What is the postal code of Neerach?

Neerach has 4 postal codes: 8162, 8164, 8173, 8174.

What is the tax rate in Neerach?

The municipal tax multiplier of Neerach is 77% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Neerach?

A single person without children pays about 9'861 CHF income tax in Neerach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 9 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Neerach have?

Neerach has 3'348 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Neerach?

Neerach has 506 foreign residents, a share of 15.11% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH

Neerach

8162–8174

ZH CANTON8162 8164 8173 8174

Residents

3'348

Area

6 km²

Population density

554 pop./km²

Elevation

449 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

77%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'678 50.1%

Men

1'670 49.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

564 16.8%

Swiss citizens

2'842 84.9%

Foreign residents

506 15.1%

Population density

554 pop./km²

0–19 · 564 · 16.8%20–64 · 1'957 · 58.5%65+ · 827 · 24.7%

Foreign residents 15.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Neerach

BFS

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

67.6% YesNo 32.4%

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

58.8% YesNo 41.2%

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

59.1% YesNo 40.9%

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

22.9% YesNo 77.1%

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

61.5% YesNo 38.6%

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

23.4% YesNo 76.6%

20.5% YesNo 79.5%

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

63.9% YesNo 36.1%

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

21.0% YesNo 79.0%

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

32.6% YesNo 67.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP50.0% · strongest party

SVP50.0%

FDP13.1%

SP9.0%

GLP8.9%

Mitte6.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier77%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

77%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 9 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

9'861 CHF(9.9%)

Rank 9 of 160 in the canton · 58 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:9'861 CHF(~9.9%)

NeerachCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Neerach	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	4.3%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	5.3%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	6.4%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	7.3%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	8.2%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	8.9%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	9.9%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	10.7%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	11.4%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	12.1%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	12.8%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	13.5%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	15.1%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	16.6%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	17.9%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	19.2%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	20.3%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	21.2%	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 1991–20209.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020988 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

533 m

Mean elevation

440 m

Relief

124 m

Mean slope

3.8°

Flat share

71.3%

South-facing

5.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 124 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

20.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

27.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'600

21 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

0.55 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

1'631

Built before 19469.7%

Built since 200134.8%

0.55 %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 60 min · Car 33 min

AgglomerationPT 60 min · Car 33 min

Remoteness 54/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteneerach.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'348 #100 ZH · #659 CH Families & children16.8% #157 ZH · #1836 CH Age structure24.7% #6 ZH · #425 CH Women share50.1% #75 ZH · #839 CH Foreign residents15.1% #122 ZH · #1270 CH Population density554/km² #86 ZH · #466 CH Tax burden9'861 #9 ZH · #58 CH Taxes77% #9 ZH Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #58 ZH · #667 CH Sunniest municipalities40.3% #89 ZH · #1660 CH Rainiest municipalities988 mm #124 ZH · #1675 CH Voter turnout65.7% #25 ZH · #131 CH Against Switzerland22% #16 ZH · #393 CH Aligned with Switzerland78% #131 ZH · #1015 CH SVP strongholds50% #14 ZH · #239 CH SP strongholds9% #153 ZH · #1605 CH Centre strongholds6.6% #135 ZH · #1611 CH FDP strongholds13.1% #50 ZH · #1015 CH GLP strongholds8.9% #133 ZH · #444 CH Green strongholds4.9% #138 ZH · #1549 CH Largest by area6 km² #107 ZH · #1389 CH Highest municipalities449 m #92 ZH · #1539 CH Remotest municipalities60 min #54 ZH · #1320 CH Best-connected municipalities60 min #103 ZH · #760 CH Highest peaks533 m #126 ZH · #1767 CH Highest-lying municipalities440 m #132 ZH · #1796 CH Greatest vertical range124 m #126 ZH · #1715 CH Steepest municipalities3.8° #132 ZH · #1770 CH Solar potential21 GWh #102 ZH · #998 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #56 ZH · #117 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #92 ZH · #1977 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Stadel b. Niederglatt

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Bachs8164 Neerach8173 Stadel b. Niederglatt8174 Steinmaur8162

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Stadel bei Niederglatt

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Neerach?: Neerach has 4 postal codes: 8162, 8164, 8173, 8174.
What is the tax rate in Neerach?: The municipal tax multiplier of Neerach is 77% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Neerach?: A single person without children pays about 9'861 CHF income tax in Neerach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 9 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Neerach have?: Neerach has 3'348 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Neerach?: Neerach has 506 foreign residents, a share of 15.11% (2025).

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