What is the postal code of Egg?

Egg has 3 postal codes: 8127, 8132, 8133.

What is the tax rate in Egg?

The municipal tax multiplier of Egg is 101% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Egg?

A single person without children pays about 10'996 CHF income tax in Egg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 47 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Egg have?

Egg has 8'757 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Egg?

Egg has 1'921 foreign residents, a share of 21.94% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH

Egg

8127–8133

ZH CANTON8127 8132 8133

Residents

8'757

Area

14.5 km²

Population density

603 pop./km²

Elevation

545 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

843 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

101%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

4'501 51.4%

Men

4'256 48.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'757 20.1%

Swiss citizens

6'836 78.1%

Foreign residents

1'921 21.9%

Population density

603 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'757 · 20.1%20–64 · 4'974 · 56.8%65+ · 2'026 · 23.1%

Foreign residents 21.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Egg

BFS

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

57.4% YesNo 42.6%

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

48.5% YesNo 51.5%

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

56.8% YesNo 43.2%

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

33.4% YesNo 66.6%

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

58.3% YesNo 41.7%

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

32.5% YesNo 67.5%

30.9% YesNo 69.1%

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

61.0% YesNo 39.0%

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

31.3% YesNo 68.7%

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

28.4% YesNo 71.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP34.5% · strongest party

SVP34.5%

SP14.6%

FDP14.5%

GLP11.9%

Mitte9.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier101%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

101%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 48 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

10'996 CHF(11%)

Rank 47 of 160 in the canton · 116 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:10'996 CHF(~11%)

EggCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Egg	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	4.9%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.2%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.2%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.2%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	9.9%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	11.9%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	12.7%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	13.4%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.2%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	14.9%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	16.7%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	18.3%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	19.7%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	21%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	22.2%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	23.1%	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 1991–20201'223 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

843 m

Mean elevation

572 m

Relief

406 m

Mean slope

6.9°

Flat share

45.8%

South-facing

1.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 406 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

48.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

64.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

10'800

49 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

0.73 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

4'123

Built before 194614.0%

Built since 200124.4%

0.73 %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 53 min · Car 31 min

AgglomerationPT 53 min · Car 25 min

Remoteness 88/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteegg.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities8'757 #39 ZH · #227 CH Families & children20.1% #107 ZH · #1100 CH Age structure23.1% #18 ZH · #640 CH Women share51.4% #13 ZH · #248 CH Foreign residents21.9% #78 ZH · #716 CH Population density603/km² #80 ZH · #426 CH Tax burden10'996 #47 ZH · #116 CH Taxes101% #48 ZH Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #65 ZH · #674 CH Sunniest municipalities41.8% #21 ZH · #1158 CH Rainiest municipalities1'223 mm #43 ZH · #647 CH Voter turnout61.2% #68 ZH · #380 CH Against Switzerland9% #102 ZH · #1261 CH Aligned with Switzerland91% #46 ZH · #160 CH SVP strongholds34.5% #101 ZH · #999 CH SP strongholds14.6% #62 ZH · #978 CH Centre strongholds9% #54 ZH · #1294 CH FDP strongholds14.5% #37 ZH · #867 CH GLP strongholds11.9% #70 ZH · #154 CH Green strongholds7.6% #45 ZH · #941 CH Largest by area14.5 km² #25 ZH · #668 CH Highest municipalities545 m #33 ZH · #1023 CH Remotest municipalities53 min #88 ZH · #1534 CH Best-connected municipalities53 min #75 ZH · #551 CH Highest peaks843 m #22 ZH · #920 CH Highest-lying municipalities572 m #34 ZH · #1126 CH Greatest vertical range406 m #14 ZH · #806 CH Steepest municipalities6.9° #66 ZH · #1249 CH Solar potential49 GWh #40 ZH · #349 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #86 ZH · #147 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #122 ZH · #2007 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Egg b. Zürich8132 Esslingen8133 Forch8127 Hinteregg8132

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Egg?: Egg has 3 postal codes: 8127, 8132, 8133.
What is the tax rate in Egg?: The municipal tax multiplier of Egg is 101% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Egg?: A single person without children pays about 10'996 CHF income tax in Egg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 47 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Egg have?: Egg has 8'757 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Egg?: Egg has 1'921 foreign residents, a share of 21.94% (2025).

Map

OpenStreetMap