What is the postal code of Kilchberg?

Kilchberg has 2 postal codes: 8802, 8803.

What is the tax rate in Kilchberg?

The municipal tax multiplier of Kilchberg is 72% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Kilchberg?

A single person without children pays about 9'625 CHF income tax in Kilchberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 2 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Kilchberg have?

Kilchberg has 9'576 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Kilchberg?

Kilchberg has 3'276 foreign residents, a share of 34.21% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Horgen

Kilchberg

8802–8803

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

4'844 50.6%

Men

4'732 49.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'130 22.2%

Swiss citizens

6'300 65.8%

Foreign residents

3'276 34.2%

Population density

3'712 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'130 · 22.2%20–64 · 5'789 · 60.5%65+ · 1'657 · 17.3%

Foreign residents 34.2%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +93 (+1%) · 97 births · 69 deaths · net migration +65

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 Kilchberg

BFS

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine sichere Ernährung – durch Stärkung einer nachhaltigen inländischen Produktion, mehr pflanzliche Lebensmittel und sauberes Trinkwasser (Ernährungsinitiative)»Federal

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Wahrung der schweizerischen Neutralität (Neutralitätsinitiative)»Federal

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Horgen: 54.5% Yes

58.5% YesNo 41.5%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Horgen: 41.6% Yes

36.8% YesNo 63.2%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Horgen: 54.1% Yes

49.1% YesNo 50.9%

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% YesDistrict Bezirk Horgen: 36.0% Yes

26.9% YesNo 73.1%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Horgen: 57.6% Yes

56.0% YesNo 44.0%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Horgen: 38.5% Yes

28.0% YesNo 72.0%

26.8% YesNo 73.2%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates vom 17. November 2025Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 57.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Horgen: 60.4% Yes

60.9% YesNo 39.1%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 21.09.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP27.7% · strongest party

FDP27.7%

SVP24.6%

GLP14.6%

SP12.1%

Mitte8.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier72%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

72%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 2 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

9'625 CHF(9.6%)

Rank 2 of 160 in the canton · 45 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:9'625 CHF(~9.6%)

KilchbergCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Kilchberg	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	4.2%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	5.2%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	6.2%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	7.1%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	8%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	8.7%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	9.6%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	10.5%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	11.2%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	11.8%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	12.5%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	13.2%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	14.8%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	16.3%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	17.6%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	18.9%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	19.9%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	20.8%	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 1991–202010 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'247 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

517 m

Mean elevation

475 m

Relief

111 m

Mean slope

7°

Flat share

43.6%

South-facing

1.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 111 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

31.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

41.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'900

Per inhabitant

3'242 kWh/yr

31 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 2

Standard model, deductible 300583 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Zurich411 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Kilchberg →Canton Zurich →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 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

0.42 %

Second homes

10.3 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

4'714

Built before 194622.4%

Built since 200124.7%

0.42 %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

4'078

Workplaces

653

Services share

69.6 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 12 (0.3%) · Secondary 1'227 (30.1%) · Tertiary 2'839 (69.6%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

51 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 36 min · Car 21 min

AgglomerationPT 36 min · Car 21 min

Remoteness 146/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number135

Websitekilchberg.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Horgen

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Kilchberg ranks

Largest municipalities9'576 #37 ZH · #197 CH Growing municipalities1% #70 ZH · #809 CH Shrinking municipalities1% #93 ZH · #1289 CH Jobs per resident0.43 #43 ZH · #713 CH Families & children22.2% #23 ZH · #489 CH Age structure17.3% #128 ZH · #1729 CH Women share50.6% #44 ZH · #560 CH Foreign residents34.2% #12 ZH · #171 CH Population density3'712/km² #3 ZH · #19 CH Tax burden9'625 #2 ZH · #45 CH Taxes72% #2 ZH Warmest municipalities10 °C #22 ZH · #473 CH Sunniest municipalities41.1% #44 ZH · #1346 CH Rainiest municipalities1'247 mm #40 ZH · #590 CH Voter turnout63.9% #42 ZH · #201 CH Against Switzerland12% #70 ZH · #1101 CH Aligned with Switzerland88% #81 ZH · #325 CH SVP strongholds24.6% #154 ZH · #1574 CH SP strongholds12.1% #108 ZH · #1281 CH Centre strongholds8.6% #70 ZH · #1357 CH FDP strongholds27.7% #6 ZH · #144 CH GLP strongholds14.6% #16 ZH · #31 CH Green strongholds7.3% #60 ZH · #1013 CH Largest by area2.6 km² #153 ZH · #1929 CH Highest municipalities467 m #70 ZH · #1403 CH Second homes10.3% #17 ZH · #1144 CH Organic farming0% #147 ZH · #1614 CH Best-connected municipalities36 min #13 ZH · #168 CH Remotest municipalities36 min #146 ZH · #1932 CH Highest peaks517 m #131 ZH · #1821 CH Highest-lying municipalities475 m #93 ZH · #1563 CH Greatest vertical range111 m #127 ZH · #1775 CH Steepest municipalities7° #62 ZH · #1234 CH Solar potential31 GWh #69 ZH · #645 CH Solar potential per capita3'242 kWh #153 ZH · #2086 CH Cheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #76 ZH · #160 CH Most expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #101 ZH · #1964 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Kilchberg ZH8802 Rüschlikon8803

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Kilchberg?: Kilchberg has 2 postal codes: 8802, 8803.
What is the tax rate in Kilchberg?: The municipal tax multiplier of Kilchberg is 72% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Kilchberg?: A single person without children pays about 9'625 CHF income tax in Kilchberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 2 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Kilchberg have?: Kilchberg has 9'576 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Kilchberg?: Kilchberg has 3'276 foreign residents, a share of 34.21% (2025).

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