What is the postal code of Hittnau?

The postal code of Hittnau is 8335.

What is the tax rate in Hittnau?

The municipal tax multiplier of Hittnau is 113% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Hittnau?

A single person without children pays about 11'564 CHF income tax in Hittnau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 105 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Hittnau have?

Hittnau has 3'974 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Hittnau?

Hittnau has 374 foreign residents, a share of 9.41% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH

Hittnau

8335

ZH CANTON8335

Residents

3'974

Area

13 km²

Population density

307 pop./km²

Elevation

670 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

929 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

113%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'001 50.4%

Men

1'973 49.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

862 21.7%

Swiss citizens

3'600 90.6%

Foreign residents

374 9.4%

Population density

307 pop./km²

0–19 · 862 · 21.7%20–64 · 2'379 · 59.9%65+ · 733 · 18.4%

Foreign residents 9.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Hittnau

BFS

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

59.8% YesNo 40.2%

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

55.8% YesNo 44.2%

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

62.2% YesNo 37.8%

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

28.6% YesNo 71.4%

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

61.1% YesNo 39.0%

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

29.1% YesNo 70.9%

27.5% YesNo 72.5%

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

63.7% YesNo 36.3%

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

27.9% YesNo 72.1%

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

30.6% YesNo 69.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP39.8% · strongest party

SVP39.8%

SP11.1%

GLP10.5%

FDP8.6%

Mitte7.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier113%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

113%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 105 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'564 CHF(11.6%)

Rank 105 of 160 in the canton · 216 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:11'564 CHF(~11.6%)

HittnauCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Hittnau	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5.1%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.3%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.6%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.7%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.7%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.5%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.6%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.5%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13.3%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	14%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.9%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.6%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.4%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	19.1%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.5%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	22%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	23.1%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	24.1%	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 1991–20208.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'468 mm

8.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

929 m

Mean elevation

709 m

Relief

326 m

Mean slope

8°

Flat share

33.3%

South-facing

16.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 326 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

27.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

36.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'200

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

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

0.39 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

1'779

Built before 194625.2%

Built since 200131.7%

0.39 %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 62 min · Car 40 min

AgglomerationPT 50 min · Car 28 min

Remoteness 46/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitehittnau.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'974 #90 ZH · #560 CH Families & children21.7% #39 ZH · #600 CH Age structure18.4% #110 ZH · #1561 CH Women share50.4% #56 ZH · #660 CH Foreign residents9.4% #155 ZH · #1752 CH Population density307/km² #114 ZH · #768 CH Tax burden11'564 #107 ZH · #218 CH Taxes113% #105 ZH Warmest municipalities8.7 °C #151 ZH · #1481 CH Sunniest municipalities41.3% #37 ZH · #1266 CH Rainiest municipalities1'468 mm #8 ZH · #278 CH Voter turnout60.7% #74 ZH · #416 CH Against Switzerland17% #31 ZH · #752 CH Aligned with Switzerland83% #119 ZH · #643 CH SVP strongholds39.8% #67 ZH · #668 CH SP strongholds11.1% #129 ZH · #1391 CH Centre strongholds7.9% #92 ZH · #1446 CH FDP strongholds8.6% #116 ZH · #1530 CH GLP strongholds10.5% #101 ZH · #257 CH Green strongholds6.5% #98 ZH · #1196 CH Largest by area13 km² #33 ZH · #749 CH Highest municipalities670 m #7 ZH · #652 CH Remotest municipalities62 min #46 ZH · #1250 CH Best-connected municipalities62 min #115 ZH · #840 CH Highest peaks929 m #7 ZH · #792 CH Highest-lying municipalities709 m #5 ZH · #744 CH Greatest vertical range326 m #33 ZH · #945 CH Steepest municipalities8° #42 ZH · #1114 CH Solar potential28 GWh #77 ZH · #736 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #81 ZH · #142 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #117 ZH · #2002 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8335

Hittnau

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Hittnau8335

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Hittnau?: The postal code of Hittnau is 8335.
What is the tax rate in Hittnau?: The municipal tax multiplier of Hittnau is 113% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Hittnau?: A single person without children pays about 11'564 CHF income tax in Hittnau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 105 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Hittnau have?: Hittnau has 3'974 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Hittnau?: Hittnau has 374 foreign residents, a share of 9.41% (2025).

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