What is the postal code of Laufen-Uhwiesen?

Laufen-Uhwiesen has 3 postal codes: 8212, 8248, 8447.

What is the tax rate in Laufen-Uhwiesen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Laufen-Uhwiesen is 104% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Laufen-Uhwiesen?

A single person without children pays about 11'138 CHF income tax in Laufen-Uhwiesen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 57 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Laufen-Uhwiesen have?

Laufen-Uhwiesen has 1'848 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Laufen-Uhwiesen?

Laufen-Uhwiesen has 293 foreign residents, a share of 15.85% (2025).

Laufen-Uhwiesen (ZH): Postal Codes 8212–8447, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

928 50.2%

Men

920 49.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

309 16.7%

Swiss citizens

1'555 84.2%

Foreign residents

293 15.9%

Population density

294 pop./km²

0–19 · 309 · 16.7%20–64 · 1'081 · 58.5%65+ · 458 · 24.8%

Foreign residents 15.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Laufen-Uhwiesen

BFS

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

63.2% YesNo 36.9%

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

51.9% YesNo 48.2%

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

55.6% YesNo 44.4%

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

27.4% YesNo 72.6%

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

60.3% YesNo 39.8%

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

27.8% YesNo 72.2%

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 · 39.3% Yes

25.3% YesNo 74.7%

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

62.6% YesNo 37.4%

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

25.5% YesNo 74.5%

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

27.8% YesNo 72.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP39.5% · strongest party

SVP39.5%

FDP14.1%

SP11.7%

GLP10.6%

Mitte9.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier104%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

104%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 58 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'138 CHF(11.1%)

Rank 57 of 160 in the canton · 131 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:11'138 CHF(~11.1%)

Laufen-UhwiesenCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Laufen-Uhwiesen	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	4.9%	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	8.3%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.3%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.1%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.1%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.1%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	12.8%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	13.5%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.3%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.1%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	16.9%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	18.5%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	19.9%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	21.3%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	22.4%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	23.4%	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 1991–20209.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020890 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

579 m

Mean elevation

487 m

Relief

220 m

Mean slope

6.8°

Flat share

51.9%

South-facing

22.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 220 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

15.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

20.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'400

15 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

1.08 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

927

Built before 194621.9%

Built since 200134.8%

1.08 %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 71 min · Car 51 min

AgglomerationPT 15 min · Car 11 min

Remoteness 21/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteuhwiesen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities1'848 #126 ZH · #1018 CH Families & children16.7% #159 ZH · #1848 CH Age structure24.8% #4 ZH · #417 CH Women share50.2% #66 ZH · #775 CH Foreign residents15.9% #116 ZH · #1211 CH Population density294/km² #115 ZH · #790 CH Tax burden11'138 #59 ZH · #133 CH Taxes104% #58 ZH Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #53 ZH · #662 CH Sunniest municipalities40% #107 ZH · #1852 CH Rainiest municipalities890 mm #159 ZH · #1965 CH Voter turnout59.9% #79 ZH · #485 CH Against Switzerland15% #35 ZH · #901 CH Aligned with Switzerland85% #107 ZH · #499 CH SVP strongholds39.5% #70 ZH · #688 CH SP strongholds11.7% #112 ZH · #1323 CH Centre strongholds9.1% #49 ZH · #1278 CH FDP strongholds14.1% #39 ZH · #907 CH GLP strongholds10.6% #95 ZH · #242 CH Green strongholds7% #71 ZH · #1086 CH Largest by area6.3 km² #104 ZH · #1351 CH Highest municipalities457 m #81 ZH · #1473 CH Remotest municipalities71 min #21 ZH · #983 CH Best-connected municipalities71 min #140 ZH · #1094 CH Highest peaks579 m #105 ZH · #1618 CH Highest-lying municipalities487 m #85 ZH · #1495 CH Greatest vertical range220 m #72 ZH · #1268 CH Steepest municipalities6.8° #67 ZH · #1262 CH Solar potential15 GWh #120 ZH · #1231 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #25 ZH · #86 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #61 ZH · #1946 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Dachsen8447 Nohl8212 Uhwiesen8248

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Neuhausen am Rheinfall

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Laufen-Uhwiesen?: Laufen-Uhwiesen has 3 postal codes: 8212, 8248, 8447.
What is the tax rate in Laufen-Uhwiesen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Laufen-Uhwiesen is 104% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Laufen-Uhwiesen?: A single person without children pays about 11'138 CHF income tax in Laufen-Uhwiesen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 57 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Laufen-Uhwiesen have?: Laufen-Uhwiesen has 1'848 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Laufen-Uhwiesen?: Laufen-Uhwiesen has 293 foreign residents, a share of 15.85% (2025).

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