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

Lindau

8310–8317

ZH CANTON8310 8312 8315 8317

Residents

5'896

Area

12 km²

Population density

492 pop./km²

Elevation

519 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

106%

Postal codes

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

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%

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

Vote results for Lindau

BFS

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

62.0% YesNo 38.0%

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

28.0% YesNo 72.1%

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

62.2% YesNo 37.8%

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

28.9% YesNo 71.1%

26.0% YesNo 74.0%

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

64.3% YesNo 35.7%

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

26.4% YesNo 73.6%

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

31.1% YesNo 68.9%

All federal votes →

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

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 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

27.21 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.04 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.17 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.4 Rp./kWh

27.21 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 24.76 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.35 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitelindau.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities5'896 #59 ZH · #349 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 turnout58.6% #95 ZH · #614 CH Against Switzerland11% #83 ZH · #1155 CH Aligned with Switzerland89% #70 ZH · #275 CH SVP strongholds40.4% #62 ZH · #639 CH SP strongholds13.6% #79 ZH · #1089 CH Centre strongholds8.3% #82 ZH · #1396 CH FDP strongholds11.7% #62 ZH · #1179 CH GLP strongholds9.3% #123 ZH · #393 CH Green strongholds6.1% #112 ZH · #1299 CH Largest by area12 km² #43 ZH · #813 CH Highest municipalities519 m #45 ZH · #1127 CH Remotest municipalities42 min #128 ZH · #1826 CH Best-connected municipalities42 min #34 ZH · #268 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 Cheapest electricity27.21 Rp./kWh #142 ZH · #627 CH Most expensive electricity27.21 Rp./kWh #19 ZH · #1480 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Grafstal8310 Kemptthal8310 Lindau8315 Tagelswangen8317 Winterberg ZH8312

Nearby municipalities

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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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