Which quarters belong to Kreis 12 in Zürich?

Kreis 12 contains 3 statistical quarters: Hirzenbach, Schwamendingen Mitte, Saatlen. Together they have 31'591 residents (BFS, 2024).

Does Kreis 12 have its own postal code?

No. City districts are a statistical and political subdivision of the municipality, while postal codes are delivery areas — the boundaries do not coincide.

Which numbers does Kreis 12 carry?

Kreis 12 carries district number 12; the municipality of Zürich has BFS municipality number 261. The district itself has no BFS number — its quarters carry BFS quarter codes that start with 261.

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Kreis 12

Zurich

Kreis 12 is one of 12 city districts of Zürich and covers 3 statistical quarters with 31'591 residents between them. The district sits between the municipality and the quarter — it is not a postal delivery area and does not line up with postal codes.

ZH CANTON MunicipalityZurich DistrictBezirk ZürichDistrict number12BFS municipality number261

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The district in numbers

BFS · 2024

Residents: 31'591
Quarters: 3
Households: 14'550
Foreign: 38.6%

No median age is given for the district: a weighted mean of per-quarter medians is not a median. Median ages are shown per quarter.

STATPOP 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 08.08.2026

Votes in Kreis 12

Counting-district results, as BFS publishes them

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

38.9% YesNo 61.1%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

37.5% YesNo 62.5%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% Yes

54.3% YesNo 45.8%

14.06.2026C. Stichfrage: Welche der beiden Vorlagen soll in Kraft treten, falls sowohl die kantonale Volksinitiative als auch der Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates angenommen werden?Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 41.1% Yes

58.5% YesNo 41.5%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

45.8% YesNo 54.2%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% Yes

61.1% YesNo 38.9%

56.7% YesNo 43.3%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates vom 17. November 2025Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 57.9% Yes

49.0% YesNo 51.1%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative für mehr günstige und gemeinnützige Wohnungen («Wohnungsinitiative»)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.3% Yes

59.2% YesNo 40.8%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Wohneigentum wieder ermöglichen (Wohneigentums-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 25.1% Yes

25.3% YesNo 74.7%

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Volksabstimmungen (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

What a city district does not have

Zurich

Workplaces, climate, mobility and party strengths are published per municipality only — see Zurich. → Zurich
A city district has no tax rate of its own — the municipality of Zurich sets it. → Zurich

Electricity (municipality of Zurich)

ElCom · 2027 · BFE

Tariff H424.63 Rp./kWh

Roof potential1'133 GWh/yr

Per inhabitant2'571 kWh/yr

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Housing (municipality of Zurich)

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Second homes9 %

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 1

Ø premium in canton Zurich411 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Canton Zurich →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 1 of canton Zurich. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Zurich (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

Quarters in this district

BFS · 3

Hirzenbach261123

12'294Residents

Median age: 37.7
Foreign: 36.8%

Schwamendingen Mitte261122

10'726Residents

Median age: 38.3
Foreign: 47.8%

Saatlen261121

8'571Residents

Median age: 36.2
Foreign: 29.6%

Postal codes in this district

Σ quarter shares · 3

No postal code belongs to a city district: PLZ are Swiss Post delivery areas and do not follow district borders. The percentage is the share of that PLZ’s area that lies inside Kreis 12 — the sum over its quarters.

805198.8%of this PLZ

via Schwamendingen Mitte 53.9%, Hirzenbach 44.9%

805028.8%of this PLZ

via Saatlen 28.8%

805710.1%of this PLZ

via Schwamendingen Mitte 10.1%

Which quarters belong to Kreis 12 in Zürich?: Kreis 12 contains 3 statistical quarters: Hirzenbach, Schwamendingen Mitte, Saatlen. Together they have 31'591 residents (BFS, 2024).
Does Kreis 12 have its own postal code?: No. City districts are a statistical and political subdivision of the municipality, while postal codes are delivery areas — the boundaries do not coincide.
Which numbers does Kreis 12 carry?: Kreis 12 carries district number 12; the municipality of Zürich has BFS municipality number 261. The district itself has no BFS number — its quarters carry BFS quarter codes that start with 261.

City districts exist only in Zürich (12) and Winterthur (7). No other Swiss municipality has this level.