What is the postal code of Ellikon an der Thur?

The postal code of Ellikon an der Thur is 8548.

What is the tax rate in Ellikon an der Thur?

The municipal tax multiplier of Ellikon an der Thur is 117% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Ellikon an der Thur?

A single person without children pays about 11'753 CHF income tax in Ellikon an der Thur on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 130 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Ellikon an der Thur have?

Ellikon an der Thur has 1'027 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Ellikon an der Thur?

Ellikon an der Thur has 124 foreign residents, a share of 12.07% (2025).

Ellikon an der Thur (ZH): Postal Codes 8548, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

522 50.8%

Men

505 49.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

208 20.3%

Swiss citizens

903 87.9%

Foreign residents

124 12.1%

Population density

205 pop./km²

0–19 · 208 · 20.3%20–64 · 644 · 62.7%65+ · 175 · 17.0%

Foreign residents 12.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Ellikon an der Thur

BFS

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

61.1% YesNo 38.9%

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

57.5% YesNo 42.5%

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

64.1% YesNo 35.9%

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

27.7% YesNo 72.3%

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

60.9% YesNo 39.1%

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

25.7% YesNo 74.3%

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 · 39.3% Yes

24.7% YesNo 75.3%

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

65.8% YesNo 34.2%

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

23.9% YesNo 76.1%

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

26.4% YesNo 73.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP42.0% · strongest party

SVP42.0%

GLP12.1%

SP11.6%

FDP9.1%

Mitte9.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier117%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

117%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 133 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'753 CHF(11.8%)

Rank 130 of 160 in the canton · 258 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:11'753 CHF(~11.8%)

Ellikon an der ThurCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Ellikon an der Thur	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5.2%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.5%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.7%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.8%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.8%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.6%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.8%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.7%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13.5%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	14.2%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	15.1%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.8%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.7%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	19.4%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.8%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	22.3%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	23.4%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	24.4%	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 1991–2020941 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

421 m

Mean elevation

398 m

Relief

45 m

Mean slope

2.6°

Flat share

85.2%

South-facing

2.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 45 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

25 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

28.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'600

25 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

0.85 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

470

Built before 194623.6%

Built since 200139.4%

0.85 %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 14 min

Remoteness 15/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteellikonanderthur.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities1'027 #144 ZH · #1441 CH Families & children20.3% #94 ZH · #1024 CH Age structure17% #133 ZH · #1769 CH Women share50.8% #34 ZH · #483 CH Foreign residents12.1% #142 ZH · #1539 CH Population density205/km² #130 ZH · #1008 CH Tax burden11'753 #130 ZH · #258 CH Taxes117% #133 ZH Warmest municipalities10 °C #28 ZH · #479 CH Sunniest municipalities39.8% #137 ZH · #1961 CH Rainiest municipalities941 mm #137 ZH · #1836 CH Voter turnout60.8% #72 ZH · #408 CH Against Switzerland16% #34 ZH · #827 CH Aligned with Switzerland84% #114 ZH · #569 CH SVP strongholds42% #54 ZH · #554 CH SP strongholds11.6% #116 ZH · #1335 CH Centre strongholds9% #56 ZH · #1296 CH FDP strongholds9.1% #110 ZH · #1487 CH GLP strongholds12.1% #65 ZH · #142 CH Green strongholds6.1% #113 ZH · #1300 CH Largest by area5 km² #122 ZH · #1540 CH Highest municipalities399 m #148 ZH · #1900 CH Remotest municipalities73 min #15 ZH · #918 CH Best-connected municipalities73 min #146 ZH · #1171 CH Highest peaks421 m #160 ZH · #2076 CH Highest-lying municipalities398 m #155 ZH · #1987 CH Greatest vertical range45 m #159 ZH · #2048 CH Steepest municipalities2.6° #155 ZH · #1937 CH Solar potential25 GWh #90 ZH · #836 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #97 ZH · #158 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #133 ZH · #2018 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8548

Ellikon an der Thur

Localities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Ellikon an der Thur?: The postal code of Ellikon an der Thur is 8548.
What is the tax rate in Ellikon an der Thur?: The municipal tax multiplier of Ellikon an der Thur is 117% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Ellikon an der Thur?: A single person without children pays about 11'753 CHF income tax in Ellikon an der Thur on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 130 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Ellikon an der Thur have?: Ellikon an der Thur has 1'027 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Ellikon an der Thur?: Ellikon an der Thur has 124 foreign residents, a share of 12.07% (2025).

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