What is the postal code of Niederglatt?

Niederglatt has 2 postal codes: 8155, 8172.

What is the tax rate in Niederglatt?

The municipal tax multiplier of Niederglatt is 106% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Niederglatt?

A single person without children pays about 11'233 CHF income tax in Niederglatt on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 63 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Niederglatt have?

Niederglatt has 5'513 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Niederglatt?

Niederglatt has 1'571 foreign residents, a share of 28.5% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Dielsdorf

Niederglatt

8155–8172

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'752 49.9%

Men

2'761 50.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'087 19.7%

Swiss citizens

3'942 71.5%

Foreign residents

1'571 28.5%

Population density

1'531 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'087 · 19.7%20–64 · 3'488 · 63.3%65+ · 938 · 17.0%

Foreign residents 28.5%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +6 (+0.1%) · 54 births · 36 deaths · net migration −16

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 Niederglatt

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 Dielsdorf: 22.2% Yes

20.1% YesNo 79.9%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 35.7% Yes

38.1% YesNo 61.9%

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 Dielsdorf: 64.3% Yes

61.9% YesNo 38.1%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 30.5% Yes

27.5% YesNo 72.5%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 58.8% Yes

58.8% YesNo 41.2%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 55.7% Yes

56.3% YesNo 43.7%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 63.0% Yes

64.5% YesNo 35.5%

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 Dielsdorf: 34.3% Yes

36.5% YesNo 63.5%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 58.9% Yes

58.7% YesNo 41.3%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 35.8% Yes

36.6% YesNo 63.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP48.2% · strongest party

SVP48.2%

SP12.7%

FDP10.3%

GLP9.0%

Mitte8.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier106%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

106%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 70 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'233 CHF(11.2%)

Rank 63 of 160 in the canton · 144 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:11'233 CHF(~11.2%)

NiederglattCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Niederglatt	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.1%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.3%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.4%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.4%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.2%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.2%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.2%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	12.9%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	13.6%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.5%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.2%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	18.6%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	21.4%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	22.6%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	23.5%	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 1991–20201'010 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

459 m

Mean elevation

420 m

Relief

54 m

Mean slope

2.4°

Flat share

88.6%

South-facing

0.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 54 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

25 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

33.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'500

Per inhabitant

4'529 kWh/yr

25 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 Niederglatt →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

0.49 %

Second homes

4.1 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

2'465

Built before 19465.2%

Built since 200133.0%

0.49 %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

1'718

Workplaces

262

Services share

73.9 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 48 (2.8%) · Secondary 400 (23.3%) · Tertiary 1'270 (73.9%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

271 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 44 min · Car 35 min

AgglomerationPT 44 min · Car 35 min

Remoteness 120/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number89

Websiteniederglatt.zh.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Dielsdorf

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Niederglatt ranks

Largest municipalities5'513 #69 ZH · #383 CH Growing municipalities0.1% #118 ZH · #1346 CH Shrinking municipalities0.1% #41 ZH · #758 CH Jobs per resident0.31 #80 ZH · #1208 CH Families & children19.7% #120 ZH · #1233 CH Age structure17% #131 ZH · #1767 CH Women share49.9% #88 ZH · #980 CH Foreign residents28.5% #34 ZH · #377 CH Population density1'531/km² #26 ZH · #112 CH Tax burden11'233 #69 ZH · #150 CH Taxes106% #70 ZH Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #59 ZH · #668 CH Sunniest municipalities39.9% #125 ZH · #1923 CH Rainiest municipalities1'010 mm #114 ZH · #1577 CH Voter turnout51.2% #138 ZH · #1670 CH Against Switzerland16.7% #29 ZH · #750 CH Aligned with Switzerland83.3% #117 ZH · #641 CH SVP strongholds48.2% #20 ZH · #288 CH SP strongholds12.7% #96 ZH · #1196 CH Centre strongholds8.7% #63 ZH · #1344 CH FDP strongholds10.3% #87 ZH · #1361 CH GLP strongholds9% #129 ZH · #423 CH Green strongholds3.7% #155 ZH · #1770 CH Largest by area3.6 km² #140 ZH · #1775 CH Highest municipalities411 m #134 ZH · #1834 CH Second homes4.1% #158 ZH · #2098 CH Organic farming0% #145 ZH · #1612 CH Best-connected municipalities44 min #38 ZH · #307 CH Remotest municipalities44 min #120 ZH · #1786 CH Highest peaks459 m #153 ZH · #2005 CH Highest-lying municipalities420 m #147 ZH · #1913 CH Greatest vertical range54 m #157 ZH · #2026 CH Steepest municipalities2.4° #156 ZH · #1959 CH Solar potential25 GWh #91 ZH · #839 CH Solar potential per capita4'529 kWh #127 ZH · #2020 CH Cheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #61 ZH · #145 CH Most expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #86 ZH · #1949 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Niederglatt ZH8172 Niederhasli8155

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Niederglatt?: Niederglatt has 2 postal codes: 8155, 8172.
What is the tax rate in Niederglatt?: The municipal tax multiplier of Niederglatt is 106% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Niederglatt?: A single person without children pays about 11'233 CHF income tax in Niederglatt on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 63 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Niederglatt have?: Niederglatt has 5'513 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Niederglatt?: Niederglatt has 1'571 foreign residents, a share of 28.5% (2025).

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