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).

Fehraltorf (ZH): Postal Codes 8308–8320, Tax Rate & Population

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%

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

Vote results for Fehraltorf

BFS

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

59.7% YesNo 40.3%

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

30.9% YesNo 69.1%

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

57.7% YesNo 42.3%

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

32.0% YesNo 68.0%

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 · 39.3% Yes

27.9% YesNo 72.1%

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

65.3% YesNo 34.8%

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

28.6% YesNo 71.4%

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

25.0% YesNo 75.0%

All federal votes →

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

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 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

25.58 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.1 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.4 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.75 Rp./kWh

25.58 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 24.76 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.23 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitefehraltorf.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities6'943 #50 ZH · #283 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 turnout56% #116 ZH · #934 CH Against Switzerland6% #133 ZH · #1387 CH Aligned with Switzerland94% #13 ZH · #37 CH SVP strongholds34% #106 ZH · #1034 CH SP strongholds14% #71 ZH · #1043 CH Centre strongholds10.2% #26 ZH · #1177 CH FDP strongholds13.6% #46 ZH · #964 CH GLP strongholds12.4% #53 ZH · #122 CH Green strongholds6.7% #91 ZH · #1152 CH Largest by area9.5 km² #60 ZH · #998 CH Highest municipalities530 m #41 ZH · #1076 CH Remotest municipalities51 min #99 ZH · #1603 CH Best-connected municipalities51 min #67 ZH · #494 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 Cheapest electricity25.58 Rp./kWh #130 ZH · #435 CH Most expensive electricity25.58 Rp./kWh #31 ZH · #1670 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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