What is the postal code of Horgen?

Horgen has 5 postal codes: 6340, 8135, 8810, 8815, 8816.

What is the tax rate in Horgen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Horgen is 90% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Horgen?

A single person without children pays about 10'476 CHF income tax in Horgen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 21 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Horgen have?

Horgen has 24'641 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Horgen?

Horgen has 7'784 foreign residents, a share of 31.59% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH

Horgen

6340–8816

ZH CANTON6340 8135 8810 8815+1 PLZ

Residents

24'641

Area

30.8 km²

Population density

799 pop./km²

Elevation

415 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

914 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

90%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

12'585 51.1%

Men

12'056 48.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

5'245 21.3%

Swiss citizens

16'857 68.4%

Foreign residents

7'784 31.6%

Population density

799 pop./km²

0–19 · 5'245 · 21.3%20–64 · 14'780 · 60.0%65+ · 4'616 · 18.7%

Foreign residents 31.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Horgen

BFS

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

53.6% YesNo 46.4%

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

42.6% YesNo 57.4%

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

55.2% YesNo 44.8%

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

36.6% YesNo 63.5%

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

57.2% YesNo 42.8%

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

38.5% YesNo 61.6%

35.6% YesNo 64.4%

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

59.5% YesNo 40.5%

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

37.0% YesNo 63.0%

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

27.3% YesNo 72.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP28.7% · strongest party

SVP28.7%

SP17.4%

FDP16.0%

GLP12.7%

Mitte11.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier90%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

90%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 21 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

10'476 CHF(10.5%)

Rank 21 of 160 in the canton · 80 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:10'476 CHF(~10.5%)

HorgenCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Horgen	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	4.6%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	5.7%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	6.8%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	7.8%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	8.7%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	9.5%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	10.5%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	11.4%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	12.1%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	12.8%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	13.5%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	14.2%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	16%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	17.5%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	18.9%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	20.2%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	21.3%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	22.2%	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 1991–20209.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'369 mm

9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

914 m

Mean elevation

608 m

Relief

514 m

Mean slope

11.4°

Flat share

25.6%

South-facing

8.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 514 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

91.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

124.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

20'300

91 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 range H4

24.14–27.91 Rp./kWh

26.03 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operators Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) · Werke Horgen

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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

3.6

Dwellings

11'694

Built before 194622.3%

Built since 200123.5%

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 46 min · Car 29 min

AgglomerationPT 40 min · Car 24 min

Remoteness 113/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentBeat Nüesch · FDP.Die Liberalen

Websitehorgen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities24'641 #8 ZH · #38 CH Families & children21.3% #56 ZH · #705 CH Age structure18.7% #105 ZH · #1495 CH Women share51.1% #19 ZH · #337 CH Foreign residents31.6% #19 ZH · #243 CH Population density799/km² #58 ZH · #300 CH Tax burden10'476 #22 ZH · #81 CH Taxes90% #21 ZH Warmest municipalities9.3 °C #127 ZH · #1105 CH Sunniest municipalities41.4% #33 ZH · #1239 CH Rainiest municipalities1'369 mm #12 ZH · #397 CH Voter turnout54.8% #120 ZH · #1096 CH Against Switzerland8% #122 ZH · #1322 CH Aligned with Switzerland92% #39 ZH · #122 CH SVP strongholds28.7% #143 ZH · #1350 CH SP strongholds17.4% #33 ZH · #688 CH Centre strongholds11.3% #15 ZH · #1076 CH FDP strongholds16% #25 ZH · #731 CH GLP strongholds12.7% #44 ZH · #106 CH Green strongholds7.5% #51 ZH · #964 CH Largest by area30.8 km² #5 ZH · #305 CH Highest municipalities415 m #130 ZH · #1812 CH Remotest municipalities46 min #113 ZH · #1736 CH Best-connected municipalities46 min #49 ZH · #362 CH Highest peaks914 m #8 ZH · #810 CH Highest-lying municipalities608 m #21 ZH · #981 CH Greatest vertical range514 m #5 ZH · #679 CH Steepest municipalities11.4° #15 ZH · #819 CH Solar potential91 GWh #14 ZH · #106 CH Cheapest electricity26.03 Rp./kWh #133 ZH · #478 CH Most expensive electricity26.03 Rp./kWh #28 ZH · #1629 CH

Postal codes (5)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 6

Hirzel8816 Horgen8810 Horgenberg8815 Sihlbrugg6340 Sihlbrugg Station8135 Sihlwald8135

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Horgen?: Horgen has 5 postal codes: 6340, 8135, 8810, 8815, 8816.
What is the tax rate in Horgen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Horgen is 90% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Horgen?: A single person without children pays about 10'476 CHF income tax in Horgen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 21 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Horgen have?: Horgen has 24'641 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Horgen?: Horgen has 7'784 foreign residents, a share of 31.59% (2025).

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