What is the postal code of Embrach?

The postal code of Embrach is 8424.

What is the tax rate in Embrach?

The municipal tax multiplier of Embrach is 112% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Embrach?

A single person without children pays about 11'517 CHF income tax in Embrach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 94 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Embrach have?

Embrach has 10'415 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Embrach?

Embrach has 3'326 foreign residents, a share of 31.93% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH

Embrach

8424

ZH CANTON8424

Residents

10'415

Area

12.7 km²

Population density

821 pop./km²

Elevation

426 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

112%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

5'150 49.4%

Men

5'265 50.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'156 20.7%

Swiss citizens

7'089 68.1%

Foreign residents

3'326 31.9%

Population density

821 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'156 · 20.7%20–64 · 6'404 · 61.5%65+ · 1'855 · 17.8%

Foreign residents 31.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Embrach

BFS

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

60.1% YesNo 39.9%

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

54.7% YesNo 45.3%

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

65.5% YesNo 34.5%

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

34.3% YesNo 65.7%

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

61.3% YesNo 38.7%

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

35.7% YesNo 64.3%

31.6% YesNo 68.4%

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

66.1% YesNo 34.0%

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

32.1% YesNo 67.9%

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

33.3% YesNo 66.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP40.8% · strongest party

SVP40.8%

SP13.5%

GLP10.5%

Mitte9.8%

FDP8.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier112%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

112%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 98 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'517 CHF(11.5%)

Rank 94 of 160 in the canton · 202 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:11'517 CHF(~11.5%)

EmbrachCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Embrach	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5.1%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.3%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.5%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.6%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.6%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.4%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.5%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.5%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13.3%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	14%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.8%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.5%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.4%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	19%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.5%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	21.9%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	23%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	24%	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 1991–20209.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'009 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

607 m

Mean elevation

488 m

Relief

249 m

Mean slope

7.3°

Flat share

45.5%

South-facing

4.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 249 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

58.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

73.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

13'000

58 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

0.39 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

4'623

Built before 19469.8%

Built since 200131.2%

0.39 %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 56 min · Car 33 min

AgglomerationPT 33 min · Car 24 min

Remoteness 78/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteembrach.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities10'415 #34 ZH · #172 CH Families & children20.7% #77 ZH · #897 CH Age structure17.8% #121 ZH · #1671 CH Women share49.4% #114 ZH · #1304 CH Foreign residents31.9% #17 ZH · #234 CH Population density821/km² #56 ZH · #288 CH Tax burden11'517 #96 ZH · #204 CH Taxes112% #98 ZH Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #34 ZH · #573 CH Sunniest municipalities39.8% #129 ZH · #1953 CH Rainiest municipalities1'009 mm #115 ZH · #1584 CH Voter turnout49.8% #145 ZH · #1714 CH Against Switzerland11% #78 ZH · #1150 CH Aligned with Switzerland89% #65 ZH · #270 CH SVP strongholds40.8% #61 ZH · #621 CH SP strongholds13.5% #82 ZH · #1103 CH Centre strongholds9.8% #33 ZH · #1211 CH FDP strongholds8.5% #121 ZH · #1542 CH GLP strongholds10.5% #99 ZH · #255 CH Green strongholds5.7% #120 ZH · #1390 CH Largest by area12.7 km² #37 ZH · #761 CH Highest municipalities426 m #120 ZH · #1734 CH Remotest municipalities56 min #78 ZH · #1445 CH Best-connected municipalities56 min #83 ZH · #639 CH Highest peaks607 m #89 ZH · #1507 CH Highest-lying municipalities488 m #84 ZH · #1490 CH Greatest vertical range249 m #54 ZH · #1145 CH Steepest municipalities7.3° #51 ZH · #1191 CH Solar potential58 GWh #27 ZH · #254 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #36 ZH · #97 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #72 ZH · #1957 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8424

Embrach

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Embrach8424

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Embrach?: The postal code of Embrach is 8424.
What is the tax rate in Embrach?: The municipal tax multiplier of Embrach is 112% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Embrach?: A single person without children pays about 11'517 CHF income tax in Embrach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 94 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Embrach have?: Embrach has 10'415 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Embrach?: Embrach has 3'326 foreign residents, a share of 31.93% (2025).

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