Kreis 2 Oberwinterthur
WinterthurKreis 2 Oberwinterthur is one of 7 city districts of Winterthur and covers 9 statistical quarters with 25'621 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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The district in numbers
BFS · 2024- Residents
- 25'621
- Quarters
- 9
- Households
- 11'240
- Foreign
- 28.9%
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 2 Oberwinterthur
Counting-district results, as BFS publishes them27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% Yes
34.3% YesNo 65.7%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
23.2% YesNo 76.9%
27.09.2026Patientinnen- und Patientengesetz und Gesundheitsgesetz (Änderung vom 30. März 2026; Gegenvorschlag zur Volksinitiative «Selbstbestimmung am Lebensende auch in Alters- und Pflegeheimen»)Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 68.1% Yes
69.9% YesNo 30.1%
27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% Yes
45.6% YesNo 54.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
33.3% YesNo 66.8%
14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% Yes
51.6% YesNo 48.5%
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
48.0% YesNo 52.0%
14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% Yes
50.7% YesNo 49.3%
Volksabstimmungen (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
What a city district does not have
Winterthur- Workplaces, climate, mobility and party strengths are published per municipality only — see Winterthur. → Winterthur
Municipal tax multiplier125%
Cantonal tax multiplier95%
125%ZH range 71%128%
Tax rank 158 of 160 in canton ZurichTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'132 CHF(12.1%)
Rank 158 of 160 in the canton · 332 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
100'000 CHF:12'132 CHF(~12.1%)
WinterthurCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Winterthur | Zurich | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.4% | 4.2–5.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 6.7% | 5.2–6.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8% | 6.2–8.1% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.1% | 7.1–9.2% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.2% | 8–10.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 11% | 8.6–11.1% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.1% | 9.6–12.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.1% | 10.4–13.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 13.9% | 11.1–14.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 14.7% | 11.7–14.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.5% | 12.5–15.7% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.3% | 13.1–16.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.2% | 14.7–18.4% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.9% | 16.2–20.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.4% | 17.5–21.6% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.9% | 18.8–23.1% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 24.1% | 19.8–24.3% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 25.1% | 20.7–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Electricity (municipality of Winterthur)
ElCom · 2027 · BFESecond homes6.7 %
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Premium regionRegion 2
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 2 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 · 9Talacker230210
6'541Residents
- Median age
- 41.4
- Foreign
- 26.9%
Guggenbühl230220
5'642Residents
- Median age
- 38.5
- Foreign
- 38.6%
Hegi230250
3'837Residents
- Median age
- 39.3
- Foreign
- 21.6%
Grüze230230
3'328Residents
- Median age
- 33.8
- Foreign
- 32.1%
Zinzikon230260
2'863Residents
- Median age
- 42.4
- Foreign
- 26.8%
Hegmatten230240
2'585Residents
- Median age
- 35.5
- Foreign
- 26.9%
Reutlingen230270
418Residents
- Median age
- 48.9
- Foreign
- 14.4%
Stadel230280
323Residents
- Median age
- 42
- Foreign
- 15.2%
Ricketwil230290
84Residents
- Median age
- 52.2
- Foreign
- 4.8%
Postal codes in this district
Σ quarter shares · 5No 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 2 Oberwinterthur — the sum over its quarters.
Map
OpenStreetMap · District outline and quarters- Which quarters belong to Kreis 2 Oberwinterthur in Winterthur?
- Kreis 2 Oberwinterthur contains 9 statistical quarters: Talacker, Guggenbühl, Hegi, Grüze, Zinzikon, Hegmatten, Reutlingen, Stadel, Ricketwil. Together they have 25'621 residents (BFS, 2024).
- Does Kreis 2 Oberwinterthur 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 2 Oberwinterthur carry?
- Kreis 2 Oberwinterthur carries district number 2; the municipality of Winterthur has BFS municipality number 230. The district itself has no BFS number — its quarters carry BFS quarter codes that start with 230.
City districts exist only in Zürich (12) and Winterthur (7). No other Swiss municipality has this level.