What is the postal code of Fehraltorf?

Fehraltorf has 2 postal codes: 8308, 8320.

What is the tax rate in Fehraltorf?

The municipal tax multiplier of Fehraltorf is 111% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Fehraltorf?

A single person without children pays about 11'469 CHF income tax in Fehraltorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 86 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Fehraltorf have?

Fehraltorf has 6'943 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Fehraltorf?

Fehraltorf has 1'405 foreign residents, a share of 20.24% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Pfäffikon

Fehraltorf

8308–8320

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'462 49.9%

Men

3'481 50.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'482 21.3%

Swiss citizens

5'538 79.8%

Foreign residents

1'405 20.2%

Population density

733 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'482 · 21.3%20–64 · 4'079 · 58.7%65+ · 1'382 · 19.9%

Foreign residents 20.2%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +60 (+0.9%) · 48 births · 28 deaths · net migration +46

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 Fehraltorf

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 Pfäffikon: 24.4% Yes

23.0% YesNo 77.1%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Pfäffikon: 32.6% Yes

28.3% YesNo 71.7%

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 Pfäffikon: 62.1% Yes

65.6% YesNo 34.5%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Pfäffikon: 32.7% Yes

28.7% YesNo 71.3%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Pfäffikon: 58.4% Yes

59.7% YesNo 40.3%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Pfäffikon: 52.3% Yes

50.0% YesNo 50.0%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Pfäffikon: 58.3% Yes

56.0% YesNo 44.0%

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 Pfäffikon: 32.2% Yes

30.9% YesNo 69.1%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Pfäffikon: 59.2% Yes

57.7% YesNo 42.3%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Pfäffikon: 33.4% Yes

32.0% YesNo 68.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP34.0% · strongest party

SVP34.0%

SP14.0%

FDP13.6%

GLP12.4%

Mitte10.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier111%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

111%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 86 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'469 CHF(11.5%)

Rank 86 of 160 in the canton · 187 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:11'469 CHF(~11.5%)

FehraltorfCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Fehraltorf	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	12.4%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13.2%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	13.9%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.7%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.5%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.3%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	19%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.4%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	21.8%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	23%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	23.9%	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 1991–20209.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'326 mm

9.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

610 m

Mean elevation

541 m

Relief

97 m

Mean slope

3.3°

Flat share

77.6%

South-facing

4.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 97 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

48.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

62.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

10'700

Per inhabitant

6'957 kWh/yr

48 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

23.6 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.5 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.02 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.75 Rp./kWh

23.6 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

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

Network operator Gemeinde Fehraltorf, Elektrizität

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 3

Standard model, deductible 300544 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Zurich411 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

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

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 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

0.23 %

Second homes

4.7 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

3'059

Built before 19469.7%

Built since 200135.1%

0.23 %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

5'073

Workplaces

451

Services share

72.5 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 49 (1.0%) · Secondary 1'344 (26.5%) · Tertiary 3'680 (72.5%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

15 %

Farmland

416 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 51 min · Car 33 min

AgglomerationPT 38 min · Car 26 min

Remoteness 99/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number172

Websitefehraltorf.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Pfäffikon

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Fehraltorf ranks

Largest municipalities6'943 #50 ZH · #283 CH Growing municipalities0.9% #72 ZH · #864 CH Shrinking municipalities0.9% #89 ZH · #1244 CH Jobs per resident0.73 #10 ZH · #194 CH Families & children21.3% #52 ZH · #701 CH Age structure19.9% #78 ZH · #1249 CH Women share49.9% #92 ZH · #984 CH Foreign residents20.2% #85 ZH · #835 CH Population density733/km² #66 ZH · #338 CH Tax burden11'469 #87 ZH · #188 CH Taxes111% #86 ZH Warmest municipalities9.1 °C #141 ZH · #1279 CH Sunniest municipalities40.4% #85 ZH · #1629 CH Rainiest municipalities1'326 mm #23 ZH · #458 CH Voter turnout57% #115 ZH · #947 CH Against Switzerland5.9% #133 ZH · #1386 CH Aligned with Switzerland94.1% #13 ZH · #37 CH SVP strongholds34% #106 ZH · #1037 CH SP strongholds14% #71 ZH · #1047 CH Centre strongholds10.2% #26 ZH · #1182 CH FDP strongholds13.6% #46 ZH · #967 CH GLP strongholds12.4% #53 ZH · #122 CH Green strongholds6.7% #91 ZH · #1155 CH Largest by area9.5 km² #60 ZH · #998 CH Highest municipalities530 m #41 ZH · #1076 CH Second homes4.7% #151 ZH · #2078 CH Organic farming15% #75 ZH · #878 CH Best-connected municipalities51 min #67 ZH · #494 CH Remotest municipalities51 min #99 ZH · #1603 CH Highest peaks610 m #87 ZH · #1496 CH Highest-lying municipalities541 m #54 ZH · #1251 CH Greatest vertical range97 m #136 ZH · #1847 CH Steepest municipalities3.3° #144 ZH · #1855 CH Solar potential48 GWh #41 ZH · #350 CH Solar potential per capita6'957 kWh #62 ZH · #1682 CH Cheapest electricity23.6 Rp./kWh #4 ZH · #76 CH Most expensive electricity23.6 Rp./kWh #156 ZH · #2031 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Fehraltorf8320 Illnau8308

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Fehraltorf?: Fehraltorf has 2 postal codes: 8308, 8320.
What is the tax rate in Fehraltorf?: The municipal tax multiplier of Fehraltorf is 111% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Fehraltorf?: A single person without children pays about 11'469 CHF income tax in Fehraltorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 86 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Fehraltorf have?: Fehraltorf has 6'943 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Fehraltorf?: Fehraltorf has 1'405 foreign residents, a share of 20.24% (2025).

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