Switzerland · Canton ZH · District
Bezirk Andelfingen
ZurichBezirk Andelfingen is one of 12 districts of the canton of Zurich and comprises 20 municipalities with 33'587 residents in all (BFS, 2025). A district is an administrative unit of the canton — a court and administrative area, not a postal delivery area: postal codes and localities follow delivery routes and can cross district borders.
Feuerthalen
3'893Residents
Andelfingen
3'719Residents
Stammheim
2'970Residents
Henggart
2'376Residents
Kleinandelfingen
2'278Residents
Marthalen
2'027Residents
Dachsen
1'896Residents
Ossingen
1'859Residents
Laufen-Uhwiesen
1'848Residents
Flaach
1'572Residents
Flurlingen
1'505Residents
Rheinau
1'334Residents
Trüllikon
1'132Residents
Buch am Irchel
1'068Residents
Thalheim an der Thur
1'024Residents
Benken
894Residents
Dorf
739Residents
Berg am Irchel
595Residents
Truttikon
467Residents
Volken
391Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in Bezirk Andelfingen
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
59.7% YesNo 40.3%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
52.8% YesNo 47.2%
14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% Yes
58.1% YesNo 41.9%
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
28.8% YesNo 71.2%
14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% Yes
29.7% YesNo 70.3%
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 · 39.3% Yes
26.2% YesNo 73.8%
14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates vom 17. November 2025Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 57.9% Yes
63.5% YesNo 36.5%
14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative für mehr günstige und gemeinnützige Wohnungen («Wohnungsinitiative»)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.3% Yes
25.8% YesNo 74.2%
14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Wohneigentum wieder ermöglichen (Wohneigentums-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 25.1% Yes
30.1% YesNo 69.9%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSVP39.0% · strongest party
SVP39.0%
SP13.4%
FDP10.5%
GLP10.2%
Mitte9.4%
GRÜNE7.2%
EVP3.8%
Übrige3.3%
EDU2.5%
FGA0.3%
PdA/Sol.0.1%
SD0.1%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Berg am Irchel
98 %
median of its municipalities
111 %
Andelfingen
119 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 98 % % in Berg am Irchel to 119 % % in Andelfingen (median 111 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 10.9 % in Berg am Irchel to 11.8 % in Andelfingen (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
0.79 %
Dwellings
15'640
Avg. rooms
4.2
Built before 1946
32.4%
Vacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)
Population change
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesPopulation change 2025
+402 +1.2%
births
262
deaths
230
net migration
+381
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
13'232
Workplaces
2'520
Services share
59.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 1'802 (13.6%) · Secondary 3'299 (24.9%) · Tertiary 7'898 (59.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
334
Organic share
12.6 %
Farmland
8'859 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
9.8 °C
Precipitation
928 mm
Elevation
343–695 m
Flat share
64.3%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
328 GWh
Electricity
23.9 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
74 min
Road to centre
46 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (23.872–30.723 Rp./kWh, 2027). ElCom publishes a median per municipality; the district value is our median of those. · Accessibility: median of its municipalities
Where the municipalities of Bezirk Andelfingen rank
sum of its municipalities8212Nohl×28245Feuerthalen8246Langwiesen8247Flurlingen8248Uhwiesen8414Buch am Irchel8415Berg am Irchel8416Flaach8444Henggart8447Dachsen8450Andelfingen8451Kleinandelfingen8452Adlikon b. Andelfingen8453Alten8457Humlikon8458Dorf8459Volken8460Marthalen8461Oerlingen8462Rheinau8463Benken ZH8464Ellikon am Rhein8465Rudolfingen8466Trüllikon8467Truttikon8468Waltalingen8475Ossingen8476Unterstammheim×28477Oberstammheim8478Thalheim an der Thur8525Wilen b. Neunforn×2
3 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
Adlikon b. AndelfingenAltenAndelfingenBenken ZHBerg am IrchelBuch am IrchelDachsenDorfEllikon am RheinFeuerthalenFlaachFlurlingenGräslikonGuntalingenHenggartHumlikonKleinandelfingenLangwiesenMarthalenNohlOberstammheimOerlingenOssingenRheinauRudolfingenThalheim an der ThurTrüllikonTruttikonUhwiesenUnterstammheimVolkenWaltalingenWildensbuchWilen b. Neunforn
Map
swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Bezirk Andelfingen?
- Bezirk Andelfingen comprises 20 municipalities: Feuerthalen, Andelfingen, Stammheim, Henggart, Kleinandelfingen, Marthalen, Dachsen, Ossingen, Laufen-Uhwiesen, Flaach, Flurlingen, Rheinau, Trüllikon, Buch am Irchel, Thalheim an der Thur, Benken, Dorf, Berg am Irchel, Truttikon, Volken. Together they have 33'587 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Bezirk Andelfingen in?
- Bezirk Andelfingen lies in the canton of Zurich, which is divided into 12 districts.
- How many people live in Bezirk Andelfingen?
- Bezirk Andelfingen has 33'587 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 20 municipalities; the largest is Feuerthalen with 3'893.
- Does Bezirk Andelfingen have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Andelfingen the municipal rate ranges from 98 % (Berg am Irchel) to 119 % (Andelfingen).
- How did Bezirk Andelfingen vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, Bezirk Andelfingen voted 59.7 % yes on “Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)” (Accepted) — the district figure BFS publishes.
Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.