What is the postal code of Lindau?

Lindau has 4 postal codes: 8310, 8312, 8315, 8317.

What is the tax rate in Lindau?

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

How much tax do you pay in Lindau?

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

How many residents does Lindau have?

Lindau has 5'896 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Lindau?

Lindau has 1'332 foreign residents, a share of 22.59% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Pfäffikon

Lindau

8310–8317

ZH CANTON8310 8312 8315 8317

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'872 48.7%

Men

3'024 51.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'193 20.2%

Swiss citizens

4'564 77.4%

Foreign residents

1'332 22.6%

Population density

492 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'193 · 20.2%20–64 · 3'581 · 60.7%65+ · 1'122 · 19.0%

Foreign residents 22.6%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +25 (+0.4%) · 35 births · 32 deaths · net migration −2

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 Lindau

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 Pfäffikon: 24.4% Yes

21.6% YesNo 78.4%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Pfäffikon: 32.6% Yes

32.5% YesNo 67.6%

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 Pfäffikon: 62.1% Yes

61.3% YesNo 38.7%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Pfäffikon: 32.7% Yes

30.2% YesNo 69.8%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Pfäffikon: 58.4% Yes

62.0% YesNo 38.0%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Pfäffikon: 52.3% Yes

53.7% YesNo 46.3%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Pfäffikon: 58.3% Yes

60.5% YesNo 39.5%

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 Pfäffikon: 32.2% Yes

28.0% YesNo 72.1%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Pfäffikon: 59.2% Yes

62.2% YesNo 37.8%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Pfäffikon: 33.4% Yes

28.9% YesNo 71.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP40.4% · strongest party

SVP40.4%

SP13.6%

FDP11.7%

GLP9.3%

Mitte8.3%

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 65 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%)

LindauCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Lindau	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 1991–20209.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'156 mm

9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

593 m

Mean elevation

531 m

Relief

139 m

Mean slope

5.1°

Flat share

64.7%

South-facing

7.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 139 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

43.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

57.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

9'700

Per inhabitant

7'422 kWh/yr

44 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

27.23 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.74 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.99 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.9 Rp./kWh

27.23 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

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

Network operator EW Lindau 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.

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 Lindau →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

0.35 %

Second homes

6.7 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

2'555

Built before 194615.6%

Built since 200134.2%

0.35 %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

3'542

Workplaces

449

Services share

54.4 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 111 (3.1%) · Secondary 1'503 (42.4%) · Tertiary 1'928 (54.4%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

5.9 %

Farmland

678 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 42 min · Car 26 min

AgglomerationPT 29 min · Car 19 min

Remoteness 128/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number176

Websitelindau.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Pfäffikon

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Lindau ranks

Largest municipalities5'896 #59 ZH · #349 CH Growing municipalities0.4% #96 ZH · #1143 CH Shrinking municipalities0.4% #65 ZH · #961 CH Jobs per resident0.6 #21 ZH · #341 CH Families & children20.2% #97 ZH · #1068 CH Age structure19% #92 ZH · #1428 CH Women share48.7% #147 ZH · #1626 CH Foreign residents22.6% #72 ZH · #677 CH Population density492/km² #91 ZH · #512 CH Tax burden11'233 #68 ZH · #149 CH Taxes106% #65 ZH Warmest municipalities9.4 °C #117 ZH · #1019 CH Sunniest municipalities40.2% #95 ZH · #1707 CH Rainiest municipalities1'156 mm #59 ZH · #814 CH Voter turnout59.2% #97 ZH · #675 CH Against Switzerland10.8% #83 ZH · #1154 CH Aligned with Switzerland89.2% #70 ZH · #275 CH SVP strongholds40.4% #62 ZH · #639 CH SP strongholds13.6% #79 ZH · #1092 CH Centre strongholds8.3% #82 ZH · #1400 CH FDP strongholds11.7% #62 ZH · #1180 CH GLP strongholds9.3% #123 ZH · #392 CH Green strongholds6.1% #112 ZH · #1303 CH Largest by area12 km² #43 ZH · #813 CH Highest municipalities519 m #45 ZH · #1127 CH Second homes6.7% #88 ZH · #1864 CH Organic farming5.9% #122 ZH · #1482 CH Best-connected municipalities42 min #34 ZH · #268 CH Remotest municipalities42 min #128 ZH · #1826 CH Highest peaks593 m #94 ZH · #1571 CH Highest-lying municipalities531 m #59 ZH · #1301 CH Greatest vertical range139 m #115 ZH · #1645 CH Steepest municipalities5.1° #99 ZH · #1540 CH Solar potential44 GWh #49 ZH · #413 CH Solar potential per capita7'422 kWh #49 ZH · #1591 CH Cheapest electricity27.23 Rp./kWh #147 ZH · #1144 CH Most expensive electricity27.23 Rp./kWh #13 ZH · #963 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Grafstal8310 Kemptthal8310 Lindau8315 Tagelswangen8317 Winterberg ZH8312

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Lindau?: Lindau has 4 postal codes: 8310, 8312, 8315, 8317.
What is the tax rate in Lindau?: The municipal tax multiplier of Lindau is 106% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Lindau?: A single person without children pays about 11'233 CHF income tax in Lindau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 63 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Lindau have?: Lindau has 5'896 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Lindau?: Lindau has 1'332 foreign residents, a share of 22.59% (2025).

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