What is the postal code of Lufingen?

The postal code of Lufingen is 8426.

What is the tax rate in Lufingen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Lufingen is 97% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Lufingen?

A single person without children pays about 10'807 CHF income tax in Lufingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 33 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Lufingen have?

Lufingen has 2'870 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Lufingen?

Lufingen has 613 foreign residents, a share of 21.36% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Bülach

Lufingen

8426

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'414 49.3%

Men

1'456 50.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

639 22.3%

Swiss citizens

2'257 78.6%

Foreign residents

613 21.4%

Population density

554 pop./km²

0–19 · 639 · 22.3%20–64 · 1'838 · 64.0%65+ · 393 · 13.7%

Foreign residents 21.4%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +30 (+1.1%) · 26 births · 11 deaths · net migration +10

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 Lufingen

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

20.5% YesNo 79.5%

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

33.5% YesNo 66.5%

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

65.1% YesNo 34.9%

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

25.3% YesNo 74.8%

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

60.8% YesNo 39.2%

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

55.9% YesNo 44.2%

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

62.7% YesNo 37.3%

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

25.1% YesNo 74.9%

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

63.2% YesNo 36.8%

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

25.2% YesNo 74.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP45.8% · strongest party

SVP45.8%

GLP12.2%

FDP11.9%

SP11.7%

Mitte5.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier97%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

97%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 34 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

10'807 CHF(10.8%)

Rank 33 of 160 in the canton · 96 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:10'807 CHF(~10.8%)

LufingenCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Lufingen	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	4.8%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	5.9%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.1%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	9.8%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	10.8%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	11.7%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	12.5%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	13.1%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	13.9%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	14.7%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	16.4%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	18%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	19.4%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	20.7%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	21.9%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	22.8%	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 1991–20209.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'025 mm

9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

589 m

Mean elevation

525 m

Relief

152 m

Mean slope

7°

Flat share

44.5%

South-facing

5.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 152 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

13.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

17.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'900

Per inhabitant

4'596 kWh/yr

13 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 Lufingen →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

0.25 %

Second homes

4.7 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

1'211

Built before 19466.6%

Built since 200156.1%

0.25 %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

425

Workplaces

131

Services share

71.3 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 27 (6.4%) · Secondary 95 (22.4%) · Tertiary 303 (71.3%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

20 %

Farmland

118 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 47 min · Car 26 min

AgglomerationPT 44 min · Car 26 min

Remoteness 109/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number63

Websitelufingen.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Bülach

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Lufingen ranks

Largest municipalities2'870 #107 ZH · #753 CH Growing municipalities1.1% #63 ZH · #754 CH Shrinking municipalities1.1% #98 ZH · #1350 CH Jobs per resident0.15 #155 ZH · #1971 CH Families & children22.3% #20 ZH · #467 CH Age structure13.7% #157 ZH · #2060 CH Women share49.3% #117 ZH · #1354 CH Foreign residents21.4% #80 ZH · #755 CH Population density554/km² #85 ZH · #465 CH Tax burden10'807 #34 ZH · #97 CH Taxes97% #34 ZH Warmest municipalities9.6 °C #95 ZH · #857 CH Sunniest municipalities39.7% #143 ZH · #1986 CH Rainiest municipalities1'025 mm #107 ZH · #1512 CH Voter turnout57.7% #110 ZH · #851 CH Against Switzerland11.8% #64 ZH · #1095 CH Aligned with Switzerland88.2% #75 ZH · #319 CH SVP strongholds45.8% #28 ZH · #362 CH SP strongholds11.7% #113 ZH · #1329 CH Centre strongholds5.9% #143 ZH · #1689 CH FDP strongholds11.9% #60 ZH · #1154 CH GLP strongholds12.2% #58 ZH · #134 CH Green strongholds3.8% #152 ZH · #1759 CH Largest by area5.2 km² #119 ZH · #1518 CH Highest municipalities459 m #77 ZH · #1459 CH Second homes4.7% #152 ZH · #2080 CH Organic farming20% #51 ZH · #611 CH Best-connected municipalities47 min #50 ZH · #377 CH Remotest municipalities47 min #109 ZH · #1712 CH Highest peaks589 m #96 ZH · #1582 CH Highest-lying municipalities525 m #61 ZH · #1326 CH Greatest vertical range152 m #111 ZH · #1578 CH Steepest municipalities7° #60 ZH · #1232 CH Solar potential13 GWh #126 ZH · #1337 CH Solar potential per capita4'596 kWh #125 ZH · #2017 CH Cheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #46 ZH · #130 CH Most expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #71 ZH · #1934 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8426

Lufingen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Lufingen8426

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Lufingen?: The postal code of Lufingen is 8426.
What is the tax rate in Lufingen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Lufingen is 97% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Lufingen?: A single person without children pays about 10'807 CHF income tax in Lufingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 33 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Lufingen have?: Lufingen has 2'870 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Lufingen?: Lufingen has 613 foreign residents, a share of 21.36% (2025).

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