What is the postal code of Niederweningen?

The postal code of Niederweningen is 8166.

What is the tax rate in Niederweningen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Niederweningen is 100% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Niederweningen?

A single person without children pays about 10'949 CHF income tax in Niederweningen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 43 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Niederweningen have?

Niederweningen has 3'284 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Niederweningen?

Niederweningen has 599 foreign residents, a share of 18.24% (2025).

Niederweningen (ZH): Postal Codes 8166, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'604 48.8%

Men

1'680 51.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

725 22.1%

Swiss citizens

2'685 81.8%

Foreign residents

599 18.2%

Population density

479 pop./km²

0–19 · 725 · 22.1%20–64 · 2'003 · 61.0%65+ · 556 · 16.9%

Foreign residents 18.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Niederweningen

BFS

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

53.7% YesNo 46.3%

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

47.6% YesNo 52.4%

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

59.6% YesNo 40.4%

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

33.5% YesNo 66.5%

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

57.3% YesNo 42.8%

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

33.5% YesNo 66.5%

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 · 39.3% Yes

29.3% YesNo 70.7%

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

63.2% YesNo 36.8%

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

29.4% YesNo 70.6%

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

26.4% YesNo 73.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP33.8% · strongest party

SVP33.8%

GLP13.8%

SP12.9%

FDP11.2%

GRÜNE10.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier100%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

100%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 46 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

10'949 CHF(10.9%)

Rank 43 of 160 in the canton · 112 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:10'949 CHF(~10.9%)

NiederweningenCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Niederweningen	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	4.8%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.1%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.2%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.2%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	9.9%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	10.9%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	11.9%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	12.6%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	13.3%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.1%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	14.8%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	16.6%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	18.2%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	19.6%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	21%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	22.1%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	23%	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 1991–20209.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'016 mm

9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

836 m

Mean elevation

554 m

Relief

398 m

Mean slope

8.5°

Flat share

29.3%

South-facing

10.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 398 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

19.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

26.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'300

19 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

0.41 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

1'460

Built before 19469.8%

Built since 200137.5%

0.41 %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 51 min · Car 45 min

AgglomerationPT 28 min · Car 20 min

Remoteness 94/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteniederweningen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities3'284 #101 ZH · #674 CH Families & children22.1% #24 ZH · #515 CH Age structure16.9% #136 ZH · #1786 CH Women share48.8% #140 ZH · #1581 CH Foreign residents18.2% #99 ZH · #1018 CH Population density479/km² #94 ZH · #526 CH Tax burden10'949 #45 ZH · #114 CH Taxes100% #46 ZH Warmest municipalities9.5 °C #110 ZH · #943 CH Sunniest municipalities39.9% #126 ZH · #1924 CH Rainiest municipalities1'016 mm #111 ZH · #1556 CH Voter turnout59.1% #87 ZH · #562 CH Against Switzerland6% #132 ZH · #1386 CH Aligned with Switzerland94% #12 ZH · #36 CH SVP strongholds33.8% #107 ZH · #1044 CH SP strongholds12.9% #93 ZH · #1165 CH Centre strongholds9.2% #48 ZH · #1271 CH FDP strongholds11.2% #69 ZH · #1239 CH GLP strongholds13.8% #28 ZH · #58 CH Green strongholds10.7% #8 ZH · #470 CH Largest by area6.9 km² #95 ZH · #1271 CH Highest municipalities505 m #49 ZH · #1181 CH Remotest municipalities51 min #94 ZH · #1598 CH Best-connected municipalities51 min #62 ZH · #489 CH Highest peaks836 m #25 ZH · #931 CH Highest-lying municipalities554 m #48 ZH · #1198 CH Greatest vertical range398 m #16 ZH · #818 CH Steepest municipalities8.5° #37 ZH · #1059 CH Solar potential19 GWh #108 ZH · #1037 CH Cheapest electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #59 ZH · #120 CH Most expensive electricity24.14 Rp./kWh #95 ZH · #1980 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8166

Niederweningen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Niederweningen8166

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Niederweningen?: The postal code of Niederweningen is 8166.
What is the tax rate in Niederweningen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Niederweningen is 100% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Niederweningen?: A single person without children pays about 10'949 CHF income tax in Niederweningen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 43 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Niederweningen have?: Niederweningen has 3'284 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Niederweningen?: Niederweningen has 599 foreign residents, a share of 18.24% (2025).

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