What is the postal code of Oberglatt?

The postal code of Oberglatt is 8154.

What is the tax rate in Oberglatt?

The municipal tax multiplier of Oberglatt is 119% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Oberglatt?

A single person without children pays about 11'848 CHF income tax in Oberglatt on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 139 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Oberglatt have?

Oberglatt has 7'741 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Oberglatt?

Oberglatt has 3'053 foreign residents, a share of 39.44% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Dielsdorf

Oberglatt

8154

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'771 48.7%

Men

3'970 51.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'604 20.7%

Swiss citizens

4'688 60.6%

Foreign residents

3'053 39.4%

Population density

938 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'604 · 20.7%20–64 · 5'116 · 66.1%65+ · 1'021 · 13.2%

Foreign residents 39.4%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −31 (−0.4%) · 81 births · 34 deaths · net migration −74

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 Oberglatt

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

26.4% YesNo 73.6%

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

41.7% YesNo 58.3%

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

59.2% YesNo 40.8%

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

30.9% YesNo 69.1%

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

57.4% YesNo 42.6%

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

56.0% YesNo 44.0%

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

65.5% YesNo 34.5%

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

37.1% YesNo 63.0%

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

56.9% YesNo 43.2%

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

39.3% YesNo 60.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP42.8% · strongest party

SVP42.8%

SP13.9%

FDP8.4%

GLP7.3%

Mitte7.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier119%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

119%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 142 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'848 CHF(11.8%)

Rank 139 of 160 in the canton · 279 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:11'848 CHF(~11.8%)

OberglattCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Oberglatt	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5.3%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.5%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.8%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.9%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.9%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.7%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.8%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.8%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13.6%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	14.3%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	15.2%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	16%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.8%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	19.5%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	21%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	22.4%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	23.6%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	24.6%	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 1991–2020998 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

468 m

Mean elevation

426 m

Relief

56 m

Mean slope

2.1°

Flat share

91.1%

South-facing

1.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 56 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

32.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

43.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

7'100

Per inhabitant

4'142 kWh/yr

32 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 range H4

23.87–25.89 Rp./kWh

24.88 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 24.63 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operators Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) · Elektrizitätswerk Oberglatt

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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 Oberglatt →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

0.32 %

Second homes

5.2 %

Avg. rooms

3.4

Dwellings

3'412

Built before 19468.2%

Built since 200128.5%

0.32 %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

2'254

Workplaces

336

Services share

50.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 30 (1.3%) · Secondary 1'082 (48.0%) · Tertiary 1'142 (50.7%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

12.5 %

Farmland

287 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 38 min · Car 27 min

AgglomerationPT 38 min · Car 27 min

Remoteness 137/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number92

Websiteoberglatt.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Dielsdorf

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Oberglatt ranks

Largest municipalities7'741 #46 ZH · #251 CH Growing municipalities-0.4% #143 ZH · #1608 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.4% #18 ZH · #497 CH Jobs per resident0.29 #91 ZH · #1313 CH Families & children20.7% #79 ZH · #899 CH Age structure13.2% #159 ZH · #2072 CH Women share48.7% #145 ZH · #1624 CH Foreign residents39.4% #6 ZH · #87 CH Population density938/km² #51 ZH · #249 CH Tax burden11'848 #141 ZH · #281 CH Taxes119% #142 ZH Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #61 ZH · #670 CH Sunniest municipalities39.7% #145 ZH · #1988 CH Rainiest municipalities998 mm #118 ZH · #1626 CH Voter turnout42.7% #158 ZH · #2080 CH Against Switzerland12.7% #56 ZH · #1041 CH Aligned with Switzerland87.3% #88 ZH · #371 CH SVP strongholds42.8% #48 ZH · #506 CH SP strongholds13.9% #72 ZH · #1055 CH Centre strongholds7.2% #113 ZH · #1540 CH FDP strongholds8.4% #123 ZH · #1553 CH GLP strongholds7.3% #148 ZH · #695 CH Green strongholds6.7% #88 ZH · #1152 CH Largest by area8.3 km² #75 ZH · #1111 CH Highest municipalities431 m #114 ZH · #1693 CH Second homes5.2% #134 ZH · #2040 CH Organic farming12.5% #90 ZH · #1020 CH Best-connected municipalities38 min #22 ZH · #196 CH Remotest municipalities38 min #137 ZH · #1904 CH Highest peaks468 m #151 ZH · #1984 CH Highest-lying municipalities426 m #141 ZH · #1882 CH Greatest vertical range56 m #156 ZH · #2019 CH Steepest municipalities2.1° #159 ZH · #1990 CH Solar potential32 GWh #66 ZH · #626 CH Solar potential per capita4'142 kWh #138 ZH · #2042 CH Cheapest electricity24.88 Rp./kWh #134 ZH · #411 CH Most expensive electricity24.88 Rp./kWh #26 ZH · #1696 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8154

Oberglatt ZH

Localities

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Oberglatt ZH8154

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Oberglatt?: The postal code of Oberglatt is 8154.
What is the tax rate in Oberglatt?: The municipal tax multiplier of Oberglatt is 119% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Oberglatt?: A single person without children pays about 11'848 CHF income tax in Oberglatt on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 139 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Oberglatt have?: Oberglatt has 7'741 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Oberglatt?: Oberglatt has 3'053 foreign residents, a share of 39.44% (2025).

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