What is the postal code of Hettlingen?

The postal code of Hettlingen is 8442.

What is the tax rate in Hettlingen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Hettlingen is 97% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Hettlingen?

A single person without children pays about 10'807 CHF income tax in Hettlingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 33 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Hettlingen have?

Hettlingen has 3'208 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Hettlingen?

Hettlingen has 325 foreign residents, a share of 10.13% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Winterthur

Hettlingen

8442

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'626 50.7%

Men

1'582 49.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

673 21.0%

Swiss citizens

2'883 89.9%

Foreign residents

325 10.1%

Population density

544 pop./km²

0–19 · 673 · 21.0%20–64 · 1'873 · 58.4%65+ · 662 · 20.6%

Foreign residents 10.1%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −19 (−0.6%) · 19 births · 22 deaths · net migration −18

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 Hettlingen

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 Winterthur: 31.4% Yes

26.9% YesNo 73.1%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 24.1% Yes

24.8% YesNo 75.2%

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 Winterthur: 67.8% Yes

62.6% YesNo 37.4%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 41.4% Yes

30.4% YesNo 69.6%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 46.2% Yes

59.4% YesNo 40.6%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 38.4% Yes

50.4% YesNo 49.6%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 51.6% Yes

53.8% YesNo 46.2%

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 Winterthur: 42.5% Yes

25.3% YesNo 74.7%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 53.2% Yes

61.4% YesNo 38.6%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 44.1% Yes

28.1% YesNo 71.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP34.5% · strongest party

SVP34.5%

GLP16.7%

FDP13.5%

SP11.3%

Mitte8.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier97%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

97%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 35 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

10'807 CHF(10.8%)

Rank 33 of 160 in the canton · 96 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:10'807 CHF(~10.8%)

HettlingenCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Hettlingen	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	4.8%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	5.9%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.1%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	9.8%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	10.8%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	11.7%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	12.5%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	13.1%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	13.9%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	14.7%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	16.4%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	18%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	19.4%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	20.7%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	21.9%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	22.8%	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 1991–20209.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020992 mm

9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

510 m

Mean elevation

443 m

Relief

90 m

Mean slope

3.1°

Flat share

81.6%

South-facing

6.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 90 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

20 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

26.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'500

Per inhabitant

6'247 kWh/yr

20 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 3

Standard model, deductible 300544 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Zurich411 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Hettlingen →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

0.3 %

Second homes

4.9 %

Avg. rooms

4.4

Dwellings

1'354

Built before 19469.6%

Built since 200125.8%

0.3 %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

772

Workplaces

171

Services share

58 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 46 (6.0%) · Secondary 278 (36.0%) · Tertiary 448 (58.0%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

28.6 %

Farmland

277 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 62 min · Car 37 min

AgglomerationPT 22 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 48/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number221

Websitehettlingen.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Winterthur

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Hettlingen ranks

Largest municipalities3'208 #102 ZH · #686 CH Growing municipalities-0.6% #147 ZH · #1674 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.6% #14 ZH · #430 CH Jobs per resident0.24 #121 ZH · #1559 CH Families & children21% #65 ZH · #799 CH Age structure20.6% #62 ZH · #1113 CH Women share50.7% #41 ZH · #524 CH Foreign residents10.1% #151 ZH · #1687 CH Population density544/km² #88 ZH · #475 CH Tax burden10'807 #33 ZH · #96 CH Taxes97% #35 ZH Warmest municipalities9.7 °C #87 ZH · #769 CH Sunniest municipalities40.1% #103 ZH · #1794 CH Rainiest municipalities992 mm #122 ZH · #1656 CH Voter turnout69.2% #8 ZH · #76 CH Against Switzerland12.7% #60 ZH · #1045 CH Aligned with Switzerland87.3% #92 ZH · #375 CH SVP strongholds34.5% #102 ZH · #1003 CH SP strongholds11.3% #125 ZH · #1372 CH Centre strongholds8% #91 ZH · #1439 CH FDP strongholds13.5% #48 ZH · #981 CH GLP strongholds16.7% #2 ZH · #6 CH Green strongholds7.2% #64 ZH · #1041 CH Largest by area5.9 km² #110 ZH · #1404 CH Highest municipalities433 m #109 ZH · #1676 CH Second homes4.9% #143 ZH · #2062 CH Organic farming28.6% #23 ZH · #354 CH Best-connected municipalities62 min #117 ZH · #842 CH Remotest municipalities62 min #48 ZH · #1252 CH Highest peaks510 m #134 ZH · #1839 CH Highest-lying municipalities443 m #127 ZH · #1772 CH Greatest vertical range90 m #143 ZH · #1881 CH Steepest municipalities3.1° #149 ZH · #1889 CH Solar potential20 GWh #105 ZH · #1014 CH Solar potential per capita6'247 kWh #76 ZH · #1797 CH Cheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #104 ZH · #188 CH Most expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #129 ZH · #1992 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8442

Hettlingen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Hettlingen8442

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Hettlingen?: The postal code of Hettlingen is 8442.
What is the tax rate in Hettlingen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Hettlingen is 97% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Hettlingen?: A single person without children pays about 10'807 CHF income tax in Hettlingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 33 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Hettlingen have?: Hettlingen has 3'208 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Hettlingen?: Hettlingen has 325 foreign residents, a share of 10.13% (2025).

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