What is the postal code of Hüntwangen?

The postal code of Hüntwangen is 8194.

What is the tax rate in Hüntwangen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Hüntwangen is 108% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Hüntwangen?

A single person without children pays about 11'327 CHF income tax in Hüntwangen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 77 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Hüntwangen have?

Hüntwangen has 1'142 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Hüntwangen?

Hüntwangen has 178 foreign residents, a share of 15.59% (2025).

Hüntwangen (ZH): Postal Codes 8194, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

559 48.9%

Men

583 51.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

221 19.4%

Swiss citizens

964 84.4%

Foreign residents

178 15.6%

Population density

233 pop./km²

0–19 · 221 · 19.4%20–64 · 646 · 56.6%65+ · 275 · 24.1%

Foreign residents 15.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Hüntwangen

BFS

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

62.8% YesNo 37.2%

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

56.1% YesNo 43.9%

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

56.1% YesNo 43.9%

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

29.6% YesNo 70.4%

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

58.3% YesNo 41.7%

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

27.5% YesNo 72.5%

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

24.3% YesNo 75.7%

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

67.4% YesNo 32.6%

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

23.7% YesNo 76.3%

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

30.3% YesNo 69.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP45.3% · strongest party

SVP45.3%

SP13.5%

GLP10.1%

FDP8.3%

GRÜNE6.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier108%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

108%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 77 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'327 CHF(11.3%)

Rank 77 of 160 in the canton · 164 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:11'327 CHF(~11.3%)

HüntwangenCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Hüntwangen	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.2%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.4%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.5%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.5%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.2%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.3%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.3%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	13.7%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.6%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.3%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.1%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	18.8%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.2%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	21.6%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	22.7%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	23.7%	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 1991–20209.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'024 mm

9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

544 m

Mean elevation

401 m

Relief

201 m

Mean slope

6.2°

Flat share

52.9%

South-facing

21.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 201 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

10.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

14 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'400

11 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

2 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

500

Built before 194631.8%

Built since 200130.6%

2 %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 55 min · Car 35 min

AgglomerationPT 33 min · Car 30 min

Remoteness 80/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitehuentwangen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities1'142 #140 ZH · #1360 CH Families & children19.4% #126 ZH · #1331 CH Age structure24.1% #13 ZH · #498 CH Women share48.9% #137 ZH · #1541 CH Foreign residents15.6% #120 ZH · #1230 CH Population density233/km² #123 ZH · #935 CH Tax burden11'327 #77 ZH · #164 CH Taxes108% #77 ZH Warmest municipalities9.4 °C #116 ZH · #1018 CH Sunniest municipalities39.9% #123 ZH · #1921 CH Rainiest municipalities1'024 mm #108 ZH · #1518 CH Voter turnout61.7% #63 ZH · #345 CH Against Switzerland13% #54 ZH · #1039 CH Aligned with Switzerland87% #86 ZH · #370 CH SVP strongholds45.3% #32 ZH · #384 CH SP strongholds13.5% #83 ZH · #1104 CH Centre strongholds6.6% #134 ZH · #1610 CH FDP strongholds8.3% #125 ZH · #1557 CH GLP strongholds10.1% #107 ZH · #299 CH Green strongholds6.8% #85 ZH · #1133 CH Largest by area4.9 km² #124 ZH · #1552 CH Highest municipalities390 m #151 ZH · #1931 CH Remotest municipalities55 min #80 ZH · #1474 CH Best-connected municipalities55 min #77 ZH · #609 CH Highest peaks544 m #124 ZH · #1738 CH Highest-lying municipalities401 m #154 ZH · #1974 CH Greatest vertical range201 m #86 ZH · #1360 CH Steepest municipalities6.2° #80 ZH · #1356 CH Solar potential11 GWh #142 ZH · #1493 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #40 ZH · #101 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #76 ZH · #1961 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8194

Hüntwangen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Hüntwangen8194

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Hüntwangen?: The postal code of Hüntwangen is 8194.
What is the tax rate in Hüntwangen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Hüntwangen is 108% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Hüntwangen?: A single person without children pays about 11'327 CHF income tax in Hüntwangen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 77 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Hüntwangen have?: Hüntwangen has 1'142 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Hüntwangen?: Hüntwangen has 178 foreign residents, a share of 15.59% (2025).

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