What is the postal code of Oetwil am See?

The postal code of Oetwil am See is 8618.

What is the tax rate in Oetwil am See?

The municipal tax multiplier of Oetwil am See is 114% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.

How much tax do you pay in Oetwil am See?

A single person without children pays about 11'611 CHF income tax in Oetwil am See on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 115 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Oetwil am See have?

Oetwil am See has 5'190 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Oetwil am See?

Oetwil am See has 1'681 foreign residents, a share of 32.39% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton ZH · Bezirk Meilen

Oetwil am See

8618

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'560 49.3%

Men

2'630 50.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'080 20.8%

Swiss citizens

3'509 67.6%

Foreign residents

1'681 32.4%

Population density

849 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'080 · 20.8%20–64 · 3'256 · 62.7%65+ · 854 · 16.5%

Foreign residents 32.4%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +40 (+0.8%) · 53 births · 28 deaths · net migration +7

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 Oetwil am See

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 Meilen: 25.1% Yes

23.3% YesNo 76.8%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Meilen: 25.7% Yes

36.3% YesNo 63.7%

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 Meilen: 65.6% Yes

62.3% YesNo 37.7%

27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Meilen: 34.1% Yes

32.2% YesNo 67.8%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Meilen: 59.6% Yes

57.6% YesNo 42.4%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Meilen: 40.7% Yes

56.9% YesNo 43.1%

14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Meilen: 52.4% Yes

68.1% YesNo 31.9%

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 Meilen: 30.0% Yes

34.7% YesNo 65.3%

14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Meilen: 58.5% Yes

59.9% YesNo 40.1%

14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Meilen: 30.6% Yes

37.0% YesNo 63.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP42.2% · strongest party

SVP42.2%

SP14.4%

GLP10.4%

FDP9.4%

Mitte7.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier114%

Cantonal tax multiplier95%

114%ZH range 71%128%

Tax rank 118 of 160 in canton Zurich

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'611 CHF(11.6%)

Rank 115 of 160 in the canton · 228 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:11'611 CHF(~11.6%)

Oetwil am SeeCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Oetwil am See	Zurich	Switzerland median
40'000	5.2%	4.2–5.5%	5.4%
50'000	6.4%	5.2–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.6%	6.2–8.1%	10.5%
70'000	8.7%	7.1–9.2%	11.9%
80'000	9.7%	8–10.3%	13.1%
90'000	10.5%	8.6–11.1%	14.1%
100'000	11.6%	9.6–12.3%	15.3%
110'000	12.6%	10.4–13.3%	16.3%
120'000	13.4%	11.1–14.1%	17.2%
130'000	14.1%	11.7–14.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.9%	12.5–15.7%	19%
150'000	15.7%	13.1–16.5%	19.7%
175'000	17.5%	14.7–18.4%	21.6%
200'000	19.2%	16.2–20.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.6%	17.5–21.6%	24.6%
250'000	22%	18.8–23.1%	25.8%
275'000	23.2%	19.8–24.3%	26.8%
300'000	24.2%	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 1991–20209.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'257 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

651 m

Mean elevation

541 m

Relief

164 m

Mean slope

4.4°

Flat share

67.9%

South-facing

1.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 164 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

30.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

39.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'700

Per inhabitant

5'830 kWh/yr

30 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 2

Standard model, deductible 300583 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Zurich411 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Oetwil am See →Canton Zurich →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 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

0.55 %

Second homes

6.5 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

2'354

Built before 194612.6%

Built since 200121.6%

0.55 %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

292

Services share

67.8 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 34 (1.5%) · Secondary 691 (30.7%) · Tertiary 1'529 (67.8%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

46.2 %

Farmland

329 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 55 min · Car 36 min

AgglomerationPT 48 min · Car 20 min

Remoteness 83/160 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number157

Websiteoetwil.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Meilen

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Oetwil am See ranks

Largest municipalities5'190 #78 ZH · #416 CH Growing municipalities0.8% #75 ZH · #914 CH Shrinking municipalities0.8% #85 ZH · #1184 CH Jobs per resident0.43 #44 ZH · #714 CH Families & children20.8% #74 ZH · #867 CH Age structure16.5% #141 ZH · #1843 CH Women share49.3% #119 ZH · #1356 CH Foreign residents32.4% #16 ZH · #224 CH Population density849/km² #54 ZH · #276 CH Tax burden11'611 #119 ZH · #232 CH Taxes114% #118 ZH Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #45 ZH · #584 CH Sunniest municipalities42.4% #9 ZH · #1061 CH Rainiest municipalities1'257 mm #37 ZH · #570 CH Voter turnout49.7% #147 ZH · #1803 CH Against Switzerland13.7% #47 ZH · #973 CH Aligned with Switzerland86.3% #100 ZH · #429 CH SVP strongholds42.2% #51 ZH · #546 CH SP strongholds14.4% #65 ZH · #1004 CH Centre strongholds7% #121 ZH · #1560 CH FDP strongholds9.4% #104 ZH · #1458 CH GLP strongholds10.4% #103 ZH · #270 CH Green strongholds6.7% #90 ZH · #1154 CH Largest by area6.1 km² #106 ZH · #1379 CH Highest municipalities538 m #37 ZH · #1044 CH Second homes6.5% #100 ZH · #1909 CH Organic farming46.2% #8 ZH · #160 CH Best-connected municipalities55 min #82 ZH · #615 CH Remotest municipalities55 min #83 ZH · #1476 CH Highest peaks651 m #63 ZH · #1359 CH Highest-lying municipalities541 m #55 ZH · #1255 CH Greatest vertical range164 m #103 ZH · #1513 CH Steepest municipalities4.4° #117 ZH · #1674 CH Solar potential30 GWh #70 ZH · #669 CH Solar potential per capita5'830 kWh #86 ZH · #1851 CH Cheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #84 ZH · #168 CH Most expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #109 ZH · #1972 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8618

Oetwil am See

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Oetwil am See8618

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Oetwil am See?: The postal code of Oetwil am See is 8618.
What is the tax rate in Oetwil am See?: The municipal tax multiplier of Oetwil am See is 114% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Oetwil am See?: A single person without children pays about 11'611 CHF income tax in Oetwil am See on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 115 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Oetwil am See have?: Oetwil am See has 5'190 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Oetwil am See?: Oetwil am See has 1'681 foreign residents, a share of 32.39% (2025).

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