What is the postal code of Meilen?

The postal code of Meilen is 8706.

What is the tax rate in Meilen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Meilen is 79% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Meilen?

A single person without children pays about 9'956 CHF income tax in Meilen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 12 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Meilen have?

Meilen has 14'952 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Meilen?

Meilen has 3'688 foreign residents, a share of 24.67% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH

Meilen

8706

ZH CANTON8706

Residents

14'952

Area

11.9 km²

Population density

1'252 pop./km²

Elevation

420 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

851 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

79%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

7'801 52.2%

Men

7'151 47.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

3'092 20.7%

Swiss citizens

11'264 75.3%

Foreign residents

3'688 24.7%

Population density

1'252 pop./km²

0–19 · 3'092 · 20.7%20–64 · 8'641 · 57.8%65+ · 3'219 · 21.5%

Foreign residents 24.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Meilen

BFS

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

59.8% YesNo 40.2%

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

40.5% YesNo 59.5%

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

52.1% YesNo 47.9%

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 · 41.1% Yes

30.4% YesNo 69.6%

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

57.9% YesNo 42.1%

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

30.0% YesNo 70.0%

28.6% YesNo 71.4%

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

62.2% YesNo 37.8%

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

29.1% YesNo 70.9%

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

24.1% YesNo 75.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP29.4% · strongest party

SVP29.4%

FDP22.9%

SP14.3%

GLP14.0%

Mitte8.6%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier79%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

79%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 12 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

9'956 CHF(10%)

Rank 12 of 160 in the canton · 61 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:9'956 CHF(~10%)

MeilenCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Meilen	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	4.4%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	5.4%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	6.4%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	7.4%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	8.3%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	9%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	10%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	10.8%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	11.5%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	12.2%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	12.9%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	13.6%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	15.3%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	16.8%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	18.1%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	19.4%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	20.4%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	21.3%	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 1991–20201'302 mm

9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

851 m

Mean elevation

573 m

Relief

445 m

Mean slope

8.1°

Flat share

29.6%

South-facing

48.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 445 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

63.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

88 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

14'200

64 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

26.28 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.8 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.13 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.95 Rp./kWh

26.28 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 24.76 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Infrastruktur Zürichsee 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

0.99 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

7'195

Built before 194618.1%

Built since 200126.6%

0.99 %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 33 min · Car 35 min

AgglomerationPT 31 min · Car 29 min

Remoteness 155/160 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitemeilen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities14'952 #21 ZH · #96 CH Families & children20.7% #82 ZH · #902 CH Age structure21.5% #44 ZH · #939 CH Women share52.2% #3 ZH · #102 CH Foreign residents24.7% #60 ZH · #571 CH Population density1'252/km² #38 ZH · #160 CH Tax burden9'956 #12 ZH · #61 CH Taxes79% #12 ZH Warmest municipalities9.6 °C #98 ZH · #860 CH Sunniest municipalities42.1% #12 ZH · #1102 CH Rainiest municipalities1'302 mm #26 ZH · #489 CH Voter turnout65.1% #34 ZH · #153 CH Against Switzerland10% #88 ZH · #1200 CH Aligned with Switzerland90% #55 ZH · #211 CH SVP strongholds29.4% #137 ZH · #1298 CH SP strongholds14.3% #66 ZH · #1010 CH Centre strongholds8.6% #71 ZH · #1354 CH FDP strongholds22.9% #9 ZH · #314 CH GLP strongholds14% #24 ZH · #50 CH Green strongholds6.7% #89 ZH · #1150 CH Largest by area11.9 km² #44 ZH · #821 CH Highest municipalities420 m #124 ZH · #1772 CH Remotest municipalities33 min #155 ZH · #1982 CH Best-connected municipalities33 min #4 ZH · #120 CH Highest peaks851 m #20 ZH · #906 CH Highest-lying municipalities573 m #33 ZH · #1118 CH Greatest vertical range445 m #8 ZH · #754 CH Steepest municipalities8.1° #41 ZH · #1097 CH Solar potential64 GWh #24 ZH · #209 CH Cheapest electricity26.28 Rp./kWh #137 ZH · #520 CH Most expensive electricity26.28 Rp./kWh #24 ZH · #1587 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8706

Meilen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Meilen8706

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Meilen?: The postal code of Meilen is 8706.
What is the tax rate in Meilen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Meilen is 79% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Meilen?: A single person without children pays about 9'956 CHF income tax in Meilen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 12 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Meilen have?: Meilen has 14'952 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Meilen?: Meilen has 3'688 foreign residents, a share of 24.67% (2025).

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