What is the postal code of Grüningen?

The postal code of Grüningen is 8627.

What is the tax rate in Grüningen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Grüningen is 116% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Grüningen?

A single person without children pays about 11'706 CHF income tax in Grüningen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 124 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Grüningen have?

Grüningen has 3'931 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Grüningen?

Grüningen has 632 foreign residents, a share of 16.08% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Hinwil

Grüningen

8627

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'973 50.2%

Men

1'958 49.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

828 21.1%

Swiss citizens

3'299 83.9%

Foreign residents

632 16.1%

Population density

447 pop./km²

0–19 · 828 · 21.1%20–64 · 2'295 · 58.4%65+ · 808 · 20.6%

Foreign residents 16.1%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +45 (+1.2%) · 32 births · 22 deaths · net migration +32

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 Grüningen

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 Hinwil: 25.9% Yes

22.4% YesNo 77.7%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 34.5% Yes

33.4% YesNo 66.6%

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 Hinwil: 60.8% Yes

61.3% YesNo 38.7%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 33.2% Yes

31.6% YesNo 68.5%

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

58.1% YesNo 41.9%

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

57.4% YesNo 42.6%

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

61.6% YesNo 38.4%

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

29.4% YesNo 70.6%

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

63.0% YesNo 37.0%

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

31.5% YesNo 68.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP43.2% · strongest party

SVP43.2%

SP14.0%

FDP10.4%

GLP9.0%

Mitte6.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier116%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

116%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 125 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'706 CHF(11.7%)

Rank 124 of 160 in the canton · 249 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:11'706 CHF(~11.7%)

GrüningenCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Grüningen	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5.2%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.4%	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	11.7%	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%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.8%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.6%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	19.3%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.8%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	22.2%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	23.4%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	24.3%	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 1991–20201'292 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

553 m

Mean elevation

504 m

Relief

103 m

Mean slope

4.3°

Flat share

68.7%

South-facing

4.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 103 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

36.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'100

Per inhabitant

7'019 kWh/yr

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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

27.38 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.08 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.91 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.8 Rp./kWh

27.38 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

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

Network operator Energie Grüningen AG

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 Grüningen →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

0.11 %

Second homes

4.7 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

1'806

Built before 194624.0%

Built since 200133.3%

0.11 %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

1'807

Workplaces

277

Services share

70.4 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 139 (7.7%) · Secondary 396 (21.9%) · Tertiary 1'272 (70.4%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

14.3 %

Farmland

624 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 60 min · Car 34 min

AgglomerationPT 45 min · Car 22 min

Remoteness 56/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number116

Websitegrueningen.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Hinwil

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Grüningen ranks

Largest municipalities3'931 #93 ZH · #569 CH Growing municipalities1.2% #57 ZH · #704 CH Shrinking municipalities1.2% #104 ZH · #1402 CH Jobs per resident0.46 #36 ZH · #624 CH Families & children21.1% #60 ZH · #769 CH Age structure20.6% #61 ZH · #1112 CH Women share50.2% #67 ZH · #776 CH Foreign residents16.1% #115 ZH · #1189 CH Population density447/km² #98 ZH · #557 CH Tax burden11'706 #124 ZH · #249 CH Taxes116% #125 ZH Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #42 ZH · #581 CH Sunniest municipalities42.9% #5 ZH · #1007 CH Rainiest municipalities1'292 mm #27 ZH · #504 CH Voter turnout58.4% #109 ZH · #776 CH Against Switzerland18.6% #22 ZH · #595 CH Aligned with Switzerland81.4% #126 ZH · #806 CH SVP strongholds43.2% #45 ZH · #484 CH SP strongholds14% #70 ZH · #1046 CH Centre strongholds6.7% #132 ZH · #1601 CH FDP strongholds10.4% #85 ZH · #1346 CH GLP strongholds9% #131 ZH · #425 CH Green strongholds6.6% #93 ZH · #1180 CH Largest by area8.8 km² #71 ZH · #1068 CH Highest municipalities502 m #52 ZH · #1199 CH Second homes4.7% #150 ZH · #2077 CH Organic farming14.3% #81 ZH · #898 CH Best-connected municipalities60 min #105 ZH · #762 CH Remotest municipalities60 min #56 ZH · #1322 CH Highest peaks553 m #121 ZH · #1706 CH Highest-lying municipalities504 m #69 ZH · #1409 CH Greatest vertical range103 m #131 ZH · #1818 CH Steepest municipalities4.3° #122 ZH · #1688 CH Solar potential28 GWh #80 ZH · #750 CH Solar potential per capita7'019 kWh #60 ZH · #1673 CH Cheapest electricity27.38 Rp./kWh #148 ZH · #1168 CH Most expensive electricity27.38 Rp./kWh #12 ZH · #939 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8627

Grüningen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Grüningen8627

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Grüningen?: The postal code of Grüningen is 8627.
What is the tax rate in Grüningen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Grüningen is 116% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Grüningen?: A single person without children pays about 11'706 CHF income tax in Grüningen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 124 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Grüningen have?: Grüningen has 3'931 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Grüningen?: Grüningen has 632 foreign residents, a share of 16.08% (2025).

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