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 · Bezirk Bülach

Kloten

8302–8309

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

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%

Population change 2025: +280 (+1.3%) · 216 births · 167 deaths · net migration +219

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 Kloten

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 23.4% Yes

24.5% YesNo 75.5%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 31.1% Yes

33.3% YesNo 66.8%

27.09.2026Patientinnen- und Patientengesetz und Gesundheitsgesetz (Änderung vom 30. März 2026; Gegenvorschlag zur Volksinitiative «Selbstbestimmung am Lebensende auch in Alters- und Pflegeheimen»)Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 68.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 65.0% Yes

66.9% YesNo 33.1%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 34.7% Yes

39.2% YesNo 60.9%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 57.1% Yes

55.1% YesNo 44.9%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 50.2% 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% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 60.7% 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% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 36.1% Yes

43.8% YesNo 56.2%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 57.9% Yes

54.7% YesNo 45.3%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 37.6% Yes

46.5% YesNo 53.5%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

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 25.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

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

Per inhabitant

6'823 kWh/yr

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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff range H4

21.86–23.87 Rp./kWh

22.87 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 24.63 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operators Industrielle Betriebe Kloten AG · Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ)

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.

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 Kloten →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

0.36 %

Second homes

8.1 %

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 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

44'424

Workplaces

1'652

Services share

90.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 48 (0.1%) · Secondary 4'074 (9.2%) · Tertiary 40'302 (90.7%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

7.7 %

Farmland

629 ha

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

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 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number62

Websitekloten.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Bülach

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Kloten ranks

Largest municipalities22'017 #10 ZH · #49 CH Growing municipalities1.3% #45 ZH · #635 CH Shrinking municipalities1.3% #116 ZH · #1467 CH Jobs per resident2.02 #1 ZH · #10 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 turnout43.7% #156 ZH · #2069 CH Against Switzerland3.9% #142 ZH · #1443 CH Aligned with Switzerland96.1% #3 ZH · #9 CH SVP strongholds38.1% #75 ZH · #756 CH SP strongholds17.4% #32 ZH · #691 CH Centre strongholds10.1% #27 ZH · #1188 CH FDP strongholds9.6% #98 ZH · #1442 CH GLP strongholds9.8% #111 ZH · #338 CH Green strongholds6.9% #79 ZH · #1116 CH Largest by area19.2 km² #16 ZH · #498 CH Highest municipalities447 m #93 ZH · #1556 CH Second homes8.1% #52 ZH · #1599 CH Organic farming7.7% #117 ZH · #1376 CH Best-connected municipalities43 min #35 ZH · #287 CH Remotest municipalities43 min #126 ZH · #1807 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 Solar potential per capita6'823 kWh #66 ZH · #1712 CH Cheapest electricity22.87 Rp./kWh #2 ZH · #63 CH Most expensive electricity22.87 Rp./kWh #158 ZH · #2044 CH

Postal codes (2)

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Localities

swisstopo · 2

Kloten8302 Nürensdorf8309

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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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