What is the postal code of Bubikon?

Bubikon has 2 postal codes: 8608, 8633.

What is the tax rate in Bubikon?

The municipal tax multiplier of Bubikon is 118% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Bubikon?

A single person without children pays about 11'800 CHF income tax in Bubikon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 136 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Bubikon have?

Bubikon has 7'690 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Bubikon?

Bubikon has 991 foreign residents, a share of 12.89% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH

Bubikon

8608–8633

ZH CANTON8608 8633

Residents

7'690

Area

11.6 km²

Population density

662 pop./km²

Elevation

523 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

118%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'932 51.1%

Men

3'758 48.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'595 20.7%

Swiss citizens

6'699 87.1%

Foreign residents

991 12.9%

Population density

662 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'595 · 20.7%20–64 · 4'423 · 57.5%65+ · 1'672 · 21.7%

Foreign residents 12.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Bubikon

BFS

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

56.5% YesNo 43.5%

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

50.8% YesNo 49.2%

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

57.0% YesNo 43.0%

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

31.0% YesNo 69.0%

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

60.6% YesNo 39.4%

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

32.1% YesNo 67.9%

28.8% YesNo 71.2%

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

63.4% YesNo 36.6%

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

29.4% YesNo 70.6%

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

29.0% YesNo 71.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP32.9% · strongest party

SVP32.9%

SP13.7%

GLP12.5%

Mitte9.8%

FDP9.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier118%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

118%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 137 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'800 CHF(11.8%)

Rank 136 of 160 in the canton · 271 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:11'800 CHF(~11.8%)

BubikonCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Bubikon	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5.2%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.5%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.7%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.8%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.9%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.7%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.8%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.8%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13.6%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	14.3%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	15.1%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.9%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.7%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	19.5%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.9%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	22.3%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	23.5%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	24.5%	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 1991–20201'342 mm

9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

568 m

Mean elevation

517 m

Relief

81 m

Mean slope

3.8°

Flat share

74.9%

South-facing

8.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 81 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

56.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

75.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

12'500

56 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 range H4

24.14–25.24 Rp./kWh

24.69 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 24.76 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operators Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) · Elektrizitätsgenossenschaft Bubikon

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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

0.49 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

3'454

Built before 194614.4%

Built since 200136.5%

0.49 %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 58 min · Car 42 min

AgglomerationPT 31 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 66/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitebubikon.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities7'690 #47 ZH · #254 CH Families & children20.7% #80 ZH · #900 CH Age structure21.7% #40 ZH · #905 CH Women share51.1% #16 ZH · #334 CH Foreign residents12.9% #134 ZH · #1459 CH Population density662/km² #72 ZH · #384 CH Tax burden11'800 #136 ZH · #271 CH Taxes118% #137 ZH Warmest municipalities9.7 °C #82 ZH · #764 CH Sunniest municipalities43.3% #3 ZH · #961 CH Rainiest municipalities1'342 mm #19 ZH · #434 CH Voter turnout61.8% #60 ZH · #332 CH Against Switzerland12% #68 ZH · #1098 CH Aligned with Switzerland88% #79 ZH · #322 CH SVP strongholds32.9% #112 ZH · #1100 CH SP strongholds13.7% #77 ZH · #1074 CH Centre strongholds9.8% #34 ZH · #1212 CH FDP strongholds9.5% #102 ZH · #1447 CH GLP strongholds12.5% #50 ZH · #116 CH Green strongholds8.6% #24 ZH · #774 CH Largest by area11.6 km² #45 ZH · #843 CH Highest municipalities523 m #43 ZH · #1103 CH Remotest municipalities58 min #66 ZH · #1384 CH Best-connected municipalities58 min #93 ZH · #697 CH Highest peaks568 m #110 ZH · #1649 CH Highest-lying municipalities517 m #65 ZH · #1362 CH Greatest vertical range81 m #149 ZH · #1926 CH Steepest municipalities3.8° #133 ZH · #1771 CH Solar potential56 GWh #28 ZH · #263 CH Cheapest electricity24.69 Rp./kWh #124 ZH · #231 CH Most expensive electricity24.69 Rp./kWh #37 ZH · #1876 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Bubikon8608 Wolfhausen8633

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Bubikon?: Bubikon has 2 postal codes: 8608, 8633.
What is the tax rate in Bubikon?: The municipal tax multiplier of Bubikon is 118% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Bubikon?: A single person without children pays about 11'800 CHF income tax in Bubikon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 136 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bubikon have?: Bubikon has 7'690 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bubikon?: Bubikon has 991 foreign residents, a share of 12.89% (2025).

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