What is the postal code of Altikon?

The postal code of Altikon is 8479.

What is the tax rate in Altikon?

The municipal tax multiplier of Altikon is 114% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Altikon?

A single person without children pays about 11'611 CHF income tax in Altikon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 115 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Altikon have?

Altikon has 760 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Altikon?

Altikon has 71 foreign residents, a share of 9.34% (2025).

Altikon (ZH): Postal Codes 8479, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

385 50.7%

Men

375 49.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

162 21.3%

Swiss citizens

689 90.7%

Foreign residents

71 9.3%

Population density

99 pop./km²

0–19 · 162 · 21.3%20–64 · 421 · 55.4%65+ · 177 · 23.3%

Foreign residents 9.3%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Altikon

BFS

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

63.6% YesNo 36.4%

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

57.3% YesNo 42.7%

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

63.7% YesNo 36.3%

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% Yes

27.3% YesNo 72.7%

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

63.0% YesNo 37.0%

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

26.1% YesNo 73.9%

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 · 39.3% Yes

27.3% YesNo 72.7%

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

65.3% YesNo 34.7%

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

23.1% YesNo 77.0%

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

31.4% YesNo 68.7%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP55.9% · strongest party

SVP55.9%

SP11.2%

FDP8.0%

Mitte7.2%

Übrige5.1%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier114%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

114%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 116 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'611 CHF(11.6%)

Rank 115 of 160 in the canton · 228 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:11'611 CHF(~11.6%)

AltikonCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Altikon	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5.2%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.4%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.6%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.7%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.7%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.5%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.6%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.6%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13.4%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	14.1%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.9%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.7%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.5%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	19.2%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.6%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	22%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	23.2%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	24.2%	20.7–25.3%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020906 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

464 m

Mean elevation

391 m

Relief

94 m

Mean slope

2.3°

Flat share

83.3%

South-facing

0.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 94 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

11.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

14.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'500

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

24.14 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.11 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.23 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.46 Rp./kWh

24.14 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 24.76 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1.44 %

Avg. rooms

4.4

Dwellings

348

Built before 194641.1%

Built since 200123.6%

1.44 %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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 72 min · Car 45 min

AgglomerationPT 36 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 18/160 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitealtikon.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

29

Largest municipalities760 #152 ZH · #1605 CH Families & children21.3% #54 ZH · #703 CH Age structure23.3% #17 ZH · #607 CH Women share50.7% #40 ZH · #523 CH Foreign residents9.3% #156 ZH · #1761 CH Population density99/km² #155 ZH · #1475 CH Tax burden11'611 #115 ZH · #228 CH Taxes114% #116 ZH Warmest municipalities10 °C #26 ZH · #477 CH Sunniest municipalities39.8% #133 ZH · #1957 CH Rainiest municipalities906 mm #154 ZH · #1931 CH Voter turnout65.4% #29 ZH · #138 CH SVP strongholds55.9% #3 ZH · #102 CH SP strongholds11.2% #127 ZH · #1382 CH Centre strongholds7.2% #115 ZH · #1539 CH FDP strongholds8% #132 ZH · #1590 CH GLP strongholds4.6% #160 ZH · #1276 CH Green strongholds3.6% #157 ZH · #1784 CH Largest by area7.7 km² #85 ZH · #1169 CH Highest municipalities393 m #149 ZH · #1921 CH Remotest municipalities72 min #18 ZH · #943 CH Best-connected municipalities72 min #144 ZH · #1132 CH Highest peaks464 m #152 ZH · #1996 CH Highest-lying municipalities391 m #157 ZH · #2001 CH Greatest vertical range94 m #138 ZH · #1856 CH Steepest municipalities2.3° #158 ZH · #1974 CH Solar potential11 GWh #140 ZH · #1469 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #92 ZH · #153 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #128 ZH · #2013 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8479

Altikon

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Altikon8479

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Altikon?: The postal code of Altikon is 8479.
What is the tax rate in Altikon?: The municipal tax multiplier of Altikon is 114% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Altikon?: A single person without children pays about 11'611 CHF income tax in Altikon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 115 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Altikon have?: Altikon has 760 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Altikon?: Altikon has 71 foreign residents, a share of 9.34% (2025).

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