What is the postal code of Hinwil?

Hinwil has 3 postal codes: 8340, 8342, 8498.

What is the tax rate in Hinwil?

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

How much tax do you pay in Hinwil?

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

How many residents does Hinwil have?

Hinwil has 11'949 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Hinwil?

Hinwil has 2'386 foreign residents, a share of 19.97% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH

Hinwil

8340–8498

ZH CANTON8340 8342 8498

Residents

11'949

Area

22.3 km²

Population density

536 pop./km²

Elevation

573 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'114 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

116%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

5'995 50.2%

Men

5'954 49.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'348 19.7%

Swiss citizens

9'563 80.0%

Foreign residents

2'386 20.0%

Population density

536 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'348 · 19.7%20–64 · 7'024 · 58.8%65+ · 2'577 · 21.6%

Foreign residents 20.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Hinwil

BFS

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

62.1% YesNo 38.0%

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

56.4% YesNo 43.6%

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

61.9% YesNo 38.2%

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% Yes

32.0% YesNo 68.0%

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

60.1% YesNo 39.9%

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

33.7% YesNo 66.3%

29.9% YesNo 70.1%

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

63.8% YesNo 36.2%

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

30.8% YesNo 69.2%

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

33.4% YesNo 66.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP41.8% · strongest party

SVP41.8%

SP12.9%

Mitte9.6%

FDP9.4%

GLP9.1%

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 126 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%)

HinwilCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Hinwil	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 1991–20207.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'647 mm

7.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'114 m

Mean elevation

694 m

Relief

595 m

Mean slope

8.5°

Flat share

40.8%

South-facing

16.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 595 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

114.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

145.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

25'400

114 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

24.14 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.11 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.23 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.46 Rp./kWh

24.14 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 24.76 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.73 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

5'585

Built before 194617.6%

Built since 200128.4%

0.73 %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 69 min · Car 44 min

AgglomerationPT 52 min · Car 27 min

Remoteness 29/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitehinwil.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities11'949 #28 ZH · #136 CH Families & children19.7% #121 ZH · #1234 CH Age structure21.6% #42 ZH · #923 CH Women share50.2% #68 ZH · #777 CH Foreign residents20% #87 ZH · #871 CH Population density536/km² #89 ZH · #479 CH Tax burden11'706 #125 ZH · #250 CH Taxes116% #126 ZH Warmest municipalities7.8 °C #159 ZH · #1731 CH Sunniest municipalities42% #15 ZH · #1119 CH Rainiest municipalities1'647 mm #2 ZH · #135 CH Voter turnout57.5% #109 ZH · #746 CH Against Switzerland15% #38 ZH · #904 CH Aligned with Switzerland85% #110 ZH · #502 CH SVP strongholds41.8% #55 ZH · #569 CH SP strongholds12.9% #95 ZH · #1167 CH Centre strongholds9.6% #39 ZH · #1232 CH FDP strongholds9.4% #103 ZH · #1453 CH GLP strongholds9.1% #127 ZH · #414 CH Green strongholds7.1% #66 ZH · #1064 CH Largest by area22.3 km² #13 ZH · #425 CH Highest municipalities573 m #27 ZH · #909 CH Remotest municipalities69 min #29 ZH · #1045 CH Best-connected municipalities69 min #135 ZH · #1043 CH Highest peaks1'114 m #4 ZH · #660 CH Highest-lying municipalities694 m #6 ZH · #771 CH Greatest vertical range595 m #4 ZH · #617 CH Steepest municipalities8.5° #38 ZH · #1060 CH Solar potential114 GWh #9 ZH · #61 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #69 ZH · #130 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #105 ZH · #1990 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Gibswil8498 Hinwil8340 Wernetshausen8342

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Hinwil?: Hinwil has 3 postal codes: 8340, 8342, 8498.
What is the tax rate in Hinwil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Hinwil is 116% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Hinwil?: A single person without children pays about 11'706 CHF income tax in Hinwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 124 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Hinwil have?: Hinwil has 11'949 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Hinwil?: Hinwil has 2'386 foreign residents, a share of 19.97% (2025).

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