What is the postal code of Herrliberg?

Herrliberg has 2 postal codes: 8703, 8704.

What is the tax rate in Herrliberg?

The municipal tax multiplier of Herrliberg is 73% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Herrliberg?

A single person without children pays about 9'672 CHF income tax in Herrliberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 3 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Herrliberg have?

Herrliberg has 6'802 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Herrliberg?

Herrliberg has 1'687 foreign residents, a share of 24.8% (2025).

Herrliberg (ZH): Postal Codes 8703–8704, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'478 51.1%

Men

3'324 48.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'404 20.6%

Swiss citizens

5'115 75.2%

Foreign residents

1'687 24.8%

Population density

757 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'404 · 20.6%20–64 · 3'842 · 56.5%65+ · 1'556 · 22.9%

Foreign residents 24.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Herrliberg

BFS

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

66.6% YesNo 33.4%

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

45.8% YesNo 54.2%

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

54.0% YesNo 46.0%

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

18.7% YesNo 81.3%

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

61.0% YesNo 39.0%

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

20.3% YesNo 79.7%

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

17.3% YesNo 82.7%

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

64.7% YesNo 35.3%

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

18.3% YesNo 81.7%

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

25.9% YesNo 74.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP36.3% · strongest party

SVP36.3%

FDP28.5%

GLP12.0%

SP9.3%

Mitte6.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier73%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

73%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 3 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

9'672 CHF(9.7%)

Rank 3 of 160 in the canton · 46 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:9'672 CHF(~9.7%)

HerrlibergCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Herrliberg	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	4.2%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	5.2%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	6.2%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	7.2%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	8%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	8.7%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	9.7%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	10.5%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	11.2%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	11.8%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	12.6%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	13.2%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	14.9%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	16.4%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	17.7%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	18.9%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	20%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	20.8%	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 1991–20209.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'312 mm

9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

847 m

Mean elevation

630 m

Relief

441 m

Mean slope

7.2°

Flat share

36.0%

South-facing

29.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 441 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

35.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

48.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

7'800

35 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

29.36 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.3 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.03 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

29.36 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 24.76 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Gemeinde Herrliberg, Elektrizitätsversorgung

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

1.14 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

3'234

Built before 194616.4%

Built since 200126.3%

1.14 %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 44 min · Car 29 min

AgglomerationPT 44 min · Car 29 min

Remoteness 123/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteherrliberg.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities6'802 #55 ZH · #295 CH Families & children20.6% #86 ZH · #936 CH Age structure22.9% #24 ZH · #689 CH Women share51.1% #18 ZH · #336 CH Foreign residents24.8% #59 ZH · #567 CH Population density757/km² #64 ZH · #327 CH Tax burden9'672 #3 ZH · #46 CH Taxes73% #3 ZH Warmest municipalities9.7 °C #83 ZH · #765 CH Sunniest municipalities41.8% #20 ZH · #1157 CH Rainiest municipalities1'312 mm #25 ZH · #470 CH Voter turnout68.1% #14 ZH · #77 CH Against Switzerland12% #72 ZH · #1102 CH Aligned with Switzerland88% #83 ZH · #326 CH SVP strongholds36.3% #89 ZH · #879 CH SP strongholds9.3% #149 ZH · #1577 CH Centre strongholds6.4% #139 ZH · #1636 CH FDP strongholds28.5% #4 ZH · #120 CH GLP strongholds12% #68 ZH · #147 CH Green strongholds4.2% #146 ZH · #1688 CH Largest by area9 km² #68 ZH · #1043 CH Highest municipalities646 m #11 ZH · #699 CH Remotest municipalities44 min #123 ZH · #1789 CH Best-connected municipalities44 min #41 ZH · #310 CH Highest peaks847 m #21 ZH · #915 CH Highest-lying municipalities630 m #19 ZH · #928 CH Greatest vertical range441 m #12 ZH · #762 CH Steepest municipalities7.2° #57 ZH · #1208 CH Solar potential35 GWh #62 ZH · #559 CH Cheapest electricity29.36 Rp./kWh #152 ZH · #1411 CH Most expensive electricity29.36 Rp./kWh #9 ZH · #696 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Erlenbach ZH8703 Herrliberg8704

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Herrliberg?: Herrliberg has 2 postal codes: 8703, 8704.
What is the tax rate in Herrliberg?: The municipal tax multiplier of Herrliberg is 73% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Herrliberg?: A single person without children pays about 9'672 CHF income tax in Herrliberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 3 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Herrliberg have?: Herrliberg has 6'802 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Herrliberg?: Herrliberg has 1'687 foreign residents, a share of 24.8% (2025).

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