What is the postal code of Greifensee?

The postal code of Greifensee is 8606.

What is the tax rate in Greifensee?

The municipal tax multiplier of Greifensee is 101% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Greifensee?

A single person without children pays about 10'996 CHF income tax in Greifensee on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 47 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Greifensee have?

Greifensee has 5'401 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Greifensee?

Greifensee has 1'252 foreign residents, a share of 23.18% (2025).

Greifensee (ZH): Postal Codes 8606, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'745 50.8%

Men

2'656 49.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'160 21.5%

Swiss citizens

4'149 76.8%

Foreign residents

1'252 23.2%

Population density

2'338 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'160 · 21.5%20–64 · 3'058 · 56.6%65+ · 1'183 · 21.9%

Foreign residents 23.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Greifensee

BFS

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

53.9% YesNo 46.1%

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

40.3% YesNo 59.8%

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

52.9% YesNo 47.1%

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

38.9% YesNo 61.1%

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

57.4% YesNo 42.6%

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

40.5% YesNo 59.5%

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

36.3% YesNo 63.7%

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

61.4% YesNo 38.6%

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

36.5% YesNo 63.5%

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

23.4% YesNo 76.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP24.9% · strongest party

SVP24.9%

SP20.3%

GLP14.4%

FDP13.8%

GRÜNE9.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier101%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

101%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 49 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

10'996 CHF(11%)

Rank 47 of 160 in the canton · 116 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:10'996 CHF(~11%)

GreifenseeCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Greifensee	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	4.9%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.2%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.2%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.2%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	9.9%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	11.9%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	12.7%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	13.4%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.2%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	14.9%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	16.7%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	18.3%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	19.7%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	21%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	22.2%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	23.1%	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 1991–20209.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'167 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

488 m

Mean elevation

446 m

Relief

53 m

Mean slope

2.4°

Flat share

89.3%

South-facing

2.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 53 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

17.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

22.8 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

0.5 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

2'401

Built before 19464.7%

Built since 20014.8%

0.5 %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 40 min · Car 33 min

AgglomerationPT 40 min · Car 32 min

Remoteness 133/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitegreifensee.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities5'401 #73 ZH · #393 CH Families & children21.5% #46 ZH · #652 CH Age structure21.9% #35 ZH · #867 CH Women share50.8% #33 ZH · #482 CH Foreign residents23.2% #68 ZH · #643 CH Population density2'338/km² #13 ZH · #51 CH Tax burden10'996 #48 ZH · #117 CH Taxes101% #49 ZH Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #47 ZH · #586 CH Sunniest municipalities41.5% #26 ZH · #1206 CH Rainiest municipalities1'167 mm #56 ZH · #770 CH Voter turnout58.9% #90 ZH · #583 CH Against Switzerland8% #117 ZH · #1317 CH Aligned with Switzerland92% #34 ZH · #117 CH SVP strongholds24.9% #152 ZH · #1557 CH SP strongholds20.3% #7 ZH · #441 CH Centre strongholds8.5% #73 ZH · #1361 CH FDP strongholds13.8% #44 ZH · #939 CH GLP strongholds14.4% #21 ZH · #40 CH Green strongholds9.8% #16 ZH · #594 CH Largest by area2.3 km² #157 ZH · #1963 CH Highest municipalities439 m #104 ZH · #1624 CH Remotest municipalities40 min #133 ZH · #1870 CH Best-connected municipalities40 min #28 ZH · #225 CH Highest peaks488 m #145 ZH · #1920 CH Highest-lying municipalities446 m #125 ZH · #1745 CH Greatest vertical range53 m #158 ZH · #2031 CH Steepest municipalities2.4° #157 ZH · #1960 CH Solar potential17 GWh #114 ZH · #1139 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #87 ZH · #148 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #123 ZH · #2008 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8606

Greifensee

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Greifensee8606

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Greifensee?: The postal code of Greifensee is 8606.
What is the tax rate in Greifensee?: The municipal tax multiplier of Greifensee is 101% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Greifensee?: A single person without children pays about 10'996 CHF income tax in Greifensee on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 47 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Greifensee have?: Greifensee has 5'401 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Greifensee?: Greifensee has 1'252 foreign residents, a share of 23.18% (2025).

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