What is the postal code of Oberengstringen?

The postal code of Oberengstringen is 8102.

What is the tax rate in Oberengstringen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Oberengstringen is 109% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Oberengstringen?

A single person without children pays about 11'375 CHF income tax in Oberengstringen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 81 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Oberengstringen have?

Oberengstringen has 7'076 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Oberengstringen?

Oberengstringen has 2'578 foreign residents, a share of 36.43% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Dietikon

Oberengstringen

8102

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'479 49.2%

Men

3'597 50.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'263 17.8%

Swiss citizens

4'498 63.6%

Foreign residents

2'578 36.4%

Population density

3'291 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'263 · 17.8%20–64 · 4'461 · 63.0%65+ · 1'352 · 19.1%

Foreign residents 36.4%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +162 (+2.3%) · 83 births · 59 deaths · net migration +151

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 Oberengstringen

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 Dietikon: 25.1% Yes

24.2% YesNo 75.8%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Dietikon: 28.1% Yes

24.3% YesNo 75.7%

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 Dietikon: 65.8% Yes

67.6% YesNo 32.4%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Dietikon: 35.2% Yes

37.9% YesNo 62.2%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Dietikon: 55.3% Yes

54.0% YesNo 46.0%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Dietikon: 46.2% Yes

44.9% YesNo 55.1%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Dietikon: 57.1% Yes

59.8% YesNo 40.2%

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 Dietikon: 37.1% Yes

41.6% YesNo 58.4%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Dietikon: 57.6% Yes

57.2% YesNo 42.8%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Dietikon: 38.8% Yes

42.8% YesNo 57.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP31.9% · strongest party

SVP31.9%

SP19.2%

FDP14.6%

GLP10.9%

Mitte8.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier109%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

109%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 81 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'375 CHF(11.4%)

Rank 81 of 160 in the canton · 174 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:11'375 CHF(~11.4%)

OberengstringenCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Oberengstringen	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.2%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.4%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.5%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.5%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.3%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.4%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.3%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13.1%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	13.8%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.6%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.4%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.2%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	18.8%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.3%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	21.7%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	22.8%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	23.8%	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 1991–20209.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'077 mm

9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

562 m

Mean elevation

441 m

Relief

172 m

Mean slope

6.7°

Flat share

43.8%

South-facing

47.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 172 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

18.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

28 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'200

Per inhabitant

2'671 kWh/yr

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 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 Oberengstringen →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

0.6 %

Second homes

7 %

Avg. rooms

3.4

Dwellings

3'508

Built before 19464.4%

Built since 200115.4%

0.6 %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

1'295

Workplaces

320

Services share

82.9 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 6 (0.5%) · Secondary 216 (16.7%) · Tertiary 1'073 (82.9%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

3 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 33 min · Car 17 min

AgglomerationPT 33 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 156/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number245

Websiteoberengstringen.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Dietikon

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Oberengstringen ranks

Largest municipalities7'076 #49 ZH · #274 CH Growing municipalities2.3% #13 ZH · #271 CH Shrinking municipalities2.3% #148 ZH · #1838 CH Jobs per resident0.18 #152 ZH · #1846 CH Families & children17.8% #152 ZH · #1693 CH Age structure19.1% #90 ZH · #1412 CH Women share49.2% #126 ZH · #1418 CH Foreign residents36.4% #11 ZH · #131 CH Population density3'291/km² #5 ZH · #23 CH Tax burden11'375 #81 ZH · #174 CH Taxes109% #81 ZH Warmest municipalities9.6 °C #101 ZH · #863 CH Sunniest municipalities40.6% #69 ZH · #1546 CH Rainiest municipalities1'077 mm #98 ZH · #1238 CH Voter turnout51.2% #140 ZH · #1672 CH Against Switzerland3.9% #144 ZH · #1445 CH Aligned with Switzerland96.1% #5 ZH · #11 CH SVP strongholds31.9% #119 ZH · #1155 CH SP strongholds19.2% #13 ZH · #522 CH Centre strongholds8.9% #60 ZH · #1312 CH FDP strongholds14.6% #35 ZH · #855 CH GLP strongholds10.9% #91 ZH · #222 CH Green strongholds7% #75 ZH · #1093 CH Largest by area2.2 km² #158 ZH · #1978 CH Highest municipalities432 m #110 ZH · #1684 CH Second homes7% #83 ZH · #1831 CH Organic farming0% #154 ZH · #1621 CH Best-connected municipalities33 min #5 ZH · #121 CH Remotest municipalities33 min #156 ZH · #1983 CH Highest peaks562 m #115 ZH · #1673 CH Highest-lying municipalities441 m #130 ZH · #1788 CH Greatest vertical range172 m #98 ZH · #1479 CH Steepest municipalities6.7° #77 ZH · #1281 CH Solar potential19 GWh #110 ZH · #1059 CH Solar potential per capita2'671 kWh #159 ZH · #2102 CH Cheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #116 ZH · #200 CH Most expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #141 ZH · #2004 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8102

Oberengstringen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Oberengstringen8102

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Oberengstringen?: The postal code of Oberengstringen is 8102.
What is the tax rate in Oberengstringen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Oberengstringen is 109% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Oberengstringen?: A single person without children pays about 11'375 CHF income tax in Oberengstringen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 81 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Oberengstringen have?: Oberengstringen has 7'076 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Oberengstringen?: Oberengstringen has 2'578 foreign residents, a share of 36.43% (2025).

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