Switzerland · Canton ZH · District
Bezirk Pfäffikon
ZurichBezirk Pfäffikon is one of 12 districts of the canton of Zurich and comprises 10 municipalities with 64'147 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.
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in Bezirk Pfäffikon
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
58.4% YesNo 41.6%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
52.3% YesNo 47.7%
14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% Yes
58.3% YesNo 41.7%
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
32.2% YesNo 67.8%
14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% Yes
33.4% YesNo 66.6%
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
29.9% YesNo 70.1%
14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates vom 17. November 2025Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 57.9% Yes
62.8% YesNo 37.2%
14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative für mehr günstige und gemeinnützige Wohnungen («Wohnungsinitiative»)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.3% Yes
30.4% YesNo 69.6%
14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Wohneigentum wieder ermöglichen (Wohneigentums-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 25.1% Yes
29.5% YesNo 70.5%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSVP37.1% · strongest party
SVP37.1%
SP14.3%
FDP10.5%
GLP10.5%
Mitte8.7%
GRÜNE6.9%
EVP4.9%
Übrige3.8%
EDU2.8%
FGA0.3%
PdA/Sol.0.1%
SD0.1%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Lindau
106 %
median of its municipalities
113 %
Wildberg
124 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 106 % % in Lindau to 124 % % in Wildberg (median 113 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 11.2 % in Lindau to 12.1 % in Wildberg (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
0.57 %
Dwellings
29'648
Avg. rooms
3.9
Built before 1946
19.3%
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
+549 +0.9%
births
488
deaths
503
net migration
+541
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
27'199
Workplaces
4'317
Services share
67.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 1'100 (4.0%) · Secondary 7'804 (28.7%) · Tertiary 18'295 (67.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
290
Organic share
14.5 %
Farmland
7'627 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
9 °C
Precipitation
1'343 mm
Elevation
455–1'061 m
Flat share
40.0%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
415 GWh
Electricity
23.9 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
60 min
Road to centre
38 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (23.6–27.231 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 Pfäffikon rank
sum of its municipalities8307Effretikon×28308Agasul +18310Kemptthal×28312Winterberg ZH8314Kyburg8315Lindau8317Tagelswangen8320Fehraltorf8322Madetswil8330Pfäffikon ZH8331Auslikon8332Russikon8335Hittnau8482Sennhof (Winterthur)×28483Kollbrunn×28484Weisslingen8486Rikon im Tösstal×28488Turbenthal×28489Wildberg8492Wila×28493Saland8494Bauma×28499Sternenberg×28623Wetzikon ZH×2
10 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
AgasulAuslikonBaumaEffretikonEhrikonFehraltorfGrafstalGündisauHittnauIllnauKemptthalKollbrunnKyburgLindauMadetswilNeschwilOttikon b. KemptthalPfäffikon ZHRikon im TösstalRumlikonRussikonSalandSchalchenSennhof (Winterthur)SternenbergTagelswangenTheilingenTurbenthalWeisslingenWetzikon ZHWilaWildbergWinterberg ZH
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swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Bezirk Pfäffikon?
- Bezirk Pfäffikon comprises 10 municipalities: Illnau-Effretikon, Pfäffikon, Fehraltorf, Lindau, Bauma, Russikon, Hittnau, Weisslingen, Wila, Wildberg. Together they have 64'147 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Bezirk Pfäffikon in?
- Bezirk Pfäffikon lies in the canton of Zurich, which is divided into 12 districts.
- How many people live in Bezirk Pfäffikon?
- Bezirk Pfäffikon has 64'147 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 10 municipalities; the largest is Illnau-Effretikon with 17'973.
- Does Bezirk Pfäffikon have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Pfäffikon the municipal rate ranges from 106 % (Lindau) to 124 % (Wildberg).
- How did Bezirk Pfäffikon vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, Bezirk Pfäffikon voted 58.4 % 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.