What is the postal code of Dorf?

The postal code of Dorf is 8458.

What is the tax rate in Dorf?

The municipal tax multiplier of Dorf is 99% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Dorf?

A single person without children pays about 10'902 CHF income tax in Dorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 39 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many foreign residents live in Dorf?

Dorf has 90 foreign residents, a share of 12.18% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH

Dorf

8458

ZH CANTON8458

Residents

739

Area

5.6 km²

Population density

133 pop./km²

Elevation

426 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

99%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

365 49.4%

Men

374 50.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

142 19.2%

Swiss citizens

649 87.8%

Foreign residents

90 12.2%

Population density

133 pop./km²

0–19 · 142 · 19.2%20–64 · 472 · 63.9%65+ · 125 · 16.9%

Foreign residents 12.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Dorf

BFS

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

63.8% YesNo 36.2%

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

60.7% YesNo 39.3%

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

59.1% YesNo 40.9%

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

20.1% YesNo 79.9%

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

68.9% YesNo 31.1%

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

21.2% YesNo 78.8%

16.0% YesNo 84.0%

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

71.9% YesNo 28.1%

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

16.7% YesNo 83.3%

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

34.2% YesNo 65.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP45.6% · strongest party

SVP45.6%

FDP10.7%

SP10.3%

GLP7.4%

EDU7.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier99%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

99%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 41 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

10'902 CHF(10.9%)

Rank 39 of 160 in the canton · 108 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:10'902 CHF(~10.9%)

DorfCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Dorf	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	4.8%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	5.9%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.1%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.1%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.1%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	9.9%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	10.9%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	11.8%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	12.6%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	13.3%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.1%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	14.8%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	16.5%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	18.2%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	19.5%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	20.9%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	22%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	23%	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 1991–202010 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020921 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

546 m

Mean elevation

470 m

Relief

136 m

Mean slope

6.7°

Flat share

48.5%

South-facing

10.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 136 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

6.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

8.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'400

6 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

0.59 %

Avg. rooms

4.4

Dwellings

339

Built before 194630.1%

Built since 200126.8%

0.59 %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 73 min · Car 43 min

AgglomerationPT 37 min · Car 23 min

Remoteness 14/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitedorf.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities739 #153 ZH · #1619 CH Families & children19.2% #130 ZH · #1375 CH Age structure16.9% #135 ZH · #1785 CH Women share49.4% #113 ZH · #1303 CH Foreign residents12.2% #139 ZH · #1525 CH Population density133/km² #148 ZH · #1299 CH Tax burden10'902 #39 ZH · #108 CH Taxes99% #41 ZH Warmest municipalities10 °C #18 ZH · #469 CH Sunniest municipalities39.9% #118 ZH · #1916 CH Rainiest municipalities921 mm #145 ZH · #1889 CH Voter turnout65.4% #28 ZH · #137 CH SVP strongholds45.6% #30 ZH · #368 CH SP strongholds10.3% #138 ZH · #1480 CH Centre strongholds6.6% #133 ZH · #1609 CH FDP strongholds10.7% #76 ZH · #1291 CH GLP strongholds7.4% #147 ZH · #670 CH Green strongholds4% #151 ZH · #1729 CH Largest by area5.6 km² #114 ZH · #1448 CH Highest municipalities426 m #119 ZH · #1733 CH Remotest municipalities73 min #14 ZH · #917 CH Best-connected municipalities73 min #145 ZH · #1170 CH Highest peaks546 m #122 ZH · #1725 CH Highest-lying municipalities470 m #101 ZH · #1593 CH Greatest vertical range136 m #119 ZH · #1666 CH Steepest municipalities6.7° #73 ZH · #1277 CH Solar potential6 GWh #154 ZH · #1798 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #19 ZH · #80 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #55 ZH · #1940 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8458

Dorf

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Dorf8458

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Dorf?: The postal code of Dorf is 8458.
What is the tax rate in Dorf?: The municipal tax multiplier of Dorf is 99% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Dorf?: A single person without children pays about 10'902 CHF income tax in Dorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 39 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Dorf have?: Dorf has 739 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Dorf?: Dorf has 90 foreign residents, a share of 12.18% (2025).

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