What is the postal code of Birmensdorf?

Birmensdorf has 2 postal codes: 8142, 8903.

What is the tax rate in Birmensdorf?

The municipal tax multiplier of Birmensdorf is 112% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Birmensdorf?

A single person without children pays about 11'517 CHF income tax in Birmensdorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 94 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Birmensdorf have?

Birmensdorf has 7'587 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Birmensdorf?

Birmensdorf has 2'025 foreign residents, a share of 26.69% (2025).

Birmensdorf (ZH): Postal Codes 8142–8903, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'797 50.0%

Men

3'790 50.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'669 22.0%

Swiss citizens

5'562 73.3%

Foreign residents

2'025 26.7%

Population density

664 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'669 · 22.0%20–64 · 4'488 · 59.2%65+ · 1'430 · 18.8%

Foreign residents 26.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Birmensdorf

BFS

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

54.9% YesNo 45.1%

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

42.6% YesNo 57.4%

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

55.3% YesNo 44.7%

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

32.1% YesNo 67.9%

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

59.5% YesNo 40.6%

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

33.5% 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

21.0% YesNo 79.0%

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

61.6% YesNo 38.4%

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

32.3% YesNo 67.8%

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

25.6% YesNo 74.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP33.3% · strongest party

SVP33.3%

SP15.2%

FDP13.6%

GLP12.3%

Mitte11.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier112%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

112%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 104 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'517 CHF(11.5%)

Rank 94 of 160 in the canton · 202 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:11'517 CHF(~11.5%)

BirmensdorfCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Birmensdorf	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5.1%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.3%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.5%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.6%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.6%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.4%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.5%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.5%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13.3%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	14%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.8%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.5%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.4%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	19%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.5%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	21.9%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	23%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	24%	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 1991–20209.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'092 mm

9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

658 m

Mean elevation

534 m

Relief

208 m

Mean slope

8.9°

Flat share

35.3%

South-facing

16.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 208 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

37.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

49.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'300

37 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

1.94 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

3'457

Built before 19469.0%

Built since 200124.1%

1.94 %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 37 min · Car 26 min

AgglomerationPT 37 min · Car 26 min

Remoteness 143/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitebirmensdorf.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities7'587 #48 ZH · #261 CH Families & children22% #29 ZH · #534 CH Age structure18.8% #100 ZH · #1474 CH Women share50% #79 ZH · #905 CH Foreign residents26.7% #48 ZH · #462 CH Population density664/km² #71 ZH · #382 CH Tax burden11'517 #94 ZH · #202 CH Taxes112% #104 ZH Warmest municipalities9.7 °C #89 ZH · #771 CH Sunniest municipalities40.4% #86 ZH · #1630 CH Rainiest municipalities1'092 mm #92 ZH · #1148 CH Voter turnout59.8% #84 ZH · #499 CH Against Switzerland9% #106 ZH · #1265 CH Aligned with Switzerland91% #50 ZH · #164 CH SVP strongholds33.3% #109 ZH · #1077 CH SP strongholds15.2% #58 ZH · #918 CH Centre strongholds11% #18 ZH · #1107 CH FDP strongholds13.6% #47 ZH · #965 CH GLP strongholds12.3% #56 ZH · #130 CH Green strongholds7.8% #40 ZH · #906 CH Largest by area11.4 km² #46 ZH · #857 CH Highest municipalities518 m #46 ZH · #1130 CH Remotest municipalities37 min #143 ZH · #1919 CH Best-connected municipalities37 min #20 ZH · #184 CH Highest peaks658 m #59 ZH · #1335 CH Highest-lying municipalities534 m #58 ZH · #1288 CH Greatest vertical range208 m #85 ZH · #1326 CH Steepest municipalities8.9° #33 ZH · #1019 CH Solar potential37 GWh #58 ZH · #525 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #108 ZH · #169 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #144 ZH · #2029 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Birmensdorf ZH8903 Uitikon Waldegg8142

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Birmensdorf?: Birmensdorf has 2 postal codes: 8142, 8903.
What is the tax rate in Birmensdorf?: The municipal tax multiplier of Birmensdorf is 112% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Birmensdorf?: A single person without children pays about 11'517 CHF income tax in Birmensdorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 94 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Birmensdorf have?: Birmensdorf has 7'587 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Birmensdorf?: Birmensdorf has 2'025 foreign residents, a share of 26.69% (2025).

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