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.

SwitzerlandZurichBezirk WinterthurWinterthurCity district

Kreis 2 Oberwinterthur

Winterthur

Kreis 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.

ZH CANTON MunicipalityWinterthur DistrictBezirk WinterthurDistrict number2BFS municipality number230

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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 08.08.2026

Votes in Kreis 2 Oberwinterthur

Counting-district results, as BFS publishes them

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

41.4% YesNo 58.7%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»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%

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

51.2% YesNo 48.8%

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

50.7% YesNo 49.3%

46.5% YesNo 53.5%

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

54.2% YesNo 45.8%

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

49.4% YesNo 50.6%

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

23.3% YesNo 76.7%

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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

Winterthur

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

Electricity (municipality of Winterthur)

ElCom · 2027 · BFE

Tariff H428.09 Rp./kWh

Roof potential466 GWh/yr

Per inhabitant3'860 kWh/yr

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Housing (municipality of Winterthur)

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Second homes6.7 %

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

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 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 · 9

Talacker230210

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 · 5

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 2 Oberwinterthur — the sum over its quarters.

840499.4%of this PLZ

via Stadel 33.0%, Reutlingen 15.5%, Talacker 12.3%, Grüze 12.3%, Zinzikon 8.3%, Guggenbühl 7.8%, Hegmatten 6.6%, Hegi 3.6%

840999.2%of this PLZ

via Hegi 94.1%, Grüze 5.1%

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.