What is the postal code of Berg am Irchel?

The postal code of Berg am Irchel is 8415.

What is the tax rate in Berg am Irchel?

The municipal tax multiplier of Berg am Irchel is 98% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Berg am Irchel?

A single person without children pays about 10'854 CHF income tax in Berg am Irchel on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 36 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Berg am Irchel have?

Berg am Irchel has 595 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Berg am Irchel?

Berg am Irchel has 58 foreign residents, a share of 9.75% (2025).

Berg am Irchel (ZH): Postal Codes 8415, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

291 48.9%

Men

304 51.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

94 15.8%

Swiss citizens

537 90.3%

Foreign residents

58 9.8%

Population density

85 pop./km²

0–19 · 94 · 15.8%20–64 · 337 · 56.6%65+ · 164 · 27.6%

Foreign residents 9.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Berg am Irchel

BFS

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

67.6% YesNo 32.4%

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

59.4% YesNo 40.6%

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

63.1% YesNo 36.9%

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

24.1% YesNo 75.9%

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

62.6% YesNo 37.4%

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

25.6% YesNo 74.4%

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

23.5% YesNo 76.5%

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

63.8% YesNo 36.2%

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

19.5% YesNo 80.5%

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

32.0% YesNo 68.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP54.2% · strongest party

SVP54.2%

FDP10.2%

GLP9.6%

SP9.3%

Mitte6.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier98%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

98%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 36 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

10'854 CHF(10.9%)

Rank 36 of 160 in the canton · 99 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:10'854 CHF(~10.9%)

Berg am IrchelCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Berg am Irchel	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	4.8%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	5.9%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.1%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.1%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.1%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	9.8%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	10.9%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	11.8%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	12.5%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	13.2%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	14.7%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	16.5%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	18.1%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	19.5%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	20.8%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	21.9%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	22.9%	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 1991–202010.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020897 mm

10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

678 m

Mean elevation

484 m

Relief

334 m

Mean slope

11.1°

Flat share

27.6%

South-facing

3.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 334 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

7.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

9.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'700

8 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

0.34 %

Avg. rooms

4.4

Dwellings

298

Built before 194649.7%

Built since 200116.1%

0.34 %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 74 min · Car 44 min

AgglomerationPT 39 min · Car 26 min

Remoteness 10/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteberg-am-irchel.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

29

Largest municipalities595 #156 ZH · #1721 CH Families & children15.8% #160 ZH · #1926 CH Age structure27.6% #1 ZH · #190 CH Women share48.9% #136 ZH · #1540 CH Foreign residents9.8% #154 ZH · #1717 CH Population density85/km² #159 ZH · #1562 CH Tax burden10'854 #36 ZH · #99 CH Taxes98% #36 ZH Warmest municipalities10.2 °C #2 ZH · #295 CH Sunniest municipalities39.9% #116 ZH · #1914 CH Rainiest municipalities897 mm #156 ZH · #1956 CH Voter turnout69.2% #8 ZH · #60 CH SVP strongholds54.2% #7 ZH · #135 CH SP strongholds9.3% #148 ZH · #1576 CH Centre strongholds6% #142 ZH · #1674 CH FDP strongholds10.2% #88 ZH · #1364 CH GLP strongholds9.6% #115 ZH · #364 CH Green strongholds4% #150 ZH · #1728 CH Largest by area7 km² #94 ZH · #1250 CH Highest municipalities410 m #135 ZH · #1838 CH Remotest municipalities74 min #10 ZH · #892 CH Best-connected municipalities74 min #148 ZH · #1195 CH Highest peaks678 m #53 ZH · #1272 CH Highest-lying municipalities484 m #87 ZH · #1509 CH Greatest vertical range334 m #31 ZH · #935 CH Steepest municipalities11.1° #18 ZH · #843 CH Solar potential8 GWh #152 ZH · #1723 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #16 ZH · #77 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #52 ZH · #1937 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8415

Berg am Irchel

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Berg am Irchel8415 Gräslikon8415

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Berg am Irchel?: The postal code of Berg am Irchel is 8415.
What is the tax rate in Berg am Irchel?: The municipal tax multiplier of Berg am Irchel is 98% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Berg am Irchel?: A single person without children pays about 10'854 CHF income tax in Berg am Irchel on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 36 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Berg am Irchel have?: Berg am Irchel has 595 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Berg am Irchel?: Berg am Irchel has 58 foreign residents, a share of 9.75% (2025).

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