What is the postal code of Kloten?

Kloten has 2 postal codes: 8302, 8309.

What is the tax rate in Kloten?

The municipal tax multiplier of Kloten is 100% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Kloten?

A single person without children pays about 10'949 CHF income tax in Kloten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 43 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Kloten have?

Kloten has 22'017 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Kloten?

Kloten has 8'479 foreign residents, a share of 38.51% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH

Kloten

8302–8309

ZH CANTON8302 8309

Residents

22'017

Area

19.2 km²

Population density

1'149 pop./km²

Elevation

447 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

100%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

10'549 47.9%

Men

11'468 52.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

3'899 17.7%

Swiss citizens

13'538 61.5%

Foreign residents

8'479 38.5%

Population density

1'149 pop./km²

0–19 · 3'899 · 17.7%20–64 · 14'721 · 66.9%65+ · 3'397 · 15.4%

Foreign residents 38.5%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Kloten

BFS

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

55.1% YesNo 44.9%

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

52.4% YesNo 47.6%

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

63.0% YesNo 37.0%

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

43.8% YesNo 56.2%

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

54.7% YesNo 45.3%

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

46.5% YesNo 53.5%

41.1% YesNo 58.9%

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

58.5% YesNo 41.5%

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

43.0% YesNo 57.0%

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

34.1% YesNo 65.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP38.1% · strongest party

SVP38.1%

SP17.4%

Mitte10.1%

GLP9.8%

FDP9.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier100%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

100%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 44 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

10'949 CHF(10.9%)

Rank 43 of 160 in the canton · 112 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:10'949 CHF(~10.9%)

KlotenCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Kloten	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	4.8%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.1%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.2%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.2%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	9.9%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	10.9%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	11.9%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	12.6%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	13.3%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.1%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	14.8%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	16.6%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	18.2%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	19.6%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	21%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	22.1%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	23%	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 1991–20209.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'066 mm

9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

600 m

Mean elevation

474 m

Relief

183 m

Mean slope

4°

Flat share

71.9%

South-facing

10.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 183 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

150.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

184.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

33'400

150 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

25.01 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.13 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.43 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.9 Rp./kWh

25.01 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Industrielle Betriebe Kloten AG

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

0.36 %

Avg. rooms

3.2

Dwellings

11'029

Built before 19462.8%

Built since 200125.8%

0.36 %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 43 min · Car 25 min

AgglomerationPT 43 min · Car 25 min

Remoteness 126/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitekloten.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities22'017 #10 ZH · #49 CH Families & children17.7% #154 ZH · #1707 CH Age structure15.4% #148 ZH · #1947 CH Women share47.9% #157 ZH · #1878 CH Foreign residents38.5% #7 ZH · #95 CH Population density1'149/km² #43 ZH · #180 CH Tax burden10'949 #44 ZH · #113 CH Taxes100% #44 ZH Warmest municipalities9.5 °C #106 ZH · #939 CH Sunniest municipalities39.9% #124 ZH · #1922 CH Rainiest municipalities1'066 mm #102 ZH · #1286 CH Voter turnout44.1% #155 ZH · #2029 CH Against Switzerland4% #142 ZH · #1443 CH Aligned with Switzerland96% #3 ZH · #9 CH SVP strongholds38.1% #75 ZH · #756 CH SP strongholds17.4% #32 ZH · #687 CH Centre strongholds10.1% #27 ZH · #1184 CH FDP strongholds9.6% #98 ZH · #1438 CH GLP strongholds9.8% #111 ZH · #338 CH Green strongholds6.9% #79 ZH · #1112 CH Largest by area19.2 km² #16 ZH · #498 CH Highest municipalities447 m #94 ZH · #1557 CH Remotest municipalities43 min #126 ZH · #1807 CH Best-connected municipalities43 min #35 ZH · #287 CH Highest peaks600 m #91 ZH · #1541 CH Highest-lying municipalities474 m #96 ZH · #1571 CH Greatest vertical range183 m #94 ZH · #1434 CH Steepest municipalities4° #128 ZH · #1734 CH Solar potential150 GWh #4 ZH · #30 CH Cheapest electricity25.01 Rp./kWh #126 ZH · #289 CH Most expensive electricity25.01 Rp./kWh #35 ZH · #1818 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Kloten8302 Nürensdorf8309

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Kloten?: Kloten has 2 postal codes: 8302, 8309.
What is the tax rate in Kloten?: The municipal tax multiplier of Kloten is 100% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Kloten?: A single person without children pays about 10'949 CHF income tax in Kloten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 43 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Kloten have?: Kloten has 22'017 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Kloten?: Kloten has 8'479 foreign residents, a share of 38.51% (2025).

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