What is the postal code of Fällanden?

Fällanden has 3 postal codes: 8117, 8118, 8121.

What is the tax rate in Fällanden?

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

How much tax do you pay in Fällanden?

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

How many residents does Fällanden have?

Fällanden has 9'634 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Fällanden?

Fällanden has 2'507 foreign residents, a share of 26.02% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Uster

Fällanden

8117–8121

ZH CANTON8117 8118 8121

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

4'906 50.9%

Men

4'728 49.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'132 22.1%

Swiss citizens

7'127 74.0%

Foreign residents

2'507 26.0%

Population density

1'510 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'132 · 22.1%20–64 · 5'702 · 59.2%65+ · 1'800 · 18.7%

Foreign residents 26.0%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −3 (−0%) · 92 births · 39 deaths · net migration −60

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Vote results for Fällanden

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 26.7% Yes

26.8% YesNo 73.2%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 26.9% Yes

27.0% YesNo 73.0%

27.09.2026Patientinnen- und Patientengesetz und Gesundheitsgesetz (Änderung vom 30. März 2026; Gegenvorschlag zur Volksinitiative «Selbstbestimmung am Lebensende auch in Alters- und Pflegeheimen»)Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 68.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 67.5% Yes

68.7% YesNo 31.3%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 38.1% Yes

39.4% YesNo 60.6%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 53.4% Yes

54.4% YesNo 45.6%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 43.9% Yes

41.3% YesNo 58.7%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 56.7% Yes

57.0% YesNo 43.0%

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% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 36.3% Yes

34.6% YesNo 65.4%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 57.4% Yes

58.4% YesNo 41.6%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 37.8% Yes

37.7% YesNo 62.3%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP30.2% · strongest party

SVP30.2%

SP17.5%

FDP16.2%

GLP12.6%

Mitte9.4%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier99%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

99%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 42 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%)

FällandenCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Fällanden	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 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'128 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

642 m

Mean elevation

502 m

Relief

208 m

Mean slope

5.6°

Flat share

54.8%

South-facing

0.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 208 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

36.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

48.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'000

Per inhabitant

3'744 kWh/yr

36 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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

29.22 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.74 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

13.12 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

29.22 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 24.63 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator Politische Gemeinde Fällanden, Wasser, Abwasser, Strom

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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300583 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Zurich411 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Fällanden →Canton Zurich →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Zurich. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Zurich (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

0.64 %

Second homes

5 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

4'405

Built before 19464.9%

Built since 200132.4%

0.64 %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 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024

Jobs

3'150

Workplaces

515

Services share

56.1 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 18 (0.6%) · Secondary 1'366 (43.4%) · Tertiary 1'766 (56.1%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

33.3 %

Farmland

122 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 36 min · Car 24 min

AgglomerationPT 36 min · Car 24 min

Remoteness 149/160 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number193

Websitefaellanden.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Uster

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Fällanden ranks

Largest municipalities9'634 #36 ZH · #192 CH Growing municipalities-0% #130 ZH · #1445 CH Shrinking municipalities-0% #32 ZH · #664 CH Jobs per resident0.33 #72 ZH · #1119 CH Families & children22.1% #26 ZH · #517 CH Age structure18.7% #104 ZH · #1494 CH Women share50.9% #28 ZH · #424 CH Foreign residents26% #52 ZH · #503 CH Population density1'510/km² #28 ZH · #118 CH Tax burden10'902 #41 ZH · #110 CH Taxes99% #42 ZH Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #46 ZH · #585 CH Sunniest municipalities41.4% #32 ZH · #1238 CH Rainiest municipalities1'128 mm #63 ZH · #930 CH Voter turnout55.3% #120 ZH · #1169 CH Against Switzerland8.8% #103 ZH · #1262 CH Aligned with Switzerland91.2% #47 ZH · #161 CH SVP strongholds30.2% #131 ZH · #1255 CH SP strongholds17.5% #31 ZH · #678 CH Centre strongholds9.4% #44 ZH · #1256 CH FDP strongholds16.2% #23 ZH · #715 CH GLP strongholds12.6% #45 ZH · #110 CH Green strongholds7.6% #46 ZH · #946 CH Largest by area6.4 km² #103 ZH · #1343 CH Highest municipalities453 m #87 ZH · #1512 CH Second homes5% #142 ZH · #2060 CH Organic farming33.3% #16 ZH · #251 CH Best-connected municipalities36 min #16 ZH · #171 CH Remotest municipalities36 min #149 ZH · #1935 CH Highest peaks642 m #70 ZH · #1382 CH Highest-lying municipalities502 m #71 ZH · #1419 CH Greatest vertical range208 m #84 ZH · #1325 CH Steepest municipalities5.6° #94 ZH · #1456 CH Solar potential36 GWh #60 ZH · #542 CH Solar potential per capita3'744 kWh #145 ZH · #2058 CH Cheapest electricity29.22 Rp./kWh #153 ZH · #1668 CH Most expensive electricity29.22 Rp./kWh #7 ZH · #439 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Benglen8121 Fällanden8117 Pfaffhausen8118

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Fällanden?: Fällanden has 3 postal codes: 8117, 8118, 8121.
What is the tax rate in Fällanden?: The municipal tax multiplier of Fällanden is 99% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Fällanden?: A single person without children pays about 10'902 CHF income tax in Fällanden on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 39 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Fällanden have?: Fällanden has 9'634 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Fällanden?: Fällanden has 2'507 foreign residents, a share of 26.02% (2025).

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