Coat of arms of St. Gallen canton, Switzerland

St. Gallen

(St. Gallen · St. Gallen · St. Gallen)

Canton · Administrative region

Capital: St. Gallen

497 909
Population
2 028 km²
Area
1
Lines
1
Stops
8
Districts
Official language: German

Cities & Towns

Top 1040 places

St. Gallen covers 2 028 km² , divided into 8 districts, with St. Gallen as its capital city. Around 497 909 people live here, giving a population density of 246 per km² Click a district on the map to open its page.

Maps & Downloads

SVG and PNG, 600 px
St. Gallen canton map with district boundaries, Switzerland

St. Gallen canton map with district boundaries, Switzerland

Canton boundary with all district borders

Switzerland map with St. Gallen canton highlighted

Switzerland map with St. Gallen canton highlighted

All 26 cantons, this one highlighted

St. Gallen canton outline map, Switzerland

St. Gallen canton outline map, Switzerland

Clean solid-fill outline shape

Districts

8 districts

St. Gallen is split into 8 districts. The largest is Wahlkreis Sarganserland at 532 km², and the smallest is Wahlkreis Rorschach at 50 km² Wahlkreis Toggenburg has the highest building count in OSM, with 31 002 recorded structures.

District Population Area (km²) Buildings Postcodes
Wahlkreis Sarganserland 36 144 532 24 631 32 Open
Wahlkreis Toggenburg 38 385 489 31 002 52 Open
Wahlkreis See-Gaster 78 781 262 30 965 44 Open
Wahlkreis Werdenberg 37 764 206 22 124 16 Open
Wahlkreis St. Gallen 42 289 158 30 532 37 Open
Wahlkreis Wil 74 928 145 24 441 33 Open
Wahlkreis Rheintal 68 030 139 30 723 23 Open
Wahlkreis Rorschach 43 375 50 13 103 15 Open

Postcodes

211 postcode areas

St. Gallen has 211 postcode areas, covering roughly 7 163 km² and 482 037 mapped buildings. Postcodes in St. Gallen start with 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 4 (covering 9xxx, 8xxx, 7xxx, 6xxx, 4xxx), placing the canton in these Swiss postal zones. The most built-up postcode is 9000, with around 5 816 buildings. The map shades each postcode area by code number, so you can see at a glance how the St. Gallen postal zones are laid out geographically.

211
Total postcodes
482 037
Buildings
7 163 km²
Total area
801
Avg. buildings
11.9 km²
Avg. area
4 274
Cities covered
5
Prefix zones
Colour by

Map legend

Jump to postcode

Postcodes by building count

# Code Name Buildings Population Area km²
1 n/a 5 816 1 557 8.63
2 n/a 5 768 16 009 16.65
3 n/a 3 265 10 908 9.44
4 n/a 3 238 18 862 39.46
5 n/a 3 199 14 450 16.25
6 n/a 3 100 26 334 29.31
7 n/a 2 870 10 491 25.2
8 n/a 2 559 17 889 27.5
9 n/a 2 549 9 509 17.41
10 n/a 2 489 17 709 27.95
11 n/a 2 444 11 237 4.22
12 n/a 2 396 12 074 10.06
13 n/a 2 066 7 930 13.22
14 n/a 1 954 3 106 11.25
15 n/a 1 876 13 130 39.86
16 n/a 1 771 19 605 12.19
17 n/a 1 770 7 930 43.95
18 n/a 1 731 11 308 4.72
19 n/a 1 617 13 254 12.2
20 n/a 1 550 5 355 1.79

Postal services in St. Gallen

St. Gallen has 1806 mapped postal facilities: 358 post offices, 1424 post boxes, 24 parcel lockers. Swiss Post runs a wide network of branches and automated MyPost 24 parcel lockers across the canton.

9467 Frümsen
9472 Grabs · 9472 Grabs
Alte Post Bergheim
Die Post
Die Post
Die Post · 9403 Goldach
Die Post · 9016 St. Gallen
Die Post · 9424 Rheineck
Die Post · 9404 Rorschacherberg
Die Post
Die Post
Die Post

Transport

60 lines, 195 routes

Click a route on the map to see its details.

By mode

bus 58 lines
aerialway 2 lines

Network overview

Lines 60
Routes 195
Stops 1
Total network length 1976.4 km
Operators 10
Longest line 206: 268.6 km
Most stops 242: 61 stops

St. Gallen has 1976.4 km of public transport routes across 60 lines and 195 services, run by 10 operators.

Full transport breakdown

Population and Building Density

by municipality (Gemeinde borders)

Summary

Hover over a municipality to see its figures.

Public Holidays

18 holidays in 2026 & 2027

St. Gallen observes 9 public holidays in 2026. Alongside the Swiss national holidays, St. Gallen has 5 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
01.08.2026 National Day Saturday National
01.11.2026 All Saints' Day Sunday Canton
25.12.2026 Christmas Day Friday National
26.12.2026 Saint Stephen's Day Saturday Canton

Heraldry

Official heraldry, free to download

These are the official heraldic symbols of St. Gallen. 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 St. Gallen

Quick answers
What is the capital city of St. Gallen?

The capital of St. Gallen is St. Gallen, with around 78 213 residents.

How many people live in St. Gallen?

Around 497 909 people call St. Gallen home, spread across 2 028 km².

How big is St. Gallen?

St. Gallen takes up 2 028 km², which is roughly 783 square miles.

Is St. Gallen a canton or a city?

St. Gallen 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 St. Gallen.

What language is spoken in St. Gallen?

The official language of St. Gallen is German.

How many districts does St. Gallen have?

St. Gallen is divided into 8 districts (Bezirke). These include Wahlkreis Sarganserland, Wahlkreis Toggenburg, Wahlkreis See-Gaster, Wahlkreis Werdenberg, Wahlkreis St. Gallen and 3 more , each forming a second-level administrative subdivision of the canton.

What postal codes does St. Gallen use?

St. Gallen uses 211 postal code areas. Swiss codes are always 4 digits long. Codes here start with 9, 8, 7, 6, 4.

How good is the public transport in St. Gallen?

St. Gallen has 1 public transport lines serving 1 stops. These include 58 bus, 2 aerialway. Switzerland's rail and bus network is one of the most reliable in the world.