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).

Oberglatt (ZH): Postal Codes 8154, Tax Rate & Population

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%

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

Vote results for Oberglatt

BFS

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

57.4% YesNo 42.6%

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

37.1% YesNo 63.0%

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

56.9% YesNo 43.2%

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

39.3% YesNo 60.7%

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

36.8% YesNo 63.2%

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

60.2% YesNo 39.8%

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

37.8% YesNo 62.2%

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

33.9% YesNo 66.1%

All federal votes →

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

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 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff range H4

24.14–27.54 Rp./kWh

25.84 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 24.76 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.32 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteoberglatt.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities7'741 #46 ZH · #251 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 turnout41.8% #159 ZH · #2081 CH Against Switzerland13% #56 ZH · #1041 CH Aligned with Switzerland87% #88 ZH · #372 CH SVP strongholds42.8% #48 ZH · #506 CH SP strongholds13.9% #72 ZH · #1052 CH Centre strongholds7.2% #113 ZH · #1537 CH FDP strongholds8.4% #123 ZH · #1549 CH GLP strongholds7.3% #148 ZH · #694 CH Green strongholds6.7% #88 ZH · #1149 CH Largest by area8.3 km² #75 ZH · #1111 CH Highest municipalities431 m #114 ZH · #1693 CH Remotest municipalities38 min #137 ZH · #1904 CH Best-connected municipalities38 min #22 ZH · #196 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 Cheapest electricity25.84 Rp./kWh #131 ZH · #471 CH Most expensive electricity25.84 Rp./kWh #30 ZH · #1636 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8154

Oberglatt ZH

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Oberglatt ZH8154

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

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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