What is the postal code of Buch am Irchel?

The postal code of Buch am Irchel is 8414.

What is the tax rate in Buch am Irchel?

The municipal tax multiplier of Buch am Irchel is 106% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Buch am Irchel?

A single person without children pays about 11'233 CHF income tax in Buch am Irchel on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 63 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Buch am Irchel have?

Buch am Irchel has 1'068 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Buch am Irchel?

Buch am Irchel has 98 foreign residents, a share of 9.18% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Andelfingen

Buch am Irchel

8414

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

545 51.0%

Men

523 49.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

250 23.4%

Swiss citizens

970 90.8%

Foreign residents

98 9.2%

Population density

105 pop./km²

0–19 · 250 · 23.4%20–64 · 637 · 59.6%65+ · 181 · 16.9%

Foreign residents 9.2%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +2 (+0.2%) · 10 births · 5 deaths · net migration +3

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 Buch am Irchel

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Andelfingen: 23.5% Yes

15.0% YesNo 85.0%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Andelfingen: 32.7% Yes

33.6% YesNo 66.4%

27.09.2026Patientinnen- und Patientengesetz und Gesundheitsgesetz (Änderung vom 30. März 2026; Gegenvorschlag zur Volksinitiative «Selbstbestimmung am Lebensende auch in Alters- und Pflegeheimen»)Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 68.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Andelfingen: 60.9% Yes

66.1% YesNo 33.9%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Andelfingen: 30.2% Yes

36.3% YesNo 63.7%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Andelfingen: 59.7% Yes

61.9% YesNo 38.2%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Andelfingen: 52.8% Yes

57.0% YesNo 43.1%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Andelfingen: 58.1% Yes

54.3% YesNo 45.7%

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% YesDistrict Bezirk Andelfingen: 28.8% Yes

21.6% YesNo 78.4%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Andelfingen: 61.2% Yes

64.2% YesNo 35.8%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Andelfingen: 29.7% Yes

20.5% YesNo 79.5%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP44.6% · strongest party

SVP44.6%

GLP11.1%

FDP10.9%

GRÜNE7.3%

Mitte6.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier106%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

106%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 63 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'233 CHF(11.2%)

Rank 63 of 160 in the canton · 144 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:11'233 CHF(~11.2%)

Buch am IrchelCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Buch am Irchel	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.1%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.3%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.4%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.4%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.2%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.2%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.2%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	12.9%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	13.6%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.5%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.2%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	18.6%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	21.4%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	22.6%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	23.5%	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 1991–2020947 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

695 m

Mean elevation

546 m

Relief

288 m

Mean slope

7.6°

Flat share

34.2%

South-facing

7.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 288 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

12.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

15.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'700

Per inhabitant

11'367 kWh/yr

12 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 Buch am Irchel →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

0.65 %

Second homes

6.5 %

Avg. rooms

4.5

Dwellings

464

Built before 194631.7%

Built since 200136.4%

0.65 %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

206

Workplaces

Services share

46.1 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 67 (32.5%) · Secondary 44 (21.4%) · Tertiary 95 (46.1%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

567 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 68 min · Car 42 min

AgglomerationPT 35 min · Car 22 min

Remoteness 31/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number24

Websitebuchamirchel.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Andelfingen

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Buch am Irchel ranks

Largest municipalities1'068 #143 ZH · #1417 CH Growing municipalities0.2% #113 ZH · #1289 CH Shrinking municipalities0.2% #48 ZH · #812 CH Jobs per resident0.19 #146 ZH · #1801 CH Families & children23.4% #10 ZH · #237 CH Age structure16.9% #134 ZH · #1784 CH Women share51% #20 ZH · #375 CH Foreign residents9.2% #158 ZH · #1778 CH Population density105/km² #154 ZH · #1439 CH Tax burden11'233 #65 ZH · #146 CH Taxes106% #63 ZH Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #51 ZH · #660 CH Sunniest municipalities39.9% #117 ZH · #1915 CH Rainiest municipalities947 mm #135 ZH · #1825 CH Voter turnout68.6% #12 ZH · #91 CH Against Switzerland18.6% #20 ZH · #593 CH Aligned with Switzerland81.4% #124 ZH · #804 CH SVP strongholds44.6% #38 ZH · #423 CH SP strongholds6.7% #160 ZH · #1810 CH Centre strongholds6.8% #127 ZH · #1587 CH FDP strongholds10.9% #73 ZH · #1278 CH GLP strongholds11.1% #88 ZH · #209 CH Green strongholds7.3% #58 ZH · #1011 CH Largest by area10.2 km² #53 ZH · #942 CH Highest municipalities534 m #40 ZH · #1056 CH Second homes6.5% #99 ZH · #1908 CH Organic farming0% #128 ZH · #1595 CH Best-connected municipalities68 min #130 ZH · #1009 CH Remotest municipalities68 min #31 ZH · #1073 CH Highest peaks695 m #47 ZH · #1224 CH Highest-lying municipalities546 m #52 ZH · #1230 CH Greatest vertical range288 m #43 ZH · #1022 CH Steepest municipalities7.6° #46 ZH · #1148 CH Solar potential12 GWh #132 ZH · #1407 CH Solar potential per capita11'367 kWh #13 ZH · #856 CH Cheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #22 ZH · #106 CH Most expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #47 ZH · #1910 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8414

Buch am Irchel

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Buch am Irchel8414

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Buch am Irchel?: The postal code of Buch am Irchel is 8414.
What is the tax rate in Buch am Irchel?: The municipal tax multiplier of Buch am Irchel is 106% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Buch am Irchel?: A single person without children pays about 11'233 CHF income tax in Buch am Irchel on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 63 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Buch am Irchel have?: Buch am Irchel has 1'068 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Buch am Irchel?: Buch am Irchel has 98 foreign residents, a share of 9.18% (2025).

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