What is the postal code of Dielsdorf?

The postal code of Dielsdorf is 8157.

What is the tax rate in Dielsdorf?

The municipal tax multiplier of Dielsdorf is 105% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Dielsdorf?

A single person without children pays about 11'186 CHF income tax in Dielsdorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 60 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Dielsdorf have?

Dielsdorf has 6'817 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Dielsdorf?

Dielsdorf has 2'488 foreign residents, a share of 36.5% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Dielsdorf

Dielsdorf

8157

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'344 49.1%

Men

3'473 50.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'324 19.4%

Swiss citizens

4'329 63.5%

Foreign residents

2'488 36.5%

Population density

1'161 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'324 · 19.4%20–64 · 4'236 · 62.1%65+ · 1'257 · 18.4%

Foreign residents 36.5%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +92 (+1.4%) · 66 births · 56 deaths · net migration +83

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 Dielsdorf

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 Dielsdorf: 22.2% Yes

22.6% YesNo 77.4%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 35.7% Yes

33.8% YesNo 66.2%

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 Dielsdorf: 64.3% Yes

65.7% YesNo 34.3%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 30.5% Yes

31.4% YesNo 68.6%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 58.8% Yes

58.4% YesNo 41.6%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 55.7% Yes

54.2% YesNo 45.8%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 63.0% Yes

62.9% YesNo 37.1%

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 Dielsdorf: 34.3% Yes

35.1% YesNo 64.9%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 58.9% Yes

59.5% YesNo 40.5%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 35.8% Yes

36.4% YesNo 63.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP40.9% · strongest party

SVP40.9%

SP15.7%

FDP10.7%

GLP9.4%

Mitte7.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier105%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

105%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 62 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'186 CHF(11.2%)

Rank 60 of 160 in the canton · 136 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:11'186 CHF(~11.2%)

DielsdorfCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Dielsdorf	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	4.9%	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	10.1%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.2%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.1%	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	14.4%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.1%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	16.9%	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	21.3%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	22.5%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	23.4%	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 1991–20201'126 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

653 m

Mean elevation

490 m

Relief

244 m

Mean slope

5.4°

Flat share

49.1%

South-facing

2.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 244 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

45.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

57.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

10'000

Per inhabitant

6'622 kWh/yr

45 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 Dielsdorf →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

0.54 %

Second homes

6.6 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

3'164

Built before 19468.8%

Built since 200130.1%

0.54 %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

4'890

Workplaces

438

Services share

84.9 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 21 (0.4%) · Secondary 717 (14.7%) · Tertiary 4'152 (84.9%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

109 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 44 min · Car 34 min

AgglomerationPT 44 min · Car 31 min

Remoteness 119/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number86

Websitedielsdorf.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Dielsdorf

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Dielsdorf ranks

Largest municipalities6'817 #53 ZH · #292 CH Growing municipalities1.4% #39 ZH · #601 CH Shrinking municipalities1.4% #122 ZH · #1505 CH Jobs per resident0.72 #12 ZH · #207 CH Families & children19.4% #127 ZH · #1332 CH Age structure18.4% #108 ZH · #1559 CH Women share49.1% #129 ZH · #1455 CH Foreign residents36.5% #10 ZH · #128 CH Population density1'161/km² #42 ZH · #175 CH Tax burden11'186 #61 ZH · #137 CH Taxes105% #62 ZH Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #57 ZH · #666 CH Sunniest municipalities40.4% #81 ZH · #1625 CH Rainiest municipalities1'126 mm #65 ZH · #947 CH Voter turnout49.5% #148 ZH · #1814 CH Against Switzerland10.8% #80 ZH · #1151 CH Aligned with Switzerland89.2% #67 ZH · #272 CH SVP strongholds40.9% #60 ZH · #618 CH SP strongholds15.7% #49 ZH · #868 CH Centre strongholds7.1% #116 ZH · #1550 CH FDP strongholds10.7% #77 ZH · #1295 CH GLP strongholds9.4% #119 ZH · #380 CH Green strongholds5.8% #119 ZH · #1370 CH Largest by area5.9 km² #109 ZH · #1403 CH Highest municipalities455 m #83 ZH · #1488 CH Second homes6.6% #93 ZH · #1889 CH Organic farming0% #143 ZH · #1610 CH Best-connected municipalities44 min #37 ZH · #306 CH Remotest municipalities44 min #119 ZH · #1785 CH Highest peaks653 m #61 ZH · #1348 CH Highest-lying municipalities490 m #81 ZH · #1477 CH Greatest vertical range244 m #59 ZH · #1160 CH Steepest municipalities5.4° #97 ZH · #1489 CH Solar potential45 GWh #46 ZH · #388 CH Solar potential per capita6'622 kWh #71 ZH · #1739 CH Cheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #58 ZH · #142 CH Most expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #83 ZH · #1946 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8157

Dielsdorf

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Dielsdorf8157

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Dielsdorf?: The postal code of Dielsdorf is 8157.
What is the tax rate in Dielsdorf?: The municipal tax multiplier of Dielsdorf is 105% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Dielsdorf?: A single person without children pays about 11'186 CHF income tax in Dielsdorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 60 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Dielsdorf have?: Dielsdorf has 6'817 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Dielsdorf?: Dielsdorf has 2'488 foreign residents, a share of 36.5% (2025).

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