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).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Uster

Greifensee

8606

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

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%

Population change 2025: −20 (−0.4%) · 34 births · 31 deaths · net migration −11

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 Greifensee

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 26.7% Yes

26.3% YesNo 73.7%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 26.9% Yes

24.1% YesNo 75.9%

27.09.2026Patientinnen- und Patientengesetz und Gesundheitsgesetz (Änderung vom 30. März 2026; Gegenvorschlag zur Volksinitiative «Selbstbestimmung am Lebensende auch in Alters- und Pflegeheimen»)Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 68.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 67.5% Yes

66.0% YesNo 34.0%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 38.1% Yes

38.3% YesNo 61.8%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 53.4% Yes

53.9% YesNo 46.1%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 43.9% 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% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 56.7% 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% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 36.3% Yes

38.9% YesNo 61.1%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 57.4% Yes

57.4% YesNo 42.6%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 37.8% Yes

40.5% YesNo 59.5%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

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 25.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

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

Per inhabitant

3'175 kWh/yr

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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

23.87 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.86 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

7.9 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.46 Rp./kWh

23.87 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 24.63 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300583 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Zurich411 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Greifensee →Canton Zurich →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 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

0.5 %

Second homes

4.3 %

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 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

1'559

Workplaces

242

Services share

65.5 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 12 (0.8%) · Secondary 526 (33.7%) · Tertiary 1'021 (65.5%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

33.3 %

Farmland

88 ha

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

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 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number194

Websitegreifensee.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Uster

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Greifensee ranks

Largest municipalities5'401 #73 ZH · #393 CH Growing municipalities-0.4% #142 ZH · #1597 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.4% #19 ZH · #511 CH Jobs per resident0.29 #94 ZH · #1316 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 turnout59.7% #90 ZH · #616 CH Against Switzerland7.8% #117 ZH · #1317 CH Aligned with Switzerland92.2% #34 ZH · #117 CH SVP strongholds24.9% #152 ZH · #1559 CH SP strongholds20.3% #7 ZH · #443 CH Centre strongholds8.5% #73 ZH · #1365 CH FDP strongholds13.8% #44 ZH · #942 CH GLP strongholds14.4% #21 ZH · #40 CH Green strongholds9.8% #16 ZH · #597 CH Largest by area2.3 km² #157 ZH · #1963 CH Highest municipalities439 m #103 ZH · #1623 CH Second homes4.3% #157 ZH · #2094 CH Organic farming33.3% #17 ZH · #252 CH Best-connected municipalities40 min #28 ZH · #225 CH Remotest municipalities40 min #133 ZH · #1870 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 Solar potential per capita3'175 kWh #156 ZH · #2091 CH Cheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #92 ZH · #176 CH Most expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #117 ZH · #1980 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8606

Greifensee

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Greifensee8606

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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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