What is the postal code of Elgg?

Elgg has 4 postal codes: 8353, 8354, 8355, 8523.

What is the tax rate in Elgg?

The municipal tax multiplier of Elgg is 119% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Elgg?

A single person without children pays about 11'848 CHF income tax in Elgg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 139 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Elgg have?

Elgg has 5'241 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Elgg?

Elgg has 1'087 foreign residents, a share of 20.74% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH

Elgg

8353–8523

ZH CANTON8353 8354 8355 8523

Residents

5'241

Area

24.4 km²

Population density

215 pop./km²

Elevation

530 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

884 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

119%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'595 49.5%

Men

2'646 50.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'098 21.0%

Swiss citizens

4'154 79.3%

Foreign residents

1'087 20.7%

Population density

215 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'098 · 21.0%20–64 · 3'053 · 58.3%65+ · 1'090 · 20.8%

Foreign residents 20.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Elgg

BFS

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

54.6% YesNo 45.5%

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

51.1% YesNo 48.9%

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

54.7% YesNo 45.3%

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

32.3% YesNo 67.7%

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

57.0% YesNo 43.0%

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

32.6% YesNo 67.4%

30.7% YesNo 69.3%

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

60.9% YesNo 39.1%

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

31.6% YesNo 68.5%

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

26.5% YesNo 73.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP35.4% · strongest party

SVP35.4%

SP14.8%

GLP14.7%

FDP8.4%

Mitte7.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier119%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

119%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 140 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'848 CHF(11.8%)

Rank 139 of 160 in the canton · 279 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:11'848 CHF(~11.8%)

ElggCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Elgg	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5.3%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.5%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.8%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.9%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.9%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.7%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.8%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.8%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13.6%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	14.3%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	15.2%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	16%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.8%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	19.5%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	21%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	22.4%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	23.6%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	24.6%	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 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'128 mm

9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

884 m

Mean elevation

608 m

Relief

395 m

Mean slope

9.4°

Flat share

32.6%

South-facing

14.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 395 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 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

57.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

10'000

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 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

1.48 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

2'431

Built before 194632.5%

Built since 200122.3%

1.48 %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 59 min · Car 50 min

AgglomerationPT 28 min · Car 18 min

Remoteness 64/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteelgg.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities5'241 #76 ZH · #407 CH Families & children21% #66 ZH · #800 CH Age structure20.8% #56 ZH · #1069 CH Women share49.5% #112 ZH · #1246 CH Foreign residents20.7% #82 ZH · #791 CH Population density215/km² #128 ZH · #985 CH Tax burden11'848 #140 ZH · #280 CH Taxes119% #140 ZH Warmest municipalities9 °C #148 ZH · #1340 CH Sunniest municipalities40% #115 ZH · #1860 CH Rainiest municipalities1'128 mm #64 ZH · #931 CH Voter turnout57.9% #104 ZH · #700 CH Against Switzerland11% #84 ZH · #1156 CH Aligned with Switzerland89% #71 ZH · #276 CH SVP strongholds35.4% #95 ZH · #942 CH SP strongholds14.8% #59 ZH · #955 CH Centre strongholds7.9% #94 ZH · #1448 CH FDP strongholds8.4% #124 ZH · #1550 CH GLP strongholds14.7% #14 ZH · #29 CH Green strongholds7% #76 ZH · #1091 CH Largest by area24.4 km² #11 ZH · #381 CH Highest municipalities530 m #42 ZH · #1077 CH Remotest municipalities59 min #64 ZH · #1357 CH Best-connected municipalities59 min #102 ZH · #734 CH Highest peaks884 m #12 ZH · #851 CH Highest-lying municipalities608 m #22 ZH · #982 CH Greatest vertical range395 m #17 ZH · #823 CH Steepest municipalities9.4° #30 ZH · #974 CH Solar potential45 GWh #47 ZH · #391 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #120 ZH · #181 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #156 ZH · #2041 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Aadorf8355 Dickbuch8354 Elgg8353 Hagenbuch ZH8523 Hofstetten ZH8354

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Elgg?: Elgg has 4 postal codes: 8353, 8354, 8355, 8523.
What is the tax rate in Elgg?: The municipal tax multiplier of Elgg is 119% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Elgg?: A single person without children pays about 11'848 CHF income tax in Elgg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 139 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Elgg have?: Elgg has 5'241 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Elgg?: Elgg has 1'087 foreign residents, a share of 20.74% (2025).

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