What is the postal code of Flaach?

The postal code of Flaach is 8416.

What is the tax rate in Flaach?

The municipal tax multiplier of Flaach is 107% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Flaach?

A single person without children pays about 11'280 CHF income tax in Flaach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 71 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Flaach have?

Flaach has 1'572 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Flaach?

Flaach has 274 foreign residents, a share of 17.43% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH

Flaach

8416

ZH CANTON8416

Residents

1'572

Area

10.2 km²

Population density

155 pop./km²

Elevation

360 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

107%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

774 49.2%

Men

798 50.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

315 20.0%

Swiss citizens

1'298 82.6%

Foreign residents

274 17.4%

Population density

155 pop./km²

0–19 · 315 · 20.0%20–64 · 935 · 59.5%65+ · 322 · 20.5%

Foreign residents 17.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Flaach

BFS

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

68.5% YesNo 31.5%

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

60.1% YesNo 39.9%

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

64.0% YesNo 36.0%

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

21.9% YesNo 78.1%

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

68.4% YesNo 31.6%

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

22.2% YesNo 77.9%

19.9% YesNo 80.1%

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

67.4% YesNo 32.6%

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

19.5% YesNo 80.6%

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

38.4% YesNo 61.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP49.1% · strongest party

SVP49.1%

FDP9.5%

SP9.1%

GLP8.6%

EVP7.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier107%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

107%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 74 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'280 CHF(11.3%)

Rank 71 of 160 in the canton · 154 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:11'280 CHF(~11.3%)

FlaachCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Flaach	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.2%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.4%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.4%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.4%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.2%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.3%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.2%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	13.7%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.5%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.2%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	18.7%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.1%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	21.5%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	22.6%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	23.6%	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 1991–202010.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020892 mm

10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

451 m

Mean elevation

358 m

Relief

107 m

Mean slope

2.7°

Flat share

86.4%

South-facing

1.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 107 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

17.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

21.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'800

17 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

1.28 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

704

Built before 194634.8%

Built since 200129.5%

1.28 %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 76 min · Car 45 min

AgglomerationPT 40 min · Car 26 min

Remoteness 6/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteflaach.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'572 #130 ZH · #1138 CH Families & children20% #108 ZH · #1125 CH Age structure20.5% #63 ZH · #1132 CH Women share49.2% #122 ZH · #1414 CH Foreign residents17.4% #108 ZH · #1088 CH Population density155/km² #140 ZH · #1199 CH Tax burden11'280 #72 ZH · #155 CH Taxes107% #74 ZH Warmest municipalities10.2 °C #3 ZH · #296 CH Sunniest municipalities39.9% #119 ZH · #1917 CH Rainiest municipalities892 mm #157 ZH · #1961 CH Voter turnout65.3% #31 ZH · #142 CH Against Switzerland24% #13 ZH · #283 CH Aligned with Switzerland76% #134 ZH · #1137 CH SVP strongholds49.1% #17 ZH · #257 CH SP strongholds9.1% #151 ZH · #1593 CH Centre strongholds5.2% #150 ZH · #1762 CH FDP strongholds9.5% #100 ZH · #1445 CH GLP strongholds8.6% #136 ZH · #491 CH Green strongholds4.4% #143 ZH · #1640 CH Largest by area10.2 km² #54 ZH · #943 CH Highest municipalities360 m #160 ZH · #2005 CH Remotest municipalities76 min #6 ZH · #841 CH Best-connected municipalities76 min #154 ZH · #1242 CH Highest peaks451 m #155 ZH · #2018 CH Highest-lying municipalities358 m #160 ZH · #2065 CH Greatest vertical range107 m #130 ZH · #1796 CH Steepest municipalities2.7° #153 ZH · #1930 CH Solar potential17 GWh #115 ZH · #1141 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #21 ZH · #82 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #57 ZH · #1942 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8416

Flaach

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Flaach8416

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Flaach?: The postal code of Flaach is 8416.
What is the tax rate in Flaach?: The municipal tax multiplier of Flaach is 107% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Flaach?: A single person without children pays about 11'280 CHF income tax in Flaach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 71 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Flaach have?: Flaach has 1'572 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Flaach?: Flaach has 274 foreign residents, a share of 17.43% (2025).

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