What is the postal code of Bülach?

Bülach has 2 postal codes: 8180, 8192.

What is the tax rate in Bülach?

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

How much tax do you pay in Bülach?

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

How many residents does Bülach have?

Bülach has 24'590 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Bülach?

Bülach has 7'757 foreign residents, a share of 31.55% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH

Bülach

8180–8192

ZH CANTON8180 8192

Residents

24'590

Area

16.1 km²

Population density

1'528 pop./km²

Elevation

431 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

114%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

12'484 50.8%

Men

12'106 49.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

5'123 20.8%

Swiss citizens

16'833 68.5%

Foreign residents

7'757 31.6%

Population density

1'528 pop./km²

0–19 · 5'123 · 20.8%20–64 · 15'264 · 62.1%65+ · 4'203 · 17.1%

Foreign residents 31.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Bülach

BFS

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

53.4% YesNo 46.6%

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

46.1% YesNo 53.9%

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

58.5% YesNo 41.5%

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

42.6% YesNo 57.4%

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

53.4% YesNo 46.6%

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

43.6% YesNo 56.4%

39.6% YesNo 60.4%

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

58.1% YesNo 41.9%

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

40.0% YesNo 60.0%

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

27.9% YesNo 72.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP31.8% · strongest party

SVP31.8%

SP18.7%

GLP10.6%

FDP10.2%

GRÜNE8.7%

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 119 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%)

BülachCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Bülach	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 1991–20209.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020963 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

597 m

Mean elevation

448 m

Relief

217 m

Mean slope

5.3°

Flat share

60.7%

South-facing

9.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 217 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

94.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

125 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

21'000

94 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

0.62 %

Avg. rooms

3.5

Dwellings

11'284

Built before 19466.4%

Built since 200144.0%

0.62 %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 45 min · Car 27 min

AgglomerationPT 36 min · Car 27 min

Remoteness 116/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitebuelach.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities24'590 #9 ZH · #39 CH Families & children20.8% #73 ZH · #866 CH Age structure17.1% #129 ZH · #1751 CH Women share50.8% #30 ZH · #479 CH Foreign residents31.6% #22 ZH · #247 CH Population density1'528/km² #27 ZH · #114 CH Tax burden11'611 #117 ZH · #230 CH Taxes114% #119 ZH Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #54 ZH · #663 CH Sunniest municipalities39.6% #147 ZH · #2010 CH Rainiest municipalities963 mm #132 ZH · #1777 CH Voter turnout49.3% #146 ZH · #1758 CH Against Switzerland3% #146 ZH · #1451 CH Aligned with Switzerland97% #1 ZH · #2 CH SVP strongholds31.8% #120 ZH · #1158 CH SP strongholds18.7% #16 ZH · #556 CH Centre strongholds8.1% #85 ZH · #1419 CH FDP strongholds10.2% #89 ZH · #1365 CH GLP strongholds10.6% #96 ZH · #243 CH Green strongholds8.7% #22 ZH · #751 CH Largest by area16.1 km² #21 ZH · #597 CH Highest municipalities431 m #113 ZH · #1692 CH Remotest municipalities45 min #116 ZH · #1753 CH Best-connected municipalities45 min #46 ZH · #330 CH Highest peaks597 m #92 ZH · #1557 CH Highest-lying municipalities448 m #122 ZH · #1728 CH Greatest vertical range217 m #74 ZH · #1281 CH Steepest municipalities5.3° #98 ZH · #1507 CH Solar potential94 GWh #13 ZH · #94 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #34 ZH · #95 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #70 ZH · #1955 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Bülach8180 Glattfelden8192

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Bülach?: Bülach has 2 postal codes: 8180, 8192.
What is the tax rate in Bülach?: The municipal tax multiplier of Bülach is 114% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Bülach?: A single person without children pays about 11'611 CHF income tax in Bülach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 115 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bülach have?: Bülach has 24'590 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bülach?: Bülach has 7'757 foreign residents, a share of 31.55% (2025).

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