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).

Lufingen (ZH): Postal Codes 8426, Tax Rate & Population

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%

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

Vote results for Lufingen

BFS

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

60.8% YesNo 39.2%

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

25.1% YesNo 74.9%

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

63.2% YesNo 36.8%

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

25.2% YesNo 74.9%

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

23.2% YesNo 76.8%

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

68.3% YesNo 31.7%

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

23.3% YesNo 76.8%

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

34.0% YesNo 66.0%

All federal votes →

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

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 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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

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 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

0.25 %

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

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitelufingen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities2'870 #107 ZH · #753 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 turnout56.9% #113 ZH · #808 CH Against Switzerland12% #64 ZH · #1094 CH Aligned with Switzerland88% #75 ZH · #318 CH SVP strongholds45.8% #28 ZH · #362 CH SP strongholds11.7% #113 ZH · #1324 CH Centre strongholds5.9% #143 ZH · #1685 CH FDP strongholds11.9% #60 ZH · #1153 CH GLP strongholds12.2% #58 ZH · #134 CH Green strongholds3.8% #152 ZH · #1754 CH Largest by area5.2 km² #119 ZH · #1518 CH Highest municipalities459 m #78 ZH · #1460 CH Remotest municipalities47 min #109 ZH · #1712 CH Best-connected municipalities47 min #50 ZH · #377 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 Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #41 ZH · #102 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #77 ZH · #1962 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8426

Lufingen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Lufingen8426

Nearby municipalities

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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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