What is the postal code of Gossau?

Gossau has 6 postal codes: 8614, 8617, 8624, 8625, 8626, 8627.

What is the tax rate in Gossau?

The municipal tax multiplier of Gossau is 117% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Gossau?

A single person without children pays about 11'753 CHF income tax in Gossau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 130 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Gossau have?

Gossau has 10'621 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Gossau?

Gossau has 1'794 foreign residents, a share of 16.89% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Hinwil

Gossau

8614–8627

ZH CANTON8614 8617 8624 8625+2 PLZ

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

5'359 50.5%

Men

5'262 49.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'183 20.6%

Swiss citizens

8'827 83.1%

Foreign residents

1'794 16.9%

Population density

582 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'183 · 20.6%20–64 · 6'161 · 58.0%65+ · 2'277 · 21.4%

Foreign residents 16.9%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +16 (+0.2%) · 75 births · 80 deaths · net migration +21

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 Gossau

BFS

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 56.7% Yes

60.3% YesNo 39.7%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 53.3% Yes

55.5% YesNo 44.5%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 59.3% Yes

58.7% YesNo 41.3%

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 Hinwil: 33.9% Yes

27.4% YesNo 72.6%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 58.5% Yes

61.7% YesNo 38.4%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 35.0% Yes

28.3% YesNo 71.7%

25.0% YesNo 75.0%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates vom 17. November 2025Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 57.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 61.5% Yes

64.8% YesNo 35.2%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP40.2% · strongest party

SVP40.2%

FDP11.5%

SP11.4%

GLP9.7%

Mitte7.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier117%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

117%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 132 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'753 CHF(11.8%)

Rank 130 of 160 in the canton · 258 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:11'753 CHF(~11.8%)

GossauCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Gossau	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5.2%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.5%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.7%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.8%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.8%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.6%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.8%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.7%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13.5%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	14.2%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	15.1%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.8%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.7%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	19.4%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.8%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	22.3%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	23.4%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	24.4%	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 1991–20209.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'269 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

578 m

Mean elevation

502 m

Relief

138 m

Mean slope

4.8°

Flat share

62.5%

South-facing

12.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 138 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

61.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

83.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

13'700

Per inhabitant

5'805 kWh/yr

62 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 range H4

23.87–25 Rp./kWh

24.43 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

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

Network operators Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) · Energie Gossau AG

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.

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 Gossau →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

0.55 %

Second homes

7 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

4'902

Built before 194615.5%

Built since 200126.0%

0.55 %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

2'515

Workplaces

620

Services share

70.1 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 133 (5.3%) · Secondary 620 (24.7%) · Tertiary 1'762 (70.1%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

15.4 %

Farmland

1'053 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 53 min · Car 37 min

AgglomerationPT 38 min · Car 23 min

Remoteness 87/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number115

Websitegossau-zh.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Hinwil

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Gossau ranks

Largest municipalities10'621 #32 ZH · #167 CH Growing municipalities0.2% #116 ZH · #1321 CH Shrinking municipalities0.2% #45 ZH · #785 CH Jobs per resident0.24 #116 ZH · #1554 CH Families & children20.6% #84 ZH · #934 CH Age structure21.4% #48 ZH · #962 CH Women share50.5% #49 ZH · #611 CH Foreign residents16.9% #112 ZH · #1144 CH Population density582/km² #83 ZH · #444 CH Tax burden11'753 #132 ZH · #260 CH Taxes117% #132 ZH Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #62 ZH · #671 CH Sunniest municipalities42.4% #8 ZH · #1060 CH Rainiest municipalities1'269 mm #34 ZH · #544 CH Voter turnout59.7% #85 ZH · #508 CH Against Switzerland15% #37 ZH · #903 CH Aligned with Switzerland85% #109 ZH · #501 CH SVP strongholds40.2% #64 ZH · #648 CH SP strongholds11.4% #123 ZH · #1365 CH Centre strongholds7.1% #117 ZH · #1551 CH FDP strongholds11.5% #65 ZH · #1205 CH GLP strongholds9.7% #112 ZH · #353 CH Green strongholds7% #73 ZH · #1091 CH Largest by area18.3 km² #18 ZH · #526 CH Highest municipalities455 m #84 ZH · #1489 CH Second homes7% #82 ZH · #1828 CH Organic farming15.4% #71 ZH · #852 CH Best-connected municipalities53 min #74 ZH · #550 CH Remotest municipalities53 min #87 ZH · #1533 CH Highest peaks578 m #106 ZH · #1622 CH Highest-lying municipalities502 m #70 ZH · #1416 CH Greatest vertical range138 m #117 ZH · #1651 CH Steepest municipalities4.8° #108 ZH · #1604 CH Solar potential62 GWh #25 ZH · #226 CH Solar potential per capita5'805 kWh #88 ZH · #1856 CH Cheapest electricity24.43 Rp./kWh #130 ZH · #323 CH Most expensive electricity24.43 Rp./kWh #30 ZH · #1784 CH

Postal codes (6)

swisstopo

8614

Bertschikon (Gossau ZH)

Localities

swisstopo · 6

Bertschikon (Gossau ZH)8614 Gossau ZH8625 Grüningen8627 Grüt (Gossau ZH)8624 Mönchaltorf8617 Ottikon (Gossau ZH)8626

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Gossau?: Gossau has 6 postal codes: 8614, 8617, 8624, 8625, 8626, 8627.
What is the tax rate in Gossau?: The municipal tax multiplier of Gossau is 117% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Gossau?: A single person without children pays about 11'753 CHF income tax in Gossau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 130 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Gossau have?: Gossau has 10'621 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Gossau?: Gossau has 1'794 foreign residents, a share of 16.89% (2025).

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