buildings
1 034 km²
Total area
826
Avg. buildings
20.7 km²
Avg. area
200
Cities covered
1
Prefix zones
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Postcodes by building count

# Code Name Buildings Population Area km²
1 n/a 3 118 25 451 27.3
2 n/a 1 842 2 238 17.69
3 n/a 1 761 9 440 98.76
4 n/a 1 072 6 461 32.96
5 n/a 1 014 7 058 16.98
6 n/a 964 3 890 12.04
7 n/a 895 2 687 17.7
8 n/a 690 545 17.43
9 n/a 661 3 900 25.11
10 n/a 609 2 999 28.62
11 n/a 528 1 124 14.94
12 n/a 501 1 806 5.46
13 n/a 364 1 816 21.47
14 n/a 361 1 599 18.89
15 n/a 267 768 24.55
16 n/a 208 377 5.3
17 n/a 201 1 946 4.77
18 n/a 120 1 903 6.9
19 n/a 116 6 922 12.99

Postal services in Nidwalden

Nidwalden has 239 mapped postal facilities: 29 post offices, 202 post boxes, 8 parcel lockers. Swiss Post runs a wide network of branches and automated MyPost 24 parcel lockers across the canton.

6374 Buochs
6386 Wolfenschiessen · 6386 Wolfenschiessen
Filiale 6362 Stansstad · 6362 Stansstad
Filiale 6370 Stans · 6370 Stans
Post 6390 Engelberg
Post Kriens
Schweizerische Post · 6377 Seelisberg

Transport

13 lines, 41 routes

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By mode

bus 11 lines
aerialway 1 line
ferry 1 line

Network overview

Lines 13
Routes 41
Total network length 364.4 km
Operators 4
Longest line 311: 125.0 km
Most stops 311: 50 stops

Nidwalden has 364.4 km of public transport routes across 13 lines and 41 services, run by 4 operators.

Full transport breakdown

Population and Building Density

by municipality (Gemeinde borders)

Summary

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Public Holidays

20 holidays in 2026 & 2027

Nidwalden observes 10 public holidays in 2026. Alongside the Swiss national holidays, Nidwalden has 6 canton-specific holidays.

Date Holiday Day Scope
01.01.2026 New Year's Day Thursday National
19.03.2026 Saint Joseph's Day Thursday Canton
03.04.2026 Good Friday Friday Canton
14.05.2026 Ascension Day Thursday National
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 Nidwalden. 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 Nidwalden

Quick answers
What is the capital city of Nidwalden?

The capital of Nidwalden is Stans, with around 8 207 residents.

How many people live in Nidwalden?

Around 42 080 people call Nidwalden home, spread across 276 km².

How big is Nidwalden?

Nidwalden takes up 276 km², which is roughly 106 square miles.

Is Nidwalden a canton or a city?

Nidwalden 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 Stans.

What language is spoken in Nidwalden?

The official language of Nidwalden is German.

What postal codes does Nidwalden use?

Nidwalden uses 19 postal code areas. Swiss codes are always 4 digits long. Codes here start with 6.