What is the postal code of Maschwanden?

The postal code of Maschwanden is 8933.

What is the tax rate in Maschwanden?

The municipal tax multiplier of Maschwanden is 128% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Maschwanden?

A single person without children pays about 12'273 CHF income tax in Maschwanden on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 159 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Maschwanden have?

Maschwanden has 669 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Maschwanden?

Maschwanden has 122 foreign residents, a share of 18.24% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Affoltern

Maschwanden

8933

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

328 49.0%

Men

341 51.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

145 21.7%

Swiss citizens

547 81.8%

Foreign residents

122 18.2%

Population density

143 pop./km²

0–19 · 145 · 21.7%20–64 · 398 · 59.5%65+ · 126 · 18.8%

Foreign residents 18.2%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −8 (−1.2%) · 4 births · 7 deaths · net migration −3

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 Maschwanden

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 Affoltern: 25.4% Yes

21.0% YesNo 79.1%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Affoltern: 27.2% Yes

35.3% YesNo 64.7%

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 Affoltern: 65.8% Yes

59.3% YesNo 40.7%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Affoltern: 32.4% Yes

24.9% YesNo 75.1%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Affoltern: 56.1% Yes

49.0% YesNo 51.0%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Affoltern: 45.3% Yes

52.2% YesNo 47.8%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Affoltern: 55.8% Yes

65.3% YesNo 34.7%

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 Affoltern: 33.0% Yes

32.3% YesNo 67.7%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Affoltern: 59.8% Yes

58.9% YesNo 41.1%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Affoltern: 34.1% Yes

33.9% YesNo 66.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP36.4% · strongest party

SVP36.4%

SP18.5%

GLP12.5%

Mitte8.1%

Übrige7.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier128%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

128%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 160 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'273 CHF(12.3%)

Rank 159 of 160 in the canton · 348 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:12'273 CHF(~12.3%)

MaschwandenCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Maschwanden	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5.5%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.8%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	8.1%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	9.2%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	10.3%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	11.1%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	12.3%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	13.3%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	14.1%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	14.8%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	15.7%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	16.5%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	18.4%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	20.1%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	21.6%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	23.1%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	24.3%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	25.3%	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 1991–202010.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'142 mm

10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

476 m

Mean elevation

414 m

Relief

90 m

Mean slope

3.7°

Flat share

71.5%

South-facing

9.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 90 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

7.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

10.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'700

Per inhabitant

11'584 kWh/yr

8 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 Maschwanden →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

1.57 %

Second homes

9.5 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

319

Built before 194651.4%

Built since 200120.1%

1.57 %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

179

Workplaces

Services share

41.3 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 47 (26.3%) · Secondary 58 (32.4%) · Tertiary 74 (41.3%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

31.3 %

Farmland

421 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 68 min · Car 34 min

AgglomerationPT 33 min · Car 22 min

Remoteness 30/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number8

Websitemaschwanden.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Affoltern

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Maschwanden ranks

Largest municipalities669 #154 ZH · #1671 CH Growing municipalities-1.2% #153 ZH · #1858 CH Shrinking municipalities-1.2% #8 ZH · #248 CH Jobs per resident0.27 #99 ZH · #1409 CH Families & children21.7% #37 ZH · #598 CH Age structure18.8% #96 ZH · #1470 CH Women share49% #131 ZH · #1495 CH Foreign residents18.2% #98 ZH · #1017 CH Population density143/km² #145 ZH · #1251 CH Tax burden12'273 #160 ZH · #349 CH Taxes128% #160 ZH Warmest municipalities10.2 °C #1 ZH · #294 CH Sunniest municipalities41.1% #43 ZH · #1345 CH Rainiest municipalities1'142 mm #61 ZH · #864 CH Voter turnout62.3% #64 ZH · #389 CH SVP strongholds36.4% #88 ZH · #875 CH SP strongholds18.5% #17 ZH · #579 CH Centre strongholds8.1% #84 ZH · #1422 CH FDP strongholds3.2% #160 ZH · #1967 CH GLP strongholds12.5% #48 ZH · #114 CH Green strongholds7.8% #35 ZH · #906 CH Largest by area4.7 km² #128 ZH · #1586 CH Highest municipalities407 m #140 ZH · #1860 CH Second homes9.5% #21 ZH · #1299 CH Organic farming31.3% #19 ZH · #316 CH Best-connected municipalities68 min #129 ZH · #1008 CH Remotest municipalities68 min #30 ZH · #1072 CH Highest peaks476 m #149 ZH · #1960 CH Highest-lying municipalities414 m #149 ZH · #1934 CH Greatest vertical range90 m #142 ZH · #1880 CH Steepest municipalities3.7° #136 ZH · #1788 CH Solar potential8 GWh #151 ZH · #1711 CH Solar potential per capita11'584 kWh #12 ZH · #812 CH Cheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #14 ZH · #98 CH Most expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #39 ZH · #1902 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8933

Maschwanden

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Maschwanden8933

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Maschwanden?: The postal code of Maschwanden is 8933.
What is the tax rate in Maschwanden?: The municipal tax multiplier of Maschwanden is 128% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Maschwanden?: A single person without children pays about 12'273 CHF income tax in Maschwanden on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 159 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Maschwanden have?: Maschwanden has 669 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Maschwanden?: Maschwanden has 122 foreign residents, a share of 18.24% (2025).

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