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Kreis 4

Zurich

Kreis 4 is one of 12 city districts of Zürich and covers 3 statistical quarters with 28'437 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.

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Residents
28'437
Quarters
3
Households
15'456
Foreign
37.8%

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 24.09.2026

Votes in Kreis 4

Counting-district results, as BFS publishes them

Counted as “Zürich Kreise 4 und 5”: BFS publishes results for this counting district, not for each city district on its own — the figures cover both districts together.

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
11.4% YesNo 88.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
25.1% YesNo 74.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
14.9% YesNo 85.1%
14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% Yes
39.0% YesNo 61.0%
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Volksabstimmungen (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
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Municipal tax multiplier119%
Cantonal tax multiplier95%
119%ZH range 71%128%
Tax rank 143 of 160 in canton Zurich
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'848 CHF(11.8%)
Rank 139 of 160 in the canton · 279 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 11'375 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Zumikon 9'577 CHF · most expensive Bachs 12'273 CHF
Income tax as % of gross income
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:11'848 CHF(~11.8%)
ZurichCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeZurichZurichSwitzerland median
40'0005.3%4.2–5.5%5.4%
50'0006.5%5.2–6.8%7.8%
60'0007.8%6.2–8.1%10.5%
70'0008.9%7.1–9.2%11.9%
80'0009.9%8–10.3%13.1%
90'00010.7%8.6–11.1%14.1%
100'00011.8%9.6–12.3%15.3%
110'00012.8%10.4–13.3%16.3%
120'00013.6%11.1–14.1%17.2%
130'00014.3%11.7–14.8%18.1%
140'00015.2%12.5–15.7%19%
150'00016%13.1–16.5%19.7%
175'00017.8%14.7–18.4%21.6%
200'00019.5%16.2–20.1%23.2%
225'00021%17.5–21.6%24.6%
250'00022.4%18.8–23.1%25.8%
275'00023.6%19.8–24.3%26.8%
300'00024.6%20.7–25.3%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Tariff H424.63 Rp./kWh
Roof potential1'133 GWh/yr
Per inhabitant2'571 kWh/yr
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Second homes9 %
Premium regionRegion 1
Ø premium in canton Zurich411 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

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.

Postal codes in this district

Σ quarter shares · 4

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 4 — the sum over its quarters.

Map

OpenStreetMap · District outline and quarters
Which quarters belong to Kreis 4 in Zürich?
Kreis 4 contains 3 statistical quarters: Hard, Langstrasse, Werd. Together they have 28'437 residents (BFS, 2024).
Does Kreis 4 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 4 carry?
Kreis 4 carries district number 4; 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.