What is the postal code of Aesch?

The postal code of Aesch is 8904.

What is the tax rate in Aesch?

The municipal tax multiplier of Aesch is 91% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Aesch?

A single person without children pays about 10'523 CHF income tax in Aesch on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 24 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Aesch have?

Aesch has 1'644 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Aesch?

Aesch has 311 foreign residents, a share of 18.92% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Dietikon

Aesch

8904

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

820 49.9%

Men

824 50.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

356 21.7%

Swiss citizens

1'333 81.1%

Foreign residents

311 18.9%

Population density

314 pop./km²

0–19 · 356 · 21.7%20–64 · 979 · 59.5%65+ · 309 · 18.8%

Foreign residents 18.9%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −15 (−0.9%) · 13 births · 8 deaths · net migration −19

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Vote results for Aesch

BFS

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine sichere Ernährung – durch Stärkung einer nachhaltigen inländischen Produktion, mehr pflanzliche Lebensmittel und sauberes Trinkwasser (Ernährungsinitiative)»Federal

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Wahrung der schweizerischen Neutralität (Neutralitätsinitiative)»Federal

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Dietikon: 55.3% Yes

63.9% YesNo 36.2%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Dietikon: 46.2% Yes

47.2% YesNo 52.8%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Dietikon: 57.1% Yes

51.7% YesNo 48.3%

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 · 41.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Dietikon: 37.1% Yes

22.8% YesNo 77.2%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Dietikon: 57.6% Yes

66.6% YesNo 33.4%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Dietikon: 38.8% Yes

22.5% YesNo 77.5%

19.3% YesNo 80.7%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates vom 17. November 2025Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 57.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Dietikon: 61.0% Yes

67.1% YesNo 32.9%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 21.09.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP36.5% · strongest party

SVP36.5%

FDP19.5%

GLP15.1%

Mitte10.3%

SP8.5%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier91%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

91%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 24 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

10'523 CHF(10.5%)

Rank 24 of 160 in the canton · 83 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

100'000 CHF:10'523 CHF(~10.5%)

AeschCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Aesch	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	4.6%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	5.7%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	6.8%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	7.8%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	8.8%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	9.5%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	10.5%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	11.4%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	12.2%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	12.8%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	13.6%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	14.3%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	16%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	17.6%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	19%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	20.3%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	21.4%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	22.3%	20.7–25.3%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'123 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

666 m

Mean elevation

586 m

Relief

163 m

Mean slope

6.1°

Flat share

47.5%

South-facing

1.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 163 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

11.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

14.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'500

Per inhabitant

6'837 kWh/yr

11 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr

BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

23.87 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.86 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

7.9 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.46 Rp./kWh

23.87 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 24.63 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ)

ElCom tariff comparison ↗

How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 3

Standard model, deductible 300544 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Zurich411 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Aesch →Canton Zurich →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 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.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

0.26 %

Second homes

6.7 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

763

Built before 194612.5%

Built since 200143.4%

0.26 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024

Jobs

424

Workplaces

116

Services share

78.5 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 53 (12.5%) · Secondary 38 (9.0%) · Tertiary 333 (78.5%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

15.4 %

Farmland

284 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 46 min · Car 25 min

AgglomerationPT 46 min · Car 25 min

Remoteness 112/160 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number241

Websiteaesch-zh.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Dietikon

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Aesch ranks

Largest municipalities1'644 #128 ZH · #1100 CH Growing municipalities-0.9% #149 ZH · #1776 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.9% #12 ZH · #333 CH Jobs per resident0.26 #103 ZH · #1462 CH Families & children21.7% #41 ZH · #602 CH Age structure18.8% #99 ZH · #1473 CH Women share49.9% #96 ZH · #988 CH Foreign residents18.9% #91 ZH · #952 CH Population density314/km² #113 ZH · #756 CH Tax burden10'523 #24 ZH · #83 CH Taxes91% #24 ZH Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #71 ZH · #680 CH Sunniest municipalities40.5% #74 ZH · #1585 CH Rainiest municipalities1'123 mm #66 ZH · #962 CH Voter turnout69.9% #4 ZH · #51 CH Against Switzerland12% #73 ZH · #1104 CH Aligned with Switzerland88% #84 ZH · #328 CH SVP strongholds36.5% #87 ZH · #868 CH SP strongholds8.5% #155 ZH · #1649 CH Centre strongholds10.3% #25 ZH · #1169 CH FDP strongholds19.5% #13 ZH · #488 CH GLP strongholds15.1% #12 ZH · #26 CH Green strongholds4.1% #149 ZH · #1713 CH Largest by area5.2 km² #120 ZH · #1519 CH Highest municipalities540 m #36 ZH · #1036 CH Second homes6.7% #89 ZH · #1867 CH Organic farming15.4% #72 ZH · #853 CH Best-connected municipalities46 min #48 ZH · #361 CH Remotest municipalities46 min #112 ZH · #1735 CH Highest peaks666 m #56 ZH · #1303 CH Highest-lying municipalities586 m #28 ZH · #1066 CH Greatest vertical range163 m #105 ZH · #1521 CH Steepest municipalities6.1° #84 ZH · #1374 CH Solar potential11 GWh #138 ZH · #1462 CH Solar potential per capita6'837 kWh #65 ZH · #1708 CH Cheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #112 ZH · #196 CH Most expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #137 ZH · #2000 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8904

Aesch ZH

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Aesch ZH8904

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Aesch?: The postal code of Aesch is 8904.
What is the tax rate in Aesch?: The municipal tax multiplier of Aesch is 91% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Aesch?: A single person without children pays about 10'523 CHF income tax in Aesch on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 24 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Aesch have?: Aesch has 1'644 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Aesch?: Aesch has 311 foreign residents, a share of 18.92% (2025).

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