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).

Grüningen (ZH): Postal Codes 8627, Tax Rate & Population

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%

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

Vote results for Grüningen

BFS

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

58.1% YesNo 41.9%

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

29.4% YesNo 70.6%

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

63.0% YesNo 37.0%

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

31.5% YesNo 68.5%

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

27.5% YesNo 72.5%

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

65.6% YesNo 34.5%

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

29.6% YesNo 70.4%

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

33.9% YesNo 66.1%

All federal votes →

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

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 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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

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 H4

29.26 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.08 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.79 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.8 Rp./kWh

29.26 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 24.76 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.11 %

Avg. rooms

4

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitegrueningen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities3'931 #93 ZH · #569 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 turnout57.7% #107 ZH · #719 CH Against Switzerland19% #22 ZH · #593 CH Aligned with Switzerland81% #126 ZH · #806 CH SVP strongholds43.2% #45 ZH · #484 CH SP strongholds14% #70 ZH · #1042 CH Centre strongholds6.7% #132 ZH · #1598 CH FDP strongholds10.4% #85 ZH · #1342 CH GLP strongholds9% #131 ZH · #425 CH Green strongholds6.6% #93 ZH · #1175 CH Largest by area8.8 km² #71 ZH · #1068 CH Highest municipalities502 m #52 ZH · #1198 CH Remotest municipalities60 min #56 ZH · #1322 CH Best-connected municipalities60 min #105 ZH · #762 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 Cheapest electricity29.26 Rp./kWh #151 ZH · #1301 CH Most expensive electricity29.26 Rp./kWh #10 ZH · #806 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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