Effective from 1 January 2011, Netstal is part of the municipality of Glarus.

Of the rest of the land, 9.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (26.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

[2] Netstal is located in the Glarner Mittelland on the eastern foot of the Wiggis mountain and at the confluence of the Löntsch river (from the Klöntal) into the Linth river.

Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (79.9%), with Italian being second most common ( 6.9%) and Albanian being third ( 4.1%).

[2] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 50.8% of the vote.