What is the postal code of Glattfelden?

Glattfelden has 2 postal codes: 8192, 8193.

What is the tax rate in Glattfelden?

The municipal tax multiplier of Glattfelden is 120% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Glattfelden?

A single person without children pays about 11'895 CHF income tax in Glattfelden on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 145 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Glattfelden have?

Glattfelden has 5'555 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Glattfelden?

Glattfelden has 1'493 foreign residents, a share of 26.88% (2025).

Glattfelden (ZH): Postal Codes 8192–8193, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'757 49.6%

Men

2'798 50.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'162 20.9%

Swiss citizens

4'062 73.1%

Foreign residents

1'493 26.9%

Population density

452 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'162 · 20.9%20–64 · 3'502 · 63.0%65+ · 891 · 16.0%

Foreign residents 26.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Glattfelden

BFS

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

61.2% YesNo 38.8%

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

58.5% YesNo 41.5%

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

63.3% YesNo 36.7%

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

32.4% YesNo 67.6%

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

60.4% YesNo 39.6%

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

32.1% YesNo 67.9%

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

28.0% YesNo 72.0%

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

63.6% YesNo 36.5%

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

28.3% YesNo 71.7%

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

33.1% YesNo 66.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP43.7% · strongest party

SVP43.7%

SP15.4%

GLP10.8%

FDP8.1%

GRÜNE7.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier120%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

120%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 146 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'895 CHF(11.9%)

Rank 145 of 160 in the canton · 288 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:11'895 CHF(~11.9%)

GlattfeldenCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Glattfelden	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5.3%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.5%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.8%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.9%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	10%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.8%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.9%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.9%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13.7%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	14.4%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	15.2%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	16%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.9%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	19.6%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	21%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	22.5%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	23.7%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	24.7%	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 1991–2020946 mm

10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

545 m

Mean elevation

409 m

Relief

213 m

Mean slope

7.2°

Flat share

51.3%

South-facing

13.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 213 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

27.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

37.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'100

28 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 range H4

24.14–33.58 Rp./kWh

28.86 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 24.76 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operators Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) · Genossenschaft Licht- und Kraftwerke Glattfelden

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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

1.2 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

2'491

Built before 194623.8%

Built since 200137.0%

1.2 %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 62 min · Car 31 min

AgglomerationPT 42 min · Car 31 min

Remoteness 44/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteglattfelden.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities5'555 #68 ZH · #379 CH Families & children20.9% #67 ZH · #829 CH Age structure16% #144 ZH · #1893 CH Women share49.6% #107 ZH · #1170 CH Foreign residents26.9% #46 ZH · #455 CH Population density452/km² #95 ZH · #548 CH Tax burden11'895 #147 ZH · #290 CH Taxes120% #146 ZH Warmest municipalities10.2 °C #5 ZH · #298 CH Sunniest municipalities40% #108 ZH · #1853 CH Rainiest municipalities946 mm #136 ZH · #1829 CH Voter turnout54.5% #122 ZH · #1136 CH Against Switzerland14% #43 ZH · #969 CH Aligned with Switzerland86% #96 ZH · #425 CH SVP strongholds43.7% #43 ZH · #464 CH SP strongholds15.4% #56 ZH · #899 CH Centre strongholds6.3% #140 ZH · #1646 CH FDP strongholds8.1% #128 ZH · #1575 CH GLP strongholds10.8% #93 ZH · #230 CH Green strongholds7% #72 ZH · #1087 CH Largest by area12.3 km² #40 ZH · #785 CH Highest municipalities387 m #153 ZH · #1944 CH Remotest municipalities62 min #44 ZH · #1248 CH Best-connected municipalities62 min #113 ZH · #838 CH Highest peaks545 m #123 ZH · #1733 CH Highest-lying municipalities409 m #150 ZH · #1950 CH Greatest vertical range213 m #78 ZH · #1297 CH Steepest municipalities7.2° #55 ZH · #1206 CH Solar potential28 GWh #79 ZH · #748 CH Cheapest electricity28.86 Rp./kWh #150 ZH · #1246 CH Most expensive electricity28.86 Rp./kWh #11 ZH · #861 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Eglisau8193 Glattfelden8192 Zweidlen8192

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Stadel bei Niederglatt

ZH · 4.3 km

Buchberg

SH · 4.6 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Glattfelden?: Glattfelden has 2 postal codes: 8192, 8193.
What is the tax rate in Glattfelden?: The municipal tax multiplier of Glattfelden is 120% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Glattfelden?: A single person without children pays about 11'895 CHF income tax in Glattfelden on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 145 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Glattfelden have?: Glattfelden has 5'555 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Glattfelden?: Glattfelden has 1'493 foreign residents, a share of 26.88% (2025).

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