What is the postal code of Neftenbach?

Neftenbach has 2 postal codes: 8412, 8413.

What is the tax rate in Neftenbach?

The municipal tax multiplier of Neftenbach is 98% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Neftenbach?

A single person without children pays about 10'854 CHF income tax in Neftenbach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 36 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Neftenbach have?

Neftenbach has 5'780 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Neftenbach?

Neftenbach has 785 foreign residents, a share of 13.58% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Winterthur

Neftenbach

8412–8413

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'908 50.3%

Men

2'872 49.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'265 21.9%

Swiss citizens

4'995 86.4%

Foreign residents

785 13.6%

Population density

384 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'265 · 21.9%20–64 · 3'334 · 57.7%65+ · 1'181 · 20.4%

Foreign residents 13.6%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +15 (+0.3%) · 42 births · 45 deaths · net migration +13

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 Neftenbach

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 Winterthur: 31.4% Yes

23.8% YesNo 76.2%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 24.1% Yes

30.5% YesNo 69.5%

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 Winterthur: 67.8% Yes

61.6% YesNo 38.4%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 41.4% Yes

30.2% YesNo 69.8%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 46.2% Yes

60.3% YesNo 39.7%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 38.4% Yes

49.4% YesNo 50.6%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 51.6% Yes

56.9% YesNo 43.1%

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 Winterthur: 42.5% Yes

26.8% YesNo 73.2%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 53.2% Yes

63.0% YesNo 37.0%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 44.1% Yes

27.9% YesNo 72.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP36.7% · strongest party

SVP36.7%

FDP14.7%

SP13.9%

GLP11.7%

Mitte7.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier98%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

98%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 38 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

10'854 CHF(10.9%)

Rank 36 of 160 in the canton · 99 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:10'854 CHF(~10.9%)

NeftenbachCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Neftenbach	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	7.1%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.1%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.1%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	9.8%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	10.9%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	11.8%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	12.5%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	13.2%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	14.7%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	16.5%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	18.1%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	19.5%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	20.8%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	21.9%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	22.9%	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 1991–20209.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'001 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

609 m

Mean elevation

471 m

Relief

223 m

Mean slope

6.2°

Flat share

52.2%

South-facing

15.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 223 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

47.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

61 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

10'500

Per inhabitant

8'175 kWh/yr

47 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 Neftenbach →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

0.66 %

Second homes

5.1 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

2'573

Built before 194617.9%

Built since 200129.0%

0.66 %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

1'729

Workplaces

373

Services share

60.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 156 (9.0%) · Secondary 523 (30.2%) · Tertiary 1'050 (60.7%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

13.9 %

Farmland

851 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 60 min · Car 36 min

AgglomerationPT 23 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 58/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number223

Websiteneftenbach.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Winterthur

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Neftenbach ranks

Largest municipalities5'780 #64 ZH · #362 CH Growing municipalities0.3% #110 ZH · #1254 CH Shrinking municipalities0.3% #52 ZH · #854 CH Jobs per resident0.3 #87 ZH · #1269 CH Families & children21.9% #31 ZH · #554 CH Age structure20.4% #68 ZH · #1156 CH Women share50.3% #62 ZH · #714 CH Foreign residents13.6% #131 ZH · #1400 CH Population density384/km² #105 ZH · #633 CH Tax burden10'854 #38 ZH · #101 CH Taxes98% #38 ZH Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #68 ZH · #677 CH Sunniest municipalities40.2% #96 ZH · #1708 CH Rainiest municipalities1'001 mm #117 ZH · #1610 CH Voter turnout60.9% #78 ZH · #502 CH Against Switzerland9.8% #92 ZH · #1204 CH Aligned with Switzerland90.2% #59 ZH · #215 CH SVP strongholds36.7% #85 ZH · #855 CH SP strongholds13.9% #74 ZH · #1057 CH Centre strongholds7.8% #98 ZH · #1464 CH FDP strongholds14.7% #33 ZH · #851 CH GLP strongholds11.7% #74 ZH · #165 CH Green strongholds5% #137 ZH · #1539 CH Largest by area15.1 km² #22 ZH · #639 CH Highest municipalities415 m #129 ZH · #1811 CH Second homes5.1% #140 ZH · #2053 CH Organic farming13.9% #83 ZH · #966 CH Best-connected municipalities60 min #107 ZH · #764 CH Remotest municipalities60 min #58 ZH · #1324 CH Highest peaks609 m #88 ZH · #1499 CH Highest-lying municipalities471 m #98 ZH · #1587 CH Greatest vertical range223 m #66 ZH · #1256 CH Steepest municipalities6.2° #81 ZH · #1357 CH Solar potential47 GWh #44 ZH · #364 CH Solar potential per capita8'175 kWh #38 ZH · #1427 CH Cheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #105 ZH · #189 CH Most expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #130 ZH · #1993 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Aesch (Neftenbach)8412 Hünikon (Neftenbach)8412 Neftenbach8413 Riet (Neftenbach)8412

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Neftenbach?: Neftenbach has 2 postal codes: 8412, 8413.
What is the tax rate in Neftenbach?: The municipal tax multiplier of Neftenbach is 98% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Neftenbach?: A single person without children pays about 10'854 CHF income tax in Neftenbach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 36 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Neftenbach have?: Neftenbach has 5'780 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Neftenbach?: Neftenbach has 785 foreign residents, a share of 13.58% (2025).

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