What is the postal code of Langnau am Albis?

The postal code of Langnau am Albis is 8135.

What is the tax rate in Langnau am Albis?

The municipal tax multiplier of Langnau am Albis is 106% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Langnau am Albis?

A single person without children pays about 11'233 CHF income tax in Langnau am Albis on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 63 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Langnau am Albis have?

Langnau am Albis has 8'097 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Langnau am Albis?

Langnau am Albis has 2'557 foreign residents, a share of 31.58% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Horgen

Langnau am Albis

8135

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

4'123 50.9%

Men

3'974 49.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'767 21.8%

Swiss citizens

5'540 68.4%

Foreign residents

2'557 31.6%

Population density

934 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'767 · 21.8%20–64 · 4'667 · 57.6%65+ · 1'663 · 20.5%

Foreign residents 31.6%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −127 (−1.5%) · 60 births · 71 deaths · net migration −119

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 Langnau am Albis

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 Horgen: 26.2% Yes

23.6% YesNo 76.5%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Horgen: 25.3% Yes

26.2% YesNo 73.8%

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 Horgen: 67.1% Yes

67.2% YesNo 32.8%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Horgen: 36.8% Yes

35.0% YesNo 65.0%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Horgen: 54.5% Yes

54.6% YesNo 45.4%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Horgen: 41.6% Yes

41.5% YesNo 58.5%

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

54.9% YesNo 45.2%

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

34.2% YesNo 65.9%

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

60.3% YesNo 39.7%

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

36.5% YesNo 63.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP29.1% · strongest party

SVP29.1%

SP16.9%

FDP15.2%

Mitte14.0%

GLP12.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier106%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

106%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 64 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'233 CHF(11.2%)

Rank 63 of 160 in the canton · 144 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:11'233 CHF(~11.2%)

Langnau am AlbisCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Langnau am Albis	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.1%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.3%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.4%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.4%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.2%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.2%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.2%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	12.9%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	13.6%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.5%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.2%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	18.6%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	21.4%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	22.6%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	23.5%	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 1991–20209.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'350 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

895 m

Mean elevation

649 m

Relief

442 m

Mean slope

12.2°

Flat share

19.9%

South-facing

7.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 442 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

28 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

37 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'200

Per inhabitant

3'454 kWh/yr

28 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 3

Standard model, deductible 300544 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Zurich411 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Langnau am Albis →Canton Zurich →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 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

0.59 %

Second homes

9 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

3'748

Built before 194613.5%

Built since 200117.4%

0.59 %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

1'565

Workplaces

385

Services share

88.8 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 20 (1.3%) · Secondary 156 (10.0%) · Tertiary 1'389 (88.8%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

214 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 40 min · Car 26 min

AgglomerationPT 40 min · Car 26 min

Remoteness 132/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number136

Head of governmentReto Grau

Websitelangnauamalbis.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Horgen

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Langnau am Albis ranks

Largest municipalities8'097 #42 ZH · #242 CH Growing municipalities-1.5% #155 ZH · #1922 CH Shrinking municipalities-1.5% #6 ZH · #185 CH Jobs per resident0.19 #149 ZH · #1804 CH Families & children21.8% #35 ZH · #580 CH Age structure20.5% #65 ZH · #1134 CH Women share50.9% #26 ZH · #422 CH Foreign residents31.6% #20 ZH · #244 CH Population density934/km² #52 ZH · #252 CH Tax burden11'233 #67 ZH · #148 CH Taxes106% #64 ZH Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #44 ZH · #583 CH Sunniest municipalities41.3% #35 ZH · #1264 CH Rainiest municipalities1'350 mm #17 ZH · #426 CH Voter turnout58.9% #104 ZH · #710 CH Against Switzerland7.8% #112 ZH · #1312 CH Aligned with Switzerland92.2% #29 ZH · #112 CH SVP strongholds29.1% #139 ZH · #1321 CH SP strongholds16.9% #38 ZH · #744 CH Centre strongholds14% #2 ZH · #897 CH FDP strongholds15.2% #29 ZH · #800 CH GLP strongholds12.2% #61 ZH · #137 CH Green strongholds6.6% #94 ZH · #1181 CH Largest by area8.7 km² #72 ZH · #1077 CH Highest municipalities468 m #68 ZH · #1397 CH Second homes9% #28 ZH · #1397 CH Organic farming0% #148 ZH · #1615 CH Best-connected municipalities40 min #27 ZH · #224 CH Remotest municipalities40 min #132 ZH · #1869 CH Highest peaks895 m #10 ZH · #840 CH Highest-lying municipalities649 m #16 ZH · #887 CH Greatest vertical range442 m #10 ZH · #760 CH Steepest municipalities12.2° #12 ZH · #750 CH Solar potential28 GWh #75 ZH · #733 CH Solar potential per capita3'454 kWh #151 ZH · #2079 CH Cheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #77 ZH · #161 CH Most expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #102 ZH · #1965 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8135

Langnau am Albis

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Langnau am Albis8135

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Langnau am Albis?: The postal code of Langnau am Albis is 8135.
What is the tax rate in Langnau am Albis?: The municipal tax multiplier of Langnau am Albis is 106% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Langnau am Albis?: A single person without children pays about 11'233 CHF income tax in Langnau am Albis on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 63 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Langnau am Albis have?: Langnau am Albis has 8'097 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Langnau am Albis?: Langnau am Albis has 2'557 foreign residents, a share of 31.58% (2025).

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